2 Kings 18:36
“But the people helde their peace, and answered him not a word: for the kings commaundement was, saying, Answere him not.”
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2 Kings 18:36 Context
34Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharuaim, Hena, and Iuah? haue they deliuered Samaria out of mine hand? 35Who are they among all the gods of the countreys, that haue deliuered their countrey out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliuer Ierusalem out of mine hand? 36But the people helde their peace, and answered him not a word: for the kings commaundement was, saying, Answere him not. 37Then came Eliakim the sonne of Hilkiah, which was ouer the houshold, and Shebna the Scribe, and Ioah the sonne of Asaph the Recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and tolde him the words of Rabshakeh.
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But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
- King James Version
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's commandment was, "Do not answer him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.
- Basic English Bible
But the people were silent and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.
- Darby Bible
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
- Webster's Bible
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Don't answer him."
- World English Bible
And the people have kept silent, and have not answered him a word, for the command of the king is, saying, `Do not answer him.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying: 'Answer him not.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible