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This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!’ <a href="/esv/2_kings/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD by saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’ <a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.’ <a href="/kjv/2_kings/18.htm">King James Bible</a> Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/18.htm">New King James Version</a> nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, “The LORD will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” ’ <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And do not let Hezekiah lead you to trust in the LORD by saying, “The LORD will certainly save us, and this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, &#8220The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, “The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” <a href="/amp/2_kings/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> nor let Hezekiah make you trust in and rely on the LORD, saying, “The LORD will certainly rescue us, and this city [of Jerusalem] will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” <a href="/csb/2_kings/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Don’t let Hezekiah persuade you to rely on the LORD by saying, “Certainly the LORD will rescue us! This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.” ’ <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Don&#8217t let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD by saying: Certainly the LORD will deliver us! This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> neither let Hezekiah make you trust in Jehovah, saying, Jehovah will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. <a href="/cev/2_kings/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't trust him when he tells you that the LORD will protect you from the king of Assyria. <a href="/erv/2_kings/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't let Hezekiah get you to trust the LORD by saying, 'The LORD will certainly rescue us, and this city will not be put under the control of the king of Assyria.' <a href="/gnt/2_kings/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> And don't let him persuade you to rely on the LORD. Don't think that the LORD will save you and that he will stop our Assyrian army from capturing your city. <a href="/isv/2_kings/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> And don't let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD by telling you, "The LORD will certainly deliver us and this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria." <a href="/msb/2_kings/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/2_kings/18.htm">NET Bible</a> Don't let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the LORD when he says, "The LORD will certainly rescue us; this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria." <a href="/nheb/2_kings/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, "The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria." <a href="/wbt/2_kings/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. <a href="/web/2_kings/18.htm">World English Bible</a> Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and do not let Hezekiah make you trust in YHWH, saying, YHWH certainly delivers us, and this city is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and let not Hezekiah make you trust unto Jehovah, saying, Jehovah doth certainly deliver us, and this city is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur. <a href="/slt/2_kings/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Hezekiah shall cause you to trust to Jehovah, saying, Delivering, Jehovah will deliver us, and this same city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assur.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Neither let him make you trust in the Lord, saying: The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of the Assyrians. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And do not let him give you faith in the Lord, saying: ‘The Lord will rescue and free us, and this city will not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.’ <a href="/nabre/2_kings/18.htm">New American Bible</a> And do not let Hezekiah induce you to trust in the LORD, saying, ‘The LORD will surely rescue us, and this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.’ <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Do not let Hezekiah make you rely on the LORD by saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And do not let Hezekiah cause you to trust on LORD JEHOVAH, and he will say: ’Surely LORD JEHOVAH will deliver us and this city is not delivered into the hands of the King of Assyria!’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying: The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. <a href="/sep/2_kings/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And let not Ezekias cause you to trust on the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly deliver us; this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians: hearken not to Ezekias: <a href="/parallel/2_kings/18-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6509" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/18.htm">Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem</a> …29This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand. 30<a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: 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/982.htm" title="982: yaḇ·ṭaḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">persuade you to trust</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">when he says,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">‘The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: haṣ·ṣêl (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">will surely deliver us;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: yaṣ·ṣî·lê·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ṯin·nā·ṯên (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">be given</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">of Assyria.’</a> 31Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/36-15.htm">Isaiah 36:15</a> 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.’ <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">2 Chronicles 32:11</a> 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?’ <a href="/2_chronicles/32-7.htm">2 Chronicles 32:7-8</a> “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him. / With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. <a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalm 118:8-9</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7</a> But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2-3</a> 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. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. <a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3-5</a> Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. / When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. / Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, <a href="/isaiah/26-3.htm">Isaiah 26:3-4</a> You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. / Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal. <a href="/isaiah/12-2.htm">Isaiah 12:2</a> Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” <a href="/jeremiah/39-18.htm">Jeremiah 39:18</a> For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’” <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a> Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20</a> On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/isaiah/37-10.htm">Isaiah 37:10</a> “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. <a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35</a> ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.make you.<a href="/2_kings/18-22.htm">2 Kings 18:22</a> But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?<a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">2 Kings 19:10,22</a> Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria… <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Psalm 4:2</a> O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.this city.<a href="/2_kings/19-32.htm">2 Kings 19:32-34</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/18-28.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-28.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-29.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-5.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-29.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-39.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-29.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-29.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">Persuade</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-24.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-3.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-26.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-24.htm">Trust</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-31.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-13.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-31.