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2 Kings 18:29 This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.
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He cannot deliver you from my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you from my power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the king says: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to save you from my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from my hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from my hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from his hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the king says: ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; he can’t rescue you from my power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the king says: ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; he can’t deliver you from my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't be fooled by Hezekiah. He can't save you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is what the king says: Don't let Hezekiah deceive you. He can't rescue you from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He warns you not to let Hezekiah deceive you. Hezekiah can't save you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is what the king says: 'Don't let Hezekiah deceive you, because he will prove to be unable to deliver you from my control.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is what the king says: 'Don't let Hezekiah mislead you, for he is not able to rescue you from my hand!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the king, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The king says, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />thus said the king: Do not let Hezekiah lift you up, for he is not able to deliver you out of his hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> thus said the king, Let not Hezekiah lift you up, for he is not able to deliver you out of his hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thus said the king, Hezekiah shall not be lifted up to you: for he shall not be able to deliver you from my hand:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Thus says the king: Let not Hezekiah lead you astray. For he will not be able to rescue you from my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the king: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he cannot rescue you from my hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus says the king: Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hands;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Thus says the King: let not Hezekiah deceive you, for he cannot save you from my hands!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus saith the king: Let not Hezekiah beguile you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />thus says the king, Let not Ezekias encourage you with words: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/18-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6501" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">let Hezekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5377.htm" title="5377: yaš·šî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To lend on interest, be a creditor. A primitive root; to lead astray, i.e. to delude, or to seduce.">deceive</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: lə·haṣ·ṣîl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from my hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-14.htm">Isaiah 36:14-15</a></span><br />This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he cannot deliver you. / Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-10.htm">2 Chronicles 32:10-11</a></span><br />“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege? / Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-10.htm">Isaiah 37:10</a></span><br />“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-9.htm">Jeremiah 37:9</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">2 Kings 19:10</a></span><br />“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalm 118:8-9</a></span><br />It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. / It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3</a></span><br />Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20</a></span><br />Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? / Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">2 Kings 19:6-7</a></span><br />who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. / Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-9.htm">Isaiah 7:9</a></span><br />The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-12.htm">Isaiah 8:12-13</a></span><br />“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. / The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-4.htm">Matthew 24:4-5</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. / For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus said the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:</p><p class="hdg">saith.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Psalm 73:8,9</a></b></br> They are corrupt, and speak wickedly <i>concerning</i> oppression: they speak loftily… </p><p class="hdg">Let not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">2 Chronicles 32:11,15</a></b></br> Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/3-15.htm">Daniel 3:15-17</a></b></br> Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; <i>well</i>: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who <i>is</i> that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/6-16.htm">Daniel 6:16</a></b></br> Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast <i>him</i> into the den of lions. <i>Now</i> the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/18-23.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Beguile</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-28.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-23.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-22.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-19.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-15.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-20.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-39.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm">Tricked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Beguile</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-30.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-30.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-30.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-30.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-36.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-13.htm">Tricked</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">He destroys idolatry, and prospers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">The inhabitants of Samaria are carried captive for their sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Sennacherib invading Judah, is pacified by a tribute</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">Rabshakeh, by blasphemous persuasions, solicits the people to revolt</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is what the king says:</b><br>This phrase refers to the words of the Assyrian king, Sennacherib, delivered through his field commander. The Assyrian Empire was a dominant power during this period, known for its military prowess and conquests. The king's message is a direct challenge to the authority and faith of the people of Judah, as well as to their king, Hezekiah. This reflects the common practice of ancient Near Eastern kings to assert their dominance through proclamations and psychological warfare.