2 Kings 18:31

God's Word

Don’t listen to Hezekiah, because this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me! Come out and give yourselves up to me! Everyone will eat from his own grapevine and fig tree and drink from his own cistern.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

And be sure to add, ‘Jacob is right behind us, sir.’ ” He thought, “I’ll make peace with him by giving him this gift that I’m sending ahead of me. After that I will see him, and he’ll welcome me back.”

Genesis 33:11

Please take the present I’ve brought you, because God has been gracious to me and has given me all that I need.” So Esau took it because Jacob insisted.

1 Kings 4:20

The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate and drank and lived happily.

1 Kings 4:25

As long as Solomon lived, Judah and Israel (from Dan to Beersheba) lived securely, everyone under his own vine and fig tree.

1 Kings 5:5

Now I’m thinking of building a temple for the name of the Lord my God as the Lord spoke to my father David: ‘Your son, whom I will put on your throne to succeed you, will build a temple for my name.’

2 Kings 18:30

Don’t let Hezekiah get you to trust the Lord by saying, ‘The Lord will certainly rescue us, and this city will not be put under the control of the king of Assyria.’

Proverbs 18:16

A gift opens doors for the one who gives it and brings him into the presence of great people.

Proverbs 27:18

Whoever takes care of a fig tree can eat its fruit, and whoever protects his master is honored.

Jeremiah 14:3

Important people send their assistants out for water. They go to the cisterns, but they don’t find any water. They come back with their containers empty. They cover their heads, because they are ashamed and disgraced.

Zechariah 3:10

On that day,” declares the Lord of Armies, “each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree.”