H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against Samaria, shutting it in with his armies.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And at the end of three years they took it; in the sixth year of Hezekiah's rule, which was the ninth year of Hoshea, king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the king of Assyria took Israel away as prisoners into Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Habor on the river Gozan, and in the towns of the Medes;

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the walled towns of Judah and took them.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And Hezekiah, king of Judah, sent to Lachish, to the king of Assyria, saying, I have done wrong; give up attacking me, and whatever you put on me I will undergo. And the payment he was to make was fixed by the king of Assyria at three hundred talents of

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

So Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the house of the Lord, and in the king's store-house.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And at that time Hezekiah had the gold from the doors of the Lord's house, and from the door-pillars plated by him, cut off and gave it to the king of Assyria.

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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

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (מֶּ֧לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And they sent for the king, and Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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?

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to put horsemen on them.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

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;

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

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

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us safe, and this town will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

Do not give ear to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me; and everyone will be free to take the fruit of his vine and of his fig-tree, and the water of his spring;

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

Has any one of the gods of the nations kept his land from falling into the hands of the king of Assyria?

מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And on hearing it, King Hezekiah took off his robe, and put on haircloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Isaiah said to them, This is what you are to say to your master: The Lord says, Be not troubled by the words which the servants of the king of Assyria have said against me in your hearing.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

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.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And when news came to him that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had made an attack on him, he sent representatives to Hezekiah again, saying,

מֶֽלֶך־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

This is what you are to say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: Let not your God, in whom is your faith, give you a false hope, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

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