2 Kings 18:18-21

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¹⁸They called for the king; and Eliakim^(A) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna^(B) the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to them.

¹⁹The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah:

“‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence^(C) of yours? ²⁰You say you have the counsel and the might for war—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me? ²¹Look, I know you are depending on Egypt,^(D) that splintered reed of a staff,^(E) which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.

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2 Kings 21:20-24

New International Version

²⁰He did evil^(A) in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. ²¹He followed completely the ways of his father, worshiping the idols his father had worshiped, and bowing down to them. ²²He forsook^(B) the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk^(C) in obedience to him.

²³Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated^(D) the king in his palace. ²⁴Then the people of the land killed^(E) all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah^(F) his son king in his place.

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