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And Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace,[a] came out to him, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the reminder.

And Rabshakeh said to them, “Now say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What is this confidence in which you trust? I said, ‘Only a word of lips! War has power and a plan!’[b] Now, in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 36:3 Literally “was over the house”
  2. Isaiah 36:5 The Hebrew here is awkward; literally “Plan and power for war”

Eliakim(A) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator,(B) Shebna(C) the secretary,(D) and Joah(E) son of Asaph the recorder(F) went out to him.

The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah:

“‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours? You say you have counsel and might for war—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel(G) against me?

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