Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah told the official, "Speak Aramaic to us, sir. We understand it. Don't speak Hebrew; all the people on the wall are listening." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Then Eliacim, the son of Helcias, and Sobna, and Joahe, said to Rabsaces: We pray thee, speak to us, thy servants, in Syriac: for we understand that tongue: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the hearing of the people that are upon the wall. Speak. in the Syrian language. Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syrian, and was read in the Syrian tongue. Isaiah 36:11,12 And Eliacim, and Sobna, and Joahe said to Rabsaces: Speak to thy servants in the Syrian tongue: for we understand it: speak not to us in the Jews' language in the hearing of the people, that are upon the wall. . . . Daniel 2:4 And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac: O king, live for ever: tell to thy servants thy dream, and we will declare the interpretation thereof. Context Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem…25Is it without the will of the Lord that I am come up to this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up to this land, and destroy it. 26Then Eliacim, the son of Helcias, and Sobna, and Joahe, said to Rabsaces: We pray thee, speak to us, thy servants, in Syriac: for we understand that tongue: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the hearing of the people that are upon the wall.27And Rabsaces answered them, saying: Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words, and not rather to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their urine with you?… Cross References 2 Kings 18:18 And they called for the king: and there went out to them Eliacim, the son of Helcias, who was over the house, and Sobna, the scribe, and Joahe, the son of Asaph, the recorder. 2 Kings 18:25 Is it without the will of the Lord that I am come up to this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up to this land, and destroy it. 2 Kings 18:27 And Rabsaces answered them, saying: Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words, and not rather to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their urine with you? 2 Kings 18:37 And Eliacim, the son of Helcias, who was over the house, and Sobna, the scribe, and Joahe, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Ezechias, with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rabsaces. Ezra 4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Beselam, Mithridates, and Thabeel, and the rest that were in the council wrote to Artaxerxes king of the Persians: and the letter of accusation was written in Syrian, and was read in the Syrian tongue. Isaiah 22:15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts: Go, get thee in to him that dwelleth in the tabernacle, to Sobna who is over the temple: and thou shalt say to him: Daniel 2:4 And the Chaldeans answered the king in Syriac: O king, live for ever: tell to thy servants thy dream, and we will declare the interpretation thereof. Jump to Previous Aramaic Aramean Ears Eliakim Eli'akim Hearing Hilkiah Hilki'ah Jews Joah Jo'ah Judean Language Please Rabshakeh Rab'shakeh Rab-Shakeh Servants Shebna Shebnah Speak Syrian Talk Understand WallJump to Next Aramaic Aramean Ears Eliakim Eli'akim Hearing Hilkiah Hilki'ah Jews Joah Jo'ah Judean Language Please Rabshakeh Rab'shakeh Rab-Shakeh Servants Shebna Shebnah Speak Syrian Talk Understand WallLinks 2 Kings 18:26 NIV2 Kings 18:26 NLT 2 Kings 18:26 ESV 2 Kings 18:26 NASB 2 Kings 18:26 Bible Apps 2 Kings 18:26 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 18:26 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 18:26 French Bible 2 Kings 18:26 German Bible Alphabetical: and Aramaic are commander do Don't Eliakim field for hearing Hebrew Hilkiah in it Joah Judean not now of on people Please Rabshakeh said servants Shebna Shebnah since son speak the Then to understand us wall we who with your OT History: 2 Kings 18:26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |