Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then the chief commander stood and called with a great voice in Judean, and he spoke and said, "Hear the word of the king, the great king of Assyria!
New American Standard Bible
Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in Judean,
King James Version
Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
Holman Bible
The Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew.
International Standard Version
Then Rab-shakeh stood up and cried out loud, "Listen to what the great king, the king of Assyria has to say.
A Conservative Version
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying, Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
American Standard Version
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews language, and spake, saying, Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
Amplified
Then the Rabshakeh stood and shouted out with a loud voice in Judean (Hebrew), “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
Bible in Basic English
Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria;
Darby Translation
And Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and spoke and said, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!
Julia Smith Translation
And Rabshakeh will stand and call with a great voice in Judaic, and speak and say, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assur:
King James 2000
Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
Modern King James verseion
And the chief of the cupbearers stood and cried with a loud voice in Jewish, and spoke, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And so Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake saying, "Hear the saying of the great king, the king of Assyria!
NET Bible
The chief adviser then stood there and called out loudly in the Judahite dialect, "Listen to the message of the great king, the king of Assyria.
New Heart English Bible
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
The Emphasized Bible
So then Rab-shakeh took his stand, and cried out with a loud voice, in, the Jews', language, - and spake, and said, Hear ye the message of the great king, the king of Assyria: -
Webster
Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews language, and spoke, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
World English Bible
Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the chief of the butlers standeth and calleth with a great voice in Jewish, and speaketh and saith, 'Hear ye a word of the great king, the king of Asshur:
Themes
Assyria » Sennacherib king of » Insulted and threatened judah
Israel » King of » Assyria » Invades » Judah
Jerusalem » Besieged by » Sennacherib
Language » Kinds of, mentioned » Hebrew
Rab-shakeh (rabshakeh) » Sent by » Sennacherib » Speech » Surrender of
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 18:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Assyrians Advise Against Trust In Yahweh
27 The chief commander said to them, "Is it [solely] to your master and to you my master has sent me to speak these words? [Is] it not for the men who sit on the wall to eat their feces and to drink their urine with you?" 28 Then the chief commander stood and called with a great voice in Judean, and he spoke and said, "Hear the word of the king, the great king of Assyria! 29 Thus says the king, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my hand.
Cross References
2 Kings 18:19
Then the chief advisor said to them, "Please say to Hezekiah: 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: "What [is] this confidence that you trust?
2 Chronicles 32:18
Then they called with a great voice in Judean to the people of Jerusalem who [were] upon the wall to frighten them and terrify them, so that they could take the city captive.
Ezra 7:12
"Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of the heavens. Peace. And now
Psalm 47:2
For Yahweh Most High [is] awesome, a great king over all the earth.
Isaiah 10:8-13
For he says, "[Are] not my commanders altogether kings?
Isaiah 36:13-18
Then Rabshakeh stood and called in a great voice in Judean and said, "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
Ezekiel 29:3
Speak, and you must say, 'thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great sea monster, the [one] lying down in the midst of his Nile streams, who says to me, "[It is] my Nile, and I made [it] [for] myself."
Ezekiel 31:3-10
Look! Assyria [was] a cedar in Lebanon, [with] beautiful branches and a forest giving shade, and {very high}, and its treetop [was] between [the] clouds.
Revelation 19:6
And I heard [something] like the sound of a great crowd and [something] like the sound of many waters and [something] like the sound of powerful thunder, saying, "Hallelujah! For the Lord God, the All-Powerful, reigns!