2 Kings 18:24-26

GOD’S WORD Translation

²⁴ How can you defeat my master’s lowest-ranking officers when you trust Egypt for chariots and horses?

²⁵ “Have I come to destroy this place without the Lord on my side? The Lord said to me, ‘Attack this country, and destroy it.’ ”

²⁶ Then Eliakim (son of Hilkiah), Shebnah, and Joah said to the field commander, “Speak to us in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in the Judean language as long as there are people on the wall listening.”