2 Kings 19:1–10

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that ^ahe rent his clothes, and ^bcovered himself with sackcloth, and ^cwent into the house of the Lord. ²And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, ^bcovered with sackcloth, ^dto Esai the prophet the son of Amoz. ³And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. ^4eIt may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent ^fto reproach the living God; and ^gwill reprove the words which ^hthe Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for ⁱthe remnant that are left. ⁵So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. ⁶And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which ^kthe servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. ⁷Behold, ^lI will send ^ma blast upon him, and he ⁿshall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

⁸So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against ^oLibnah: for he had heard that he was departed from ^pLachish. ⁹And ^qwhen he heard say of Tirhakah king of ^rEthiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, ¹⁰Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God ^sin whom thou trustest ^tdeceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.