But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. Answer him not - The blasphemy is too barefaced; Jehovah is insulted, not you; let him avenge his own quarrel. See the succeeding chapter, 2 Kings 19 (note).
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2 Kings 18:36
36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.