2 KINGS 18:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.”
'Come now, make a wager with my master the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them. — the Rab-shakeh's wager—offering Sennacherib two thousand horses if Hezekiah can provide riders—is a rhetorical challenge emphasizing Judean military inferiority. The specific detail of two thousand horses represents a precise military calculation. This wager, if accepted, would require Hezekiah to provide cavalry forces Judah simply does not possess, thereby demonstrating military insufficiency.
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