23. The king of Assyria wants to make a bet with you people. He will give you two thousand horses, if you have enough troops to ride them.
24. How could you even defeat our lowest ranking officer, when you have to depend on Egypt for chariots and cavalry?
25. Don't forget that it was the Lord who sent me here with orders to destroy your nation!
26. Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said, “Sir, we don't want the people listening from the city wall to understand what you are saying. So please speak to us in Aramaic instead of Hebrew.”