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20 Which one of all the gods of those countries has been able to save their lands from me? So how can the Lord save Jerusalem from my power?’ ”

21 But the people remained silent. They didn’t say anything. That’s because King Hezekiah had commanded, “Don’t answer him.”

22 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, went to Hezekiah. Eliakim was in charge of the palace. Shebna the secretary went with him. So did Joah, the son of Asaph. Joah kept the records. All of them went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn. They told him what the field commander had said.

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20 Who of all the gods(A) of these countries have been able to save their lands from me? How then can the Lord deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”(B)

21 But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”(C)

22 Then Eliakim(D) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and Joah son of Asaph the recorder(E) went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn,(F) and told him what the field commander had said.

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