2 Kings 18:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!”

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BSBPD

“Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Rab–shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and spake, saying, Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the chief of the butlers standeth and calleth with a great voice <FI>in<Fi> Jewish, and speaketh and saith, `Hear ye a word of the great king, the king of Asshur:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 18:28 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 18:19The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:18Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
  3. Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
  4. Psalms 47:2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
  5. Isaiah 10:8“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
  6. Isaiah 36:13Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
  7. Ezekiel 29:3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
  8. Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
  9. Revelation 19:6And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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