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Persuade</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">Trust</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 18</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign</a> 4. <a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">He destroys idolatry, and prospers</a> 9. <a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">The inhabitants of Samaria are carried captive for their sins</a> 13. <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Sennacherib invading Judah, is pacified by a tribute</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">Rabshakeh, by blasphemous persuasions, solicits the people to revolt</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD This phrase reflects the Assyrian king's attempt to undermine the faith of the people of Judah in their king, Hezekiah, and ultimately in God. Hezekiah was known for his religious reforms and his efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/18-3.htm">2 Kings 18:3-6</a>. The Assyrian king's message is a direct challenge to Hezekiah's leadership and spiritual guidance. Historically, Assyria was a dominant military power, and their psychological warfare included sowing doubt among their enemies. This tactic is reminiscent of the serpent's words in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1</a>, where doubt is cast on God's word.when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; Hezekiah's confidence in God's deliverance is rooted in the covenant promises made to Israel. The phrase echoes the assurance found in passages like <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a>, where God promises to fight for Israel. Hezekiah's faith is also reminiscent of David's trust in God when facing Goliath (<a href="/1_samuel/17-37.htm">1 Samuel 17:37</a>). The historical context here is crucial; the Assyrian siege was a real and present danger, yet Hezekiah's faith was unwavering, reflecting a deep trust in God's sovereignty and power.this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’ Jerusalem, the city in question, holds significant theological and historical importance as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple. The phrase underscores the belief in God's protection over His chosen city, as seen in <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5</a>, which speaks of God's presence in the city. The prophecy of Isaiah, a contemporary of Hezekiah, also supports this assurance, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Isaiah 37:33-35</a>, where God promises to defend Jerusalem. This statement is a foreshadowing of the miraculous deliverance that would occur, as recorded in <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a>, where an angel of the LORD strikes down the Assyrian army. This deliverance serves as a type of Christ, who delivers His people from sin and death, emphasizing God's faithfulness to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The king of Judah, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of his people by removing idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, whom Hezekiah urges the people to trust for deliverance from their enemies. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_assyria.htm">The King of Assyria</a> The ruler of the Assyrian Empire, which was a dominant military power threatening Judah during Hezekiah's reign. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, which was under threat of siege by the Assyrian forces. 5. <a href="/topical/r/rabshakeh.htm">Rabshakeh</a> The Assyrian field commander who delivered the message of intimidation to the people of Jerusalem, attempting to undermine their trust in Hezekiah and the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a> Hezekiah's call to trust in the LORD highlights the importance of faith in God's power to save, even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_faithful_leadership.htm">The Power of Faithful Leadership</a> Hezekiah's leadership serves as a model for how leaders can inspire faith and courage in others by pointing them to God. <a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_intimidation.htm">The Futility of Intimidation</a> The Assyrian strategy of intimidation reminds us that fear tactics are often used to shake our faith, but God's promises remain steadfast. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The account underscores God's control over the affairs of nations, assuring believers that no earthly power can thwart His plans. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_response_to_crisis.htm">Prayer as a Response to Crisis</a> Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat through prayer demonstrates the vital role of seeking God's guidance and intervention in times of trouble.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 18</a> <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> <a href="/q/how_to_verify_hezekiah's_unique_devotion.htm">2 Kings 18:5-6 - How can we verify Hezekiah's unprecedented devotion when other kings are also praised elsewhere?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_35_18_ignore_hezekiah's_passover.htm">In 2 Chronicles 35:18, why does the text claim no Passover like Josiah's had been celebrated 'since the days of Samuel,' seemingly ignoring the grand Passover of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 30?</a> <a href="/q/do_ezekiel_11_12_and_2_chron._30_conflict.htm">Ezekiel 11:12 condemns the people for not following God's statutes, yet other texts (e.g., 2 Chronicles 30) depict reforms and observance--do these accounts conflict, and if so, how?</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>(30) Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord.--Hezekiah cannot save you himself (<a href="/2_kings/18-29.htm" title="Thus said the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:">2Kings 18:29</a>); Jehovah will not do so (<a href="/2_kings/18-25.htm" title="Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.">2Kings 18:25</a>). The "Jewish colouring" of the verse is not apparent to the present writer. If Rab-shakeh could speak Hebrew, he would almost certainly know the name of the god of the Jews; and it was perfectly natural for him to assume that Hezekiah and his prophets would encourage the people to trust in the God who had His sanctuary on Zion, and was bound to defend His own dwelling-place. The words are not so exact a reproduction of Isaiah's language (<a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm" title="For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.">Isaiah 37:35</a>) as to preclude this view.Delivered.--Rather, given, yielded up.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 30. - Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord. Rabshakeh seems to be aware that this is the argument which Hezekiah is, in point of fact, mainly urging. If at one time he had trusted in Egypt, that trust was now quite or well-nigh gone. The tone of his exhortations was that recorded in Chronicles (<a href="/2_chronicles/32-6.htm">2 Chronicles 32:6-8</a>), "He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the King of Assyria, nor for all the multi-rude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him [see <a href="/2_kings/6-16.htm">2 Kings 6:16</a>]; with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah King of Judah." Saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the King of Assyria. Hezekiah's was, in part, a general conviction that God would not forsake his people, who had recently turned to him, if not with absolute sincerity, yet at any rate with public confession of sin, and public acknowledgment of his mercies, and public profession of an intention to serve him; in part, probably, a special reliance on some definite prophecies of Isaiah, that the city should not be taken (see <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4-6</a>; Isaiah 34:20-22). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/18-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not let Hezekiah חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ (ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites persuade you to trust יַבְטַ֨ח (yaḇ·ṭaḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> To trust, be confident, sure in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel when he says, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘The LORD will surely יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel deliver הַצֵּ֥ל (haṣ·ṣêl) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver us; יַצִּילֵ֖נוּ (yaṣ·ṣî·lê·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city הָעִ֣יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement will not וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no be given תִנָּתֵן֙ (ṯin·nā·ṯên) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set into the hand בְּיַ֖ד (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of the king מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Assyria.’ אַשּֽׁוּר׃ (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> Ashshur <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/18-30.htm">2 Kings 18:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-30.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 18:30 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/18-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 18:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/18-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 18:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 18:31" /></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>