2 Kings 18:23 meaning and explanation

Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!

2 Kings 18:23, Berean Standard Bible

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The Rabshakeh, a senior Assyrian official, is speaking for King Sennacherib to Hezekiah's representatives outside Jerusalem's wall. He mocks Judah's alliance with Egypt by offering a wager: Assyria will supply two thousand horses if Judah can find riders for them.

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