A messenger was dispatched to Isaiah to inform him of the outcome of the conference. "This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy," was the word the king sent. "It may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left." Verses 3, 4.

Man sendte nu et bud til Esajas for at gøre ham bekendt med mødets udfald. Kongen lod sige: "En nødens, tugtelsens og forsmædelsens dag er denne dag ..... Dog vil Herren din Gud måske høre alt, hvad Rabsjake har sagt, han, som er sendt af sin Herre, assyrerkongen, for at håne den levede Gud, og måske vil han straffe ham for de ord, som Herren din Gud har hørt gå derfor i forbøn for den rest, der endnu er tilbage!" 2Kong. 19,3-4.