Isaiah 36:8 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!
Isaiah 36:8, Berean Standard Bible
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The Rabshakeh, Assyria’s chief negotiator, speaks to Hezekiah’s officials outside Jerusalem’s walls while Sennacherib’s army threatens the city. Having mocked Judah’s reliance on Egypt as a splintered reed, he now offers a wager: Assyria will supply two thousand horses if Judah can find riders for them.
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