2 Kings 18:36
King James Version
“But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.”
Context
33Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
34Where the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
35Who they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
36But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
37Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.