2 Kings 18:36

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

"But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not." - 2 Kings 18:36
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What does 2 Kings 18:36 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Kings 18:36 in the King James Version reads, "But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not." This verse is part of the narrative in 2 Kings that highlights the reign of King Hezekiah in the…

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Silence in the Face of Challenge: A Lesson from 2 Kings 18:36

In the narrative of 2 Kings 18, we find ourselves amid a moment of crisis for the people of Judah during the reign of King Hezekiah. A formidable threat arises from the Assyrian king, Sennacherib, who sends ambassadors to challenge not only the authority of Hezekiah but also the…

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Prayer for Peace and Resilience in Trials

O Sovereign Lord, As I come before You in prayer today, I am reminded of the profound lesson from 2 Kings 18:36, where it is written, "But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not." This powerful moment…

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2 Kings 18:36 - "But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not."
Elijah in the scene 1 Kings 18:36–38
2 kings 9:34-36
2 Kings 15:36 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 19:36 - "So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh."
2 Kings 10:36 - "And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years."
2 Kings 14:18 - "And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 36:18 - "And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon."
1 Kings 2:36 - "¶ And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither."
2 Kings 1:18 - "Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
john 18:36
"¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?" - 2 Kings 15:36
"So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh." - 2 Kings 19:36
1 Kings 2:18 - "And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king."
2 Kings 18:18 - "And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder."
2 Kings 8:18 - "And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD."
1 Kings 18:2 - "And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria."
2 Kings 4:36 - "And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son."
2 Kings 23:36 - "¶ Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah."
2 Kings 18:15 - "And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house."
"And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years." - 2 Kings 10:36
1 Kings 18:36 - "And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word."
"And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?" - 2 Kings 14:18
2 Kings 3:18 - "And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand."
2 Kings 18:33 - "Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?"
2 Kings 18:5 - "He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him."
2 Kings 16:18 - "And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria."
2 Kings 2:18 - "And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?"
2 Kings 4:18 - "¶ And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers."