2 Kings 18:28 meaning and explanation

Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!

2 Kings 18:28, Berean Standard Bible

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The Rabshakeh is a senior Assyrian official sent by Sennacherib to demand Jerusalem's surrender during the siege of 701 BC. Hezekiah's officials had asked him to speak Aramaic so the people on the wall would not understand, but he deliberately shifts into Hebrew, the language of Judah, and shouts.

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