Verse
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After these things,
and
this
faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came ,
and entered
into
Judah ,
and
encamped
against
the fortified cities, and
thought
to win
them for himself.
After all
these acts
of
faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded
Judah .
He
laid
siege
to
the fortified cities, intending
to conquer
them for himself.
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was
come ,
and
that
he
was
purposed
to fight
against Jerusalem,
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had
come to make
war
against Jerusalem,
he took
counsel
with his princes
and his
mighty
men
to
stop
the waters of the springs which
were
outside of
the city ;
and they helped him.
he consulted
with his leaders
and commanders
about
stopping
up
the waters of the springs outside the city ,
and they helped him carry
it
out
.
So
there
was
gathered
much
people together,
and they
stopped all the springs ,
and the brook
that flowed through the midst
of
the
land ,
saying,
Why should the kings of Assyria come ,
and find much
water?
Many
people assembled
and stopped up
all the springs and the stream
that flowed through the land .
“
Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty
of
water? ”
they
said.
He
took
courage,
and
built
up
all the wall
that
was
broken down,
and raised
[it]
up
to the
towers ,
and
the
other
wall outside,
and strengthened
Millo
[in]
the city of David, and made
weapons and shields in
abundance
.
Then
Hezekiah
worked
resolutely
to
rebuild
all the broken sections
of
the
wall
and to raise
up
towers on
it.
He
also
built
an
outer
wall and reinforced
the supporting
terraces
of
the
City of David, and he
produced
an
abundance
of
weapons and shields.
He
set
captains
of
war
over the people ,
and gathered them
together
to
him
in
the broad
place
at
the gate
of the city ,
and
spoke
comfortably
to
them, saying,
Hezekiah
appointed
military
commanders
over the people and gathered the people
in
the square
of the city gate.
Then
he
encouraged
them, saying,
Be strong and of
good
courage,
don't
be afraid nor
dismayed
for
the king of Assyria ,
nor
for
all
the multitude
who
is
with him ;
for there is a greater with us than with him :
“
Be strong and courageous!
Do
not
be afraid or
discouraged
before
the king of Assyria and
the vast
army
with him ,
for there is a greater One
with us than with him .
with him is an
arm of flesh ;
but with us is Yahweh
our God to help us ,
and to fight our battles. The people rested
themselves
on
the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
With him is only
the
arm of flesh ,
but with us is the
LORD
our God to help us and to fight our battles. ”
So
the people were
strengthened
by
the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
After
this
did
Sennacherib king of Assyria send
his
servants
to
Jerusalem,
(now
he
was
before
Lachish,
and all his power
with
him)
, to Hezekiah
king of Judah ,
and to
all Judah who were at
Jerusalem ,
saying,
Later,
as
Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces
besieged
Lachish
, he
sent
his
servants
to Jerusalem
with
a
message
for
King Hezekiah
of Judah and all the
people
of
Judah who were in
Jerusalem :
Thus
says
Sennacherib king of Assyria ,
Whereon
do
you
trust
, that you abide
the
siege
in Jerusalem?
“This
is
what
Sennacherib king of Assyria says:
What
is
the
basis
of
your
confidence
, that you remain
in Jerusalem under
siege
?
Does
not Hezekiah persuade
you ,
to give you over to die
by famine and by
thirst ,
saying
, Yahweh
our God will deliver us out
of
the hand of the king of Assyria?
Is
not Hezekiah misleading
you to give you over to death
by famine and thirst when
he
says
, ‘The
LORD
our God will deliver us from
the hand of the king of Assyria? ’
Has
not the
same
Hezekiah taken
away
his high places and his altars ,
and commanded
Judah and Jerusalem, saying,
You shall
worship before one altar, and on it shall
you burn incense
?
Did
not Hezekiah himself
remove
His high places and His altars and say
to
Judah and Jerusalem, ‘
You must
worship before one altar, and on it you shall
burn sacrifices’
?
Don't
you know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were
the gods of the
nations of
the
lands
in
any
wise
able to deliver their land out
of
my hand?
Do
you not
know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have
the gods of these
nations ever
been
able to deliver their land from
my hand?
Who was
there
among all the gods of those
nations which
my fathers utterly
destroyed,
that
could
deliver his people out
of
my hand ,
that
your God should
be
able
to
deliver you out
of
my hand?
Who among all the gods of these
nations that
my fathers devoted
to
destruction
has
been
able
to
deliver his people from
my hand ?
How
then
can
your God deliver you from
my hand?
Now therefore
don't
let Hezekiah deceive you, nor
persuade
you after
this manner,
neither
believe you
him ;
for no god of any nation or kingdom was
able to deliver his people out
of
my hand ,
and
out
of
the hand of my fathers :
how much less shall
your God deliver you out
of
my hand ?
So
now ,
do
not
let Hezekiah deceive you, and
do
not
let
him
mislead
you like
this .
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 from
my hand !”
His
servants spoke yet
more
against Yahweh
God ,
and against his servant Hezekiah.
And
the
servants of
Sennacherib
spoke further
against the
LORD
God and against His servant Hezekiah.
He wrote
also letters ,
to
rail
on
Yahweh
, the God of Israel, and to
speak
against him ,
saying,
As the gods of the nations of
the
lands,
which
have
not delivered
their people out
of
my hand, so shall
the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out
of
my hand.
