Cross Reference 2 KINGS 18:26 THEN SAID ELIAKIM THE SON OF HILKIAH AND SHEBNA AND JOAH UNTO RABSHAKEH 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

{2 Kings 18:26} Then said 559 z8799 Eliakim 471 the son 1121 of Hilkiah, 2518 and Shebna, 7644 and Joah, 3098 unto x413 Rabshakeh, 7262 Speak, 1696 z8761 I pray thee, x4994 to x413 thy servants 5650 in the Syrian language; 762 for x3588 we x587 understand 8085 z8802 [it]: and talk 1696 z8762 not x408 with x5973 us in the Jews' language 3066 in the ears 241 of the people 5971 that x834 [are] on x5921 the wall. 2346

Speak:
Perceiving that the object of this blasphemous caitiff was to stir up the people to sedition, they mildly and reasonably required him to make his proposals in the Syrian language.

in the Syrian language:
"And in the daysª of Artaxerxesª wroteª ° Bishlam,ª Mithredath,ª Tabeel,ª and the restª of their companions,ª unto¹ Artaxerxesª kingª of Persia;ª and the writingª of the letterª [was] writtenª ° in the Syrian tongue,ª and interpretedª ° in the Syrian tongue.ª" {Ezr 4:7} + "Then saidª ° Eliakimª and Shebnaª and Joahª unto¹ Rabshakeh,ª Speak,ª ° I pray thee,¹ unto¹ thy servantsª in the Syrian language;ª for¹ we¹ understandª ° [it]: and speakª ° not¹ to¹ us in the Jews' language,ª in the earsª of the peopleª that¹ [are] on¹ the wall.ª ... But Rabshakehª said,ª ° Hath my masterª sentª ° me to¹ thy masterª and to¹ thee to speakª °¹ these¹ words?ª [hath he] not¹ [sent me] to¹ the men² ¹ that sitª ° upon¹ the wall,ª that they may eatª °¹ their own dung,ª ² ° and drinkª °¹ their own pissª ª °² with¹ you?" {Isa 36:11-12} + "Then spakeª ° the Chaldeansª to the kingª in Syriack,ª O king,ª liveª ° for ever:ª tellª ° thy servantsª the dream,ª and we will shewª ° the interpretation.ª" {Dan 2:4}