2 Kings 18:31

29 This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.

30 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’

Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,

32 until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey—so that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, for he misleads you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’

33 Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,
KJV
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:
WEB
Don’t listen to Hezekiah.’ For the king of Assyria says, ‘Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and everyone of you eat from his own vine, and everyone from his own fig tree, and everyone drink water from his own cistern;
ASV
Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make your peace with me, 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;
DARBY
Hearken not to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: Make peace with me, and come out to me; and eat every one of his vine and every one of his fig-tree, and drink every one the waters of his own cistern;
BLB
Do not listen to Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Assyria: Make with me a blessing, and come out to me, and eat, each man from his own vine, and each man from his own fig tree, and drink each man the waters of his own cistern,
ÅB
Hør ikke på Hiskia! For så sier kongen i Assyria: Gjør fred med meg og kom ut til meg, så skal dere få spise hver av sitt vintre og av sitt fikentre og drikke hver av vannet i sin brønn,
OTB
Hør ikke på Hiskia; for dette sier kongen av Assyria: “Gjør fred med meg og kom ut til meg, og hver av dere skal spise fra sin egen vinstokk og hver fra sitt eget fikentre, og drikke fra vannet i sin egen brønn,
B1930
Hør ikke på Esekias! For så sier kongen i Assyria: Gjør fred med mig og kom ut til mig, så skal I få ete hver av sitt vintre og av sitt fikentre og drikke hver av vannet i sin brønn,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 4:25

    Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.

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  • 1 Kings 4:20

    The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.

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  • Zechariah 3:10

    On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”

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  • Proverbs 18:16

    A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

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  • Genesis 32:20

    You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”

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  • Genesis 33:11

    Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.

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