<p><b>Do not let Hezekiah deceive you;</b><br>Hezekiah was the king of Judah, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of his people by removing idolatry. The Assyrian king's statement is an attempt to undermine Hezekiah's leadership and the trust the people have in him. This tactic of sowing doubt is reminiscent of the serpent's words to Eve in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1</a>, where deception is used to lead people away from trusting God's appointed leaders.<p><b>he cannot deliver you from my hand.</b><br>The Assyrian king boasts of his power and the futility of resistance against his forces. Historically, Assyria had a reputation for its brutal conquests and the subjugation of many nations, which would have made this threat seem credible. However, this statement sets the stage for a demonstration of God's power, as seen later in the narrative when God delivers Jerusalem from the Assyrian threat (<a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-37</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance found in Jesus Christ, who delivers believers from the power of sin and death, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/8-2.htm">Romans 8:2</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The King of Judah, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of his people by removing idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a></b><br>The King of Assyria, who invaded Judah and sent his officials to intimidate and demoralize the people of Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rabshakeh.htm">Rabshakeh</a></b><br>The Assyrian official who delivered the message from Sennacherib to the people of Jerusalem, attempting to undermine their trust in Hezekiah and God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, under siege by the Assyrian army during this event.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_invasion.htm">Assyrian Invasion</a></b><br>A significant military campaign by Assyria against Judah, aiming to conquer Jerusalem and expand Assyrian control.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_over_human_leaders.htm">Trust in God Over Human Leaders</a></b><br>Hezekiah's faithfulness contrasts with the Assyrian message of doubt. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's deliverance rather than solely relying on human leaders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intimidation.htm">The Power of Intimidation</a></b><br>The Assyrian strategy involved psychological warfare. Christians should be aware of how fear and intimidation can be used to weaken faith and resolve.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_crisis.htm">God's Sovereignty in Crisis</a></b><br>Despite the overwhelming threat, God remains sovereign. This passage reminds believers to seek God's guidance and intervention in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a></b><br>Hezekiah's example shows the importance of leading with integrity and faith, even when facing external pressures and threats.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_encouragement.htm">The Role of Prophetic Encouragement</a></b><br>Prophets like Isaiah played a crucial role in encouraging and guiding leaders like Hezekiah. Believers should seek and value godly counsel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_sennacherib's_invasion_match_records.htm">2 Kings 18:13 - Does the timeline of Sennacherib's invasion align with known Assyrian records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_rabshakeh's_claim_with_judah's_deliverance.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20: How do we reconcile the Rabshakeh's claim that no god has saved any nation from Assyria with the biblical assertion that the Lord ultimately delivered Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_nehushtan's_existence.htm">2 Kings 18:4 - Is there any archaeological or historical evidence that the Nehushtan ever existed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ophir's_gold_in_psalm_45_9_proven.htm">Is there any conclusive archaeological proof for the specific 'gold of Ophir' mentioned in Psalm 45:9, and, if not, does this cast doubt on the psalm's accuracy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">Let not Hezekiah deceive you.</span>--Rab-shakeh was quick-witted enough to take instant advantage of Eliakim's unwary remark, and to come forward in the character of a friend of the people (<span class= "ital">Cheyne</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> (For the verb, see <a href="/genesis/3-13.htm" title="And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this that you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.">Genesis 3:13</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">His hand.</span>--To be corrected into "my hand," in accordance with all the versions, save the Targum.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you.</span> Rabshakeh and his master, no doubt, both of them thought Hezekiah's grounds of confidence would prove fallacious, and that all who should trust in them would find themselves "deceived." There were but two grounds that Hezekiah could possibly put forward: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> deliverance by human means - by his own armed strength and that of his allies; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> deliverance by supernatural means - by some great manifestation of miraculous power on the part of Jehovah. Rabshakeh thinks both equally impossible. The first, however, is too absurd for argument, and he therefore takes no further notice of it; but the second he proceeds to combat, in vers. 33-35. <span class="cmt_word">For he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand.</span> Correct grammar requires "out of my hand;" but Rabshakeh forgets that he is professing to report the words of Sennacherib. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/18-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֚ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let Hezekiah</span><br /><span class="heb">חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiz·qî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deceive you;</span><br /><span class="heb">יַשִּׁ֥יא</span> <span class="translit">(yaš·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5377.htm">Strong's 5377: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lead astray, to delude, to seduce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַצִּ֥יל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haṣ·ṣîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּדֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/18-29.htm">2 Kings 18:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/18-29.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 18:29 Thus says the king Don't let Hezekiah (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/18-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 18:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/18-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 18:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>