Rabshakeh* — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

High Assyrian official, originally a cupbearer or chamberlain, but later a powerful palace official. The rabshakeh was the emissary of Sennacherib, who insultingly demanded that Hezekiah and Jerusalem abandon their reliance on both Egypt and God and surrender to Assyria. Hezekiah refused; the rabshakeh returned to find his king at war against Libnah (2 Kgs 18:17-37; 19:4, 8 OET KI2 19:4 · OET KI2 19:8; Is 36:2-22; 37:4, 8 OET ISA 37:4 · OET ISA 37:8).

Show passage in OET: KI2 19:4; KI2 19:8

OET-RV KI2 19:4

4 Perhaps your god Yahweh has heard everything that the chief commander said when his master the Assyrian king sent him: he defied the living God, and so maybe your god Yahweh will punish him for his words. Lift up a prayer on behalf of the people that are still left here.’ ”

OET-RV KI2 19:8

8 When the chief commander returned to the Assyrian king, he discovered that they’d pulled out of Lakish and were now fighting against Livnah city.

OET-LV KI2 19:4

4 Perhaps YHWH god _of_your he _will _hear DOM all _of the_words/messages _of the_Rab- shaqeh whom he_has _sent _him the _king _of ʼAshshūr master(s)_of_his to_taunt the_god living and_he _will _rebuke (in)_words/messages which YHWH god _of_your he _has _heard and_you _will _lift _up prayer for the_remnant which_is_found.

OET-LV KI2 19:8

8 And_ the_Rab- shaqeh _he _returned and_he _found DOM the _king _of ʼAshshūr fighting on Liⱱnāh if/because he _had _heard if/because _that he _had _set _out from_Lākīsh.

Show passage in OET: ISA 37:4; ISA 37:8

OET-RV ISA 37:4

4 Perhaps your god Yahweh heard the messages from the negotiator who was sent by his master, the Assyrian king, to defy the living god. Perhaps Yahweh will rebuke him for the words that Yahweh heard. So send up a prayer for the remnant of us here.”

OET-RV ISA 37:8

8 Then the Assyrian negotiator returned to find the Assyrian king because he’d heard that he had left Lakish, and he found him fighting against Livnah.

OET-LV ISA 37:4

4 Perhaps YHWH god _of_your he _will _hear DOM the_words/messages _of the_Rab- shaqeh whom he_has _sent _him the _king _of ʼAshshūr master(s)_of_his to_taunt the_god living and_he _will _rebuke (in)_words/messages which YHWH god _of_your he _has _heard and_you _will _lift _up prayer for the_remnant which_is_found.

OET-LV ISA 37:8

8 And_ the_Rab- shaqeh _he _returned and_he _found DOM the _king _of ʼAshshūr fighting on Liⱱnāh if/because he _had _heard if/because _that he _had _set _out from_Lākīsh.

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