2 Kings 18:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 18:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 18:27 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 18:27 — KJV
“But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you? their own piss: Heb. the water of their feet”
— 2 Kings 18:27 (KJV)
2 Kings 18:27 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 18:27
“But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:27: rabshakeh, hath, master
“If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me. the common...: Heb. as every man dieth”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:27: hath, sent, these
“Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; Make...: or, Seek my favour by a present: Heb. Make with me a blessing”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:27: sent, men, eat
“It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. left: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:27: rabshakeh, hath, master
“Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: Make...: or, Seek my favour: Heb. Make with me a blessing cistern: or, pit”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:27: sent, men, eat
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