21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, the LORD will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
20 Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
22 Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
36:21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
36:21But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, "Do not answer him."
36:21And they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king had commanded, saying: answer him not.
36:21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
36:21And they were silent, and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.
36:21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
36:21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
36:21But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king's commandment was, |Don't answer him.|
36:21And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'