Isaiah 36:2-4
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
2 And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh [the military official] from Lachish [the Judean fortress commanding the road from Egypt] to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem with a great army. And he stood by the canal of the Upper Pool on the highway to the Fuller’s Field.
3 Then came out to meet him Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the [royal] household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the recording historian.
4 And the Rabshakeh said to them, Say to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What reason for confidence is this in which you trust?
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Isaiah 36:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh[a] from (B)Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stood (C)by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer's Field. 3 And there came out to him (D)Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and (E)Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder.
4 And the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the (F)great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you rest this trust of yours?
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- Isaiah 36:2 Rabshakeh is the title of a high-ranking Assyrian military officer
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