{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_kg2018_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_kg2018_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_poly_kg2018_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/poly/kg2018.htm","summary":"This is a parallel-text biblical document presenting 2 Kings 18 in two versions side by side: the King James Version (KJV) with embedded Strong's concordance numbers, and the Greek Septuagint (LXX). The chapter narrates the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, praising him as the most faithful king since David for destroying idolatrous high places, sacred poles, and even the bronze serpent Moses had made. The narrative then recounts the Assyrian threat: Shalmaneser's conquest and deportation of the northern kingdom of Israel (attributed to Israel's covenant-breaking), followed by Sennacherib's campaign against Judah, which prompts Hezekiah to pay a massive tribute by stripping gold from the Temple doors. The chapter climaxes with Sennacherib's envoy Rab-shakeh delivering a sophisticated psychological-warfare speech outside Jerusalem's walls, mocking Hezekiah's trust in both Egypt and Yahweh, and urging the population to surrender for promised resettlement in a fertile land. The distinctive feature of this document is its interlinear scholarly apparatus \u2014 the KJV text is interspersed throughout with Strong's Hebrew lexicon reference numbers, making it a study-Bible resource rather than a reading text \u2014 alongside the full Greek LXX for direct textual comparison.","tags":["Book of Acts","Greek New Testament","Polyglot Bible"],"text":null,"title":"Polyglot Bible: 2 Kings: 2 Kings 18","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":3719}