1 After King Hezekiah had faithfully obeyed the Lord's instructions by doing these things, King Sennacheribof Assyriainvaded Judah. He attacked the fortified cities and thought he would capture every one of them.
2 As soon as Hezekiahlearned that Sennacheribwas planning to attack Jerusalem, 3,4 he and his officials worked out a plan to cut off the supply of water outside the city, so that the Assyrianswould have no water when they came to attack. The officials got together a large work force that stopped up the springs and streams near Jerusalem.
5 Hezekiah’s workers also repaired the broken sections of the city wall. Then they built defense towers and an outer wall to help protect the one already there. The landfill on the east side of David’s City was also strengthened.
He gave orders to make a large supply of weapons and shields, 6 and he appointed army commanders over the troops. Then he gathered the troops together in the open area in front of the city gate and said to them:
7 Be brave and confident! There’s no reason to be afraid of King Sennacheriband his powerful army. We are much more powerful, 8 because the Lordour God fights on our side. The Assyrians must rely on human power alone.
These words encouraged the army of Judah.
9 When Sennacheriband his troops were camped at the town of Lachish, he sent a message to Hezekiahand the people in Jerusalem. It said:
10 I am King Sennacheribof Assyria, and I have Jerusalemsurrounded. Do you think you can survive my attack? 11 Hezekiahyour king is telling you that the Lordyour God will save you from me. But he is lying, and you’ll die of hunger and thirst. 12 Didn’t Hezekiahtear down all except one of the Lord's altars and places of worship?32.12 worship: Hezekiah actually had torn down the places where idols were worshiped, and he had told the people to worship the Lord at the one place of worship in Jerusalem. But the Assyrian leader was confused and thought these were also places where the Lord was supposed to be worshiped.And didn’t he tell you people of Jerusalemand Judah to worship at that one place?
13 You’ve heard what my ancestors and I have done to other nations. Were the gods of those nations able to defend their land against us? 14 None of those gods kept their people safe from the kings of Assyria. Do you really think your God can do any better? 15 Don’t be fooled by Hezekiah! No god of any nation has ever been able to stand up to Assyria. Believe me, your God cannot keep you safe!
16 The Assyrian officials said terrible things about the LordGod and his servant Hezekiah. 17 Sennacherib’s letter even made fun of the Lord. It said, "The gods of other nations could not save their people from Assyria’s army, and neither will the God that Hezekiahworships." 18 The officials said all these things in Hebrew, so that everyone listening from the city wall would understand and be terrified and surrender. 19 The officials talked about the LordGod as if he were nothing but an ordinary god or an idol that someone had made.
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, took the fortified cities of Judah and besieged Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah, but the angel of the Lord struck his army, and he returned to Nineveh (2 Kings 18:13).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, took the fortified cities of Judah and besieged Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah, but the angel of the Lord struck his army, and he returned to Nineveh (2 Kings 18:13).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, took the fortified cities of Judah and besieged Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah, but the angel of the Lord struck his army, and he returned to Nineveh (2 Kings 18:13).
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, took the fortified cities of Judah and besieged Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah, but the angel of the Lord struck his army, and he returned to Nineveh (2 Kings 18:13).
Lachish was a city whose king joined four other Amorite kings against Gibeon and which Joshua and all Israel besieged and attacked. Amaziah fled there, but he was pursued and killed there (2 Chronicles 25:27).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, took the fortified cities of Judah and besieged Jerusalem in the days of Hezekiah, but the angel of the Lord struck his army, and he returned to Nineveh (2 Kings 18:13).
Assyria is the land whose kings took Galilee and Naphtali, besieged Samaria for three years, and deported Israel to Halah, Habor, and Gozan. Sennacherib, its king, sent servants to Hezekiah in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 32:9).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).
Hezekiah, king of Judah, did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, destroyed the high places, and trusted in God when Sennacherib, king of Assyria, besieged Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:1).