2 Kings 18:29

JPS Old Testament

Thus saith the king: Let not Hezekiah beguile you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is what the king says: ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; he can’t rescue you from my power.

Hebrew Names Version
Thus says the king, Don't let Hizkiyahu deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

King James Version
Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

English Standard Version
Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand.

New Century Version
The king says you should not let Hezekiah fool you, because he can't save you from my power.

New English Translation
This is what the king says: ‘Don't let Hezekiah mislead you, for he is not able to rescue you from my hand!

Amplified Bible
"Thus says the king, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my hand;

New American Standard Bible
"This is what the king says: 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to save you from my hand.

World English Bible
Thus says the king, Don't let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus sayth the King, Let not Hezekiah deceiue you: for he shall not be able to deliuer you out of mine hand.

Legacy Standard Bible
Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from his hand;

Berean Standard Bible
This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.

Contemporary English Version
Don't be fooled by Hezekiah. He can't save you.

Complete Jewish Bible
This is what the king says: ‘Don't let Hizkiyahu deceive you, because he won't be able to save you from the power of the king of Ashur.

Darby Translation
Thus says the king: Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of the [king's] hand.

Easy-to-Read Version
This is what the king says: Don't let Hezekiah fool you! He cannot save you from my power.

George Lamsa Translation
Thus says the king: Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hands;

Good News Translation
He warns you not to let Hezekiah deceive you. Hezekiah can't save you.

Lexham English Bible
Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my hand.

Literal Translation
So says the king, Do not let Hezekiah delude you, for he is not able to deliver you out of his hand;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus sayeth the kynge: Let not Ezechias disceaue you, for he is not able to delyuer you fro my hade:

American Standard Version
Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

Bible in Basic English
This is what the king says: Do not be tricked by Hezekiah, for there is no salvation for you in him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus sayth the king: Let not Hezekia beguile you, for he shal not be able to deliuer you out of myne hande:

King James Version (1611)
Thus sayth the king, Let not Hezekiah deceiue you, for he shall not be able to deliuer you out of his hand:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
thus says the king, Let not Ezekias encourage you with words: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand.

English Revised Version
Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you; for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The kyng seith these thingis, Ezechie disceyue not you, for he may not delyuere you fro myn hond;

Young's Literal Translation
thus said the king, Let not Hezekiah lift you up, for he is not able to deliver you out of his hand;

Update Bible Version
Thus says the king, Don't let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

New King James Version
Thus says the king: "Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand;

New Living Translation
This is what the king says: Don't let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you from my power.

New Life Bible
The king says, ‘Do not let Hezekiah lie to you. For he will not be able to save you from my power.

New Revised Standard
Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, saith the king: Let not Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not he able to deliver you out of his hand;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hand.

Revised Standard Version
Thus says the king: 'Do not let Hezeki'ah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you out of my hand.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Thus says the king, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to deliver you from my hand;

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fullers' field. ¹⁸ And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. ¹⁹ And Rab-shakeh said unto them: 'Say ye now to Hezekiah: Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? ²⁰ Sayest thou that a mere word of the lips is counsel and strength for the war? Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me? ²¹ Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it; so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. ²² But if ye say unto me: We trust in the LORD our God; is not that He, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem: Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem? ²³ Now therefore, I pray thee, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. ²⁴ How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain, even of the least of my masters servants? and yet thou puttest thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen! ²⁵ Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said unto me: Go up against this land, destroy it.' ²⁶ Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh: 'Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Aramean language; for we understand it; and speak not with us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

saith: Psalms 73:8, Psalms 73:9

Let not: 2 Chronicles 32:11, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Daniel 3:15-17, Daniel 6:16, John 19:10, John 19:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:8

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 18:19 - What confidence 2 Kings 18:32 - persuadeth 2 Kings 19:3 - This day 2 Kings 19:10 - General John 7:47 - Are

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There were two grounds, and two only, on which Hezekiah could rest his refusal to surrender,

(1) ability to resist by his own natural military strength and that of his allies; and

(2) expectation based upon the language of Isaiah Isaiah 30:31; Isaiah 31:4-9, of supernatural assistance from Yahweh.

The Rab-shakeh argues that both grounds of confidence are equally fallacious.