2 Kings 18:17-22
17 Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan,(A) the Rab-saris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a massive army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem.(B) They advanced and came to Jerusalem, and(a) they took their position by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is by the highway to the Fuller’s Field.(C)
18 Then they called for the king, but Eliakim(D) son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebnah(E) the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came out to them.(F)
The Rabshakehs Speech
19 Then(G) the Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: ‘What are you relying on?(b)(H)
20 You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. What are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?(I)
21 Look, you are now trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff(J) that will enter and pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it.(K) This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him.
22 Suppose you say to me: We trust in the Lord our God. Isn’t He the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed,(L) saying to Judah and to Jerusalem: You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem?’
Footnotes:
a.
2 Kings 18:17: LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads and came and
b.
2 Kings 18:19: Lit What is this trust which you trust