2 Kings 18:21-23

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²¹ Look, you are now trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff^(A) that will enter and pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it.^(B) This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him. ²² Suppose you say to me: We trust in the Lord our God. Isn’t He the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed,^(C) saying to Judah and to Jerusalem: You must worship at this altar in Jerusalem?’

²³ “So now make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!