2 Kings 18:26 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁶ Then said Elyaqim son of Ḥ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, We pray you, speak to your servants in the Aramaic (Syrian) language, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on the wall.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

Common English Bible

²⁶ Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the field commander, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic because we understand it. Don’t speak with us in Hebrew, because the people on the wall will hear it.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh: "We beseech you, that you may speak to us, your servants, in Syriac. For we understand that language to some extent. And do not speak to us in the Jews' language, in the hearing of the people, who are upon the wall."

2 Kings 18:26 Cross References

2 Kings 18:18

And they called to the sovereign. And Elyaqim son of Ḥ

2 Kings 18:25

“Have I now come up without יהוה  against this place to destroy it? יהוה  said to me, ‘Go up against this land, and you shall destroy it.’ ”

2 Kings 18:27

And the Raḇ

2 Kings 18:37

And Elyaqim son of Ḥ

Ezra 4:7

And in the days of Artaḥ

Isaiah 22:15

Thus said the Master יהוה  of hosts, “Go, come to this steward, to Sheḇ

Daniel 2:4

And the Chaldeans spoke to the sovereign in Aramaic, “O sovereign, live forever! Relate the dream to your servants, and we shall reveal the interpretation.”