He also wrote
letters mocking
the
LORD
, the God of Israel, and saying
against Him :
“Just
as the gods of the nations did
not deliver
their people from
my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will
not deliver His people from
my hand. ”
They
cried
with
a
loud
voice
in
the Jews'
language
to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them,
and to
trouble
them ;
that
they
might
take
the city.
Then
the Assyrians
called
out
loudly
in
Hebrew
to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify
them in
order
to
capture
the city.
They spoke of
the God of Jerusalem ,
as of
the gods of the peoples of the earth ,
which
are
the work of men's
hands.
They spoke against
the God of Jerusalem as they
had
spoken
against
the gods of the peoples of the earth —
the work of human
hands.
Hezekiah
the
king
, and Isaiah
the prophet the
son of Amoz ,
prayed
because
of
this,
and
cried to heaven .
In
response
, King
Hezekiah
and the prophet Isaiah
son of Amoz cried out
to heaven in
prayer,
Yahweh
sent an angel ,
who cut
off
all
the
mighty men
of valor ,
and the
leaders
and captains,
in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned
with
shame
of
face
to his own land. When he was
come
into
the house
of his god, those
who
came
forth
from
his own bowels
killed
him there
with the sword.
and
the
LORD
sent an angel who annihilated
every
mighty man
of valor and every
leader
and commander
in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew
to his own land in
disgrace
. And
when he entered
the temple
of his god, some
of
his own sons
struck
him down
with the sword.
Thus
Yahweh
saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem from the hand
of Sennacherib
the
king of Assyria ,
and from
the
hand
of
all [
others ]
, and guided
them on every side.
So
the
LORD
saved Hezekiah and the people
of Jerusalem from the hands
of King Sennacherib
of Assyria and all the
others, and He
gave
them rest
on every side.
Many brought gifts
to
Yahweh
to Jerusalem ,
and precious
things
to
Hezekiah king of Judah ;
so
that
he was exalted in the sight
of all nations from
thenceforth
.
Many brought offerings
to Jerusalem for
the
LORD
and valuable
gifts
for
Hezekiah king of Judah ,
and
from
then
on
he was exalted in the eyes
of all nations.
In those days Hezekiah was
sick
even
to
death:
and
he prayed to Yahweh;
and
he
spoke to him ,
and gave him a sign.
In those days Hezekiah became
mortally
ill.
So
he prayed to the
LORD,
who
spoke to him and gave him a sign.
But Hezekiah didn't
render
again
according
to
the benefit
done
to him ;
for
his
heart
was
lifted
up:
therefore there
was
wrath on
him ,
and on
Judah and Jerusalem.
But because
his
heart
was
proud,
Hezekiah did
not
repay
the favor
shown
to him .
Therefore wrath came
upon
him and upon
Judah and Jerusalem.
Notwithstanding
Hezekiah humbled himself
for
the pride of his heart ,
both
he and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem ,
so that the wrath of Yahweh
didn't
come on
them in
the days of Hezekiah.
Then
Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart —
he and the people
of Jerusalem —
so that the wrath of the
LORD
did
not
come upon
them during
the days of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah had exceeding
much
riches and honor :
and he provided
him
treasuries for silver, and
for
gold, and
for
precious stones, and
for
spices, and
for
shields, and for
all manner
of goodly
vessels;
Hezekiah had very
great
riches and honor ,
and he made
treasuries for his
silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds
of valuable
articles.
store-houses
also for the increase
of grain and new wine and oil ;
and
stalls for all manner
of animals
, and flocks in
folds
.
He
also made
storehouses
for the harvest
of grain and new wine and oil ,
stalls for all kinds
of livestock
, and pens
for
the
flocks.
Moreover
he provided
him
cities, and possessions
of flocks
and herds
in abundance ;
for God had
given
him very much
substance
.
He made
cities for
himself
, and he
acquired
herds
of sheep
and cattle
in abundance ,
for God gave
him very great
wealth
.
This
same
Hezekiah also
stopped
the upper spring
of the waters
of Gihon ,
and brought
them
straight
down on
the west side of the city of David. Hezekiah prospered in all his
works
.
It
was
Hezekiah who
blocked
the upper outlet
of the Spring
of Gihon and channeled
it
down to
the west side of the City of David. And
Hezekiah prospered in all that
he
did
.
However
in
[the
business
of]
the
ambassadors of the princes
of Babylon ,
who
sent to him to inquire of
the wonder that was
done
in the land, God left him ,
to try
him, that he might know all that was in his
heart.
And
so
when
ambassadors of the rulers
of Babylon were
sent to him to inquire about
the wonder that had
happened
in the land, God left him alone
to test
him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s
heart.
Now
the rest of the acts of Hezekiah ,
and his good
deeds ,
behold
, they are written in the vision of Isaiah
the prophet the
son of Amoz ,
in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
As
for
the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of
loving
devotion
, they are indeed
written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah
son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Hezekiah slept
with his fathers ,
and they
buried him
in the ascent
of
the
tombs of the
sons
of
David:
and
all Judah and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem did
him honor at his death. Manasseh
his son reigned in his place.
And
Hezekiah rested
with his fathers and was
buried in the upper
tombs of David’s
descendants.
All Judah and the people
of Jerusalem paid
him honor at his death. And
his son Manasseh
reigned in his place.
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