But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
2 Kings 18:36 in context
2 Kings 18:33–37
33
Has any of the gods of the nations ever delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
34
Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
35
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’”
36
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But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”
37
Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, came with Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him Rabshakeh’s words.
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