And it came to pass that they said unto the king: Bring him hither that we may question him; [i]2440[/i] and the king commanded that he should be brought before them. [i]2769[/i] And they began to question him, that they might cross him, that thereby they might have wherewith to accuse him; but he answered them boldly, and withstood all their questions, yea, to their astonishment; for he did withstand them in all their questions, and did confound them in all their words. [i]1451[/i]