“But the people stayed quiet, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Kings 18 contains 37 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.