2 Kings 18:36 - New Revised Standard Version

³⁶ But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, “Do not answer him.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁶ But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁶ But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, Do not answer him.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁶ But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Common English Bible

³⁶ But the people kept quiet and didn’t answer him with a single word, because King Hezekiah’s command was, “Don’t answer him!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁶ But the people were silent, and they did not respond at all to him. For indeed, they had received an instruction from the king that they should not respond to him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁶ But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for they had received commandment from the king that they should not answer him.

2 Kings 18:36 Cross References

2 Kings 18:35

Who among all the gods of the countries have delivered their countries out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’ ”

2 Kings 18:37

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.”

Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will be a fool yourself.

Proverbs 9:7

Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse; whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time; for it is an evil time.

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.