H7262–רַבְשָׁקֵה–rav.sha.qeh

Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the hi

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֨ה sha.Keh “commander”

And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope?

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֔ה sha.Keh “commander”

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Will you kindly make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֗ה sha.Keh “commander”

But the Rab-shakeh said to them, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these words? has he not sent me to the men seated on the wall? for they are the people who will be short of food with you when the town is shut in.

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֗ה sha.Keh “commander”

Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria;

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֔ה sha.Keh “commander”

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah, with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said.

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵֽה׃ sha.Keh “commander”

It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so then make your prayer for the rest of the peo

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֗ה sha.Keh “commander”

So the Rab-shakeh went back, and when he got there the king of Assyria was making war against Libnah, for it had come to his ears that he had gone away from Lachish.

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֔ה sha.Keh “commander”

And the king of Assyria sent the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a strong force, and he took up his position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֨ה sha.Keh “commander”

And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the king of Assyria: In what are you placing your hope?

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֔ה sha.Keh “commander”

Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Please make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on the wall.

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֗ה sha.Keh “commander”

But the Rab-shakeh said, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these words? has he not sent me to the men seated on the wall? for they are the people who will be short of food with you when the town is shut in.

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֗ה sha.Keh “commander”

Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria:

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֔ה sha.Keh “commander”

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said.

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵֽה׃ sha.Keh “commander”

It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so make your prayer for the rest of the peop

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֗ה sha.Keh “commander”

So the Rab-shakeh went back, and when he got there the king of Assyria was making war against Libnah: for it had come to his ears that the king of Assyria had gone away from Lachish.

רַב־ rav- “[the] chief”שָׁקֵ֔ה sha.Keh “commander”