1 For ver. 1-22, see 2 Kgs. 18:13–19:37; Isa. 36:1–37:38After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacheribking of Assyriacame and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. 2 And when Hezekiahsaw that Sennacheribhad come and intended to fight against Jerusalem, 3 he planned with his officers and his mighty men to stop the water of the springs that were outside the city; and they helped him. 4 A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and ver. 30the brook that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyriacome and find much water?" 5 He set to work resolutely and built up ch. 25:23;[Isa. 22:9,10] all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it,32:5 Vulgate; Hebrew and raised upon the towersand outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the See 2 Sam. 5:9Milloin the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance. 6 And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke ch. 30:22;Isa. 40:2encouragingly to them, saying, 7 See Deut. 31:6"Be strong and courageous. ch. 20:15Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyriaand all the horde that is with him, 2 Kgs. 6:16for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is Jer. 17:5an arm of flesh, ch. 15:2;20:17but with us is the Lordour God, to help us and to fight our battles." And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiahking of Judah.
Sennacherib Blasphemes
9 After this, Sennacheribking of Assyria, who was besieging Lachishwith all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalemto Hezekiahking of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, 10 "Thus says Sennacheribking of Assyria, ‘On what are you trusting, that you endure the siege in Jerusalem? 11 Is not Hezekiahmisleading you, that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst, when he tells you, "The Lordour God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria"? 12 [ch. 31:1]Has not this same Hezekiahtaken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, "Before one altar you shall worship, and on it you shall burn your sacrifices"? 13 Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their lands out of my hand? 14 Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers devoted to destruction was able to deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you from my hand? 15 Now, therefore, do not let Hezekiahdeceive you or mislead you in this fashion, and do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand!’"
16 And his servants said still more against the LordGod and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 And he wrote letters to cast contempt on the Lord, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, "Like the gods of the nations of the lands who have not delivered their people from my hands, so the God of Hezekiahwill not deliver his people from my hand." 18 And they shouted it with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalemwho were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them, in order that they might take the city. 19 And they spoke of the God of Jerusalemas they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands.
The Lord Delivers Jerusalem
20 Then Hezekiahthe king and Isaiahthe prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven. 21 And the Lordsent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with [Ps. 44:15;Jer. 7:19]shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword. 22 So the Lordsaved Hezekiahand the inhabitants of Jerusalemfrom the hand of Sennacheribking of Assyriaand from the hand of all his enemies, and he provided for them on every side. 23 And many [ch. 17:5]brought gifts to the Lordto Jerusalemand precious things to Hezekiahking of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time onward.
Hezekiah’s Pride and Achievements
24 See 2 Kgs. 20:1-11;Isa. 38:1-8In those days Hezekiahbecame sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord, and he answered him and gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah[Ps. 116:12] did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for See ch. 26:16his heart was proud. Therefore ch. 19:2;24:18wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. 26 But HezekiahJer. 26:18,19;[ch. 33:12]humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lorddid not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 And Hezekiahhad very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of ch. 36:10costly vessels; 28 storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds. 29 He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great possessions. 30 This same Hezekiah2 Kgs. 20:20;[Isa. 22:9,11] closed the upper outlet of the waters of 1 Kgs. 1:33Gihonand directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiahprospered in all his works. 31 And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, 2 Kgs. 20:12;Isa. 39:1who had been sent to him to inquire about ver. 24the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, Deut. 8:2in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart.
32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiahand his good deeds, behold, they are written See Isa. 36–39in the vision of Isaiahthe prophet, the son of Amoz, See 2 Kgs. 18–20in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 33 And Hezekiahslept with his fathers, and they buried him in the [2 Sam. 15:30]upper part of the tombs of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalemdid him honor at his death. And Manassehhis son reigned in his place.
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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).
The City of David is the fortress of Zion, which David captured and lived in; the ark of the Lord entered it, and kings such as Solomon and Abijah were buried there (2 Samuel 5:7).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Isaiah, son of Amoz, was the prophet who had a vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He sent King Hezekiah the Lord’s answer to the prayer about Sennacherib king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:20).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Gihon is the spring where Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon king, after he was taken there by order of King David (1 Kings 1:45).
The City of David is the fortress of Zion, which David captured and lived in; the ark of the Lord entered it, and kings such as Solomon and Abijah were buried there (2 Samuel 5:7).
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).
Isaiah, son of Amoz, was the prophet who had a vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He sent King Hezekiah the Lord’s answer to the prayer about Sennacherib king of Assyria (2 Kings 19:20).
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).
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).
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).
Manasseh, son of Hezekiah, reigned fifty-five years over Judah, rebuilt the altars for Baal, and shed very much innocent blood in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1).