1Now in the third year of Hoshea son…
2He was twenty-five years old when he began…
3He did that which was right in the…
4He removed the high places, broke the pillars,…
5He trusted in the LORD, the God of…
6For he joined with the LORD. He didn’t…
7The LORD was with him. Wherever he went,…
8He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its…
9In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which…
10At the end of three years they took…
11The king of Assyria carried Israel away to…
12because they didn’t obey the LORD their God’s…
13Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah,…
14Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king…
15Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was…
16At that time, Hezekiah cut off the gold…
17The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and…
18When they had called to the king, Eliakim…
19Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah,…
20You say (but they are but vain words),…
21Now, behold, you trust in the staff of…
22But if you tell me, ‘We trust in…
23Now therefore, please give pledges to my master…
24How then can you turn away the face…
25Have I now come up without the LORD…
26Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and…
27But Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master…
28Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud…
29The king says, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you,…
30Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust in the…
31Don’t listen to Hezekiah.’ For the king of…
32until I come and take you away to…
33Has any of the gods of the nations…
34Where are the gods of Hamath and of…
35Who are they among all the gods of…
36But the people stayed quiet, and answered him…
37Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was…
