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Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah to Rabshakeh, Please speak, to your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and don`t speak to us in the Jews` language, in the ears of the people who are on the wall.
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A Plea to Prevent Panic
Hezekiah's officials ask the Assyrian envoy to speak in Aramaic (the language of diplomacy) rather than Hebrew. Commentators explain this was a desperate attempt to prevent the demoralization of the soldiers and citizens on the wall. They feared the enemy's powerful propaganda would cause mass panic and a premature surrender, highlighting the psychological aspect of the conflict.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language - Hebrew, ארמית 'ărâmı̂yt - ‘Aramean.’ Aram, or Aramea…
19th Century
Anglican
Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants ... —The king’s officers, knowing the “little faith” of their people, are not, perhaps, with…
16th Century
Protestant
Then said Eliakim. This circumstance again shows how deeply Hezekiah was depressed, when by his ambassador he so humbly entreats the serva…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said Eliakim and Shebah and Joah unto Rabshakeh That is, one of them addressed him in the name of the rest; for…
13th Century
Catholic
And it came to pass in the fourteenth year. Here the author recounts, as a historical account, the destruction of the A…
