2 Kings 18:36
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But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, “Answer him not.”
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
But the people kept silent and did not answer him, for the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, Do not answer him.
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
But the people kept silent; they did not answer him at all, for the king’s command was, “Don’t answer him.”
But the people kept silent; they did not answer him at all, for the king’s command was, ‘Don’t answer him.’
But the people kept quiet and didn’t answer him with a single word, because King Hezekiah’s command was, “Don’t answer him!”
But the people kept still and didn’t answer him so much as a word; for the king’s order was, “Don’t answer him.”
Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah had been warned by King Hezekiah not to answer the Assyrian commander. So they tore their clothes in sorrow and reported to Hezekiah everything the commander had said.
But the people were silent and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for they had received commandment from the king that they should not answer him.
But the people were silent. They did not say a word to the commander, because King Hezekiah had commanded them, “Don’t say anything to him.”
When the people who were sitting on the wall heard this, they were quiet. They did not reply, because King Hezekiah had said, ‘Do not answer him.’
But the people were silent. They did not answer him a word because the king had commanded them not to speak or answer.
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, “Do not answer him.”
The people were silent. They didn’t answer the commander at all, because King Hezekiah had ordered, “Don’t answer him.”
But the people held their peace, and answered not him a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer ye him not.
But the people were silent and didn’t say anything to him because the king commanded them not to answer him.
The people kept quiet, just as King Hezekiah had told them to; they did not say a word.
But the people kept silent; they didn’t say anything, for the king’s command was, “Don’t answer him.”
The people were silent. They didn’t answer the commander at all. This was because King Hezekiah had ordered, “Don’t answer him.”
But the people remained silent and did not answer with even so much as a word, because the king’s order was, “Don’t answer him.”
But the people remained silent and did not answer him a word, for the king had commanded, saying, Do not answer him.
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”
The people were silent, and they did not answer him a word, for the command of that king was saying, “You shall not answer him.”
But the people on the wall remained silent, for the king had instructed them to say nothing.
The people were silent. No one spoke a word for the king had ordered, “Don’t anyone say a word—not one word!”
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and didn’t say anything to him because the king commanded them not to answer him.
But the people remained silent and did not answer at all, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and did not answer him with even a word, because it was the king’s command: “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people remained silent and they did not say a word to him, for the king had commanded them, “You are not to answer him.”
The people were silent. They didn’t answer the commander at all, because King Hezekiah had ordered, “Don’t answer him.”
The people were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, “Don’t respond to him.”
But the people remained silent. They didn’t say anything. That’s because King Hezekiah had commanded, “Don’t answer him.”
But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, ‘Do not answer him.’
But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were quiet. They did not answer him a word. For Hezekiah had told them, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, ‘Do not answer him.’
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, ‘Do not answer him.’
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people held their peace, and answered him not a davar; for the mitzvat HaMelech was, saying, Answer him not.
But the people held their peace and did not answer him a word. For the king’s commandment was, saying, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
But the people were silent and did not answer him a word, for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”
Everyone listening was quiet and did not reply with a single word, because the king had given them the command, “Don’t speak a single word to him.”
But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”
Therefore the people was still (But the people were silent), and answered not anything to him; for they had taken commandment of the king, that they should not answer to him.
And the people have kept silent, and have not answered him a word, for the command of the king is, saying, `Do not answer him.'
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