Dual Panel1Now it came<1961> about in the third<7969> year<8141> of Hoshea<1954>, the son<1121> of Elah<425> king<4428> of Israel<3478>, that Hezekiah<2396> the son<1121> of Ahaz<271> king<4428> of Judah<3063> became<4427> king<4427>.
2He was twenty-five<6242><2568> years<8141> old<1121> when he became<4427> king<4427>, and he reigned<4427> twenty-nine<6242><8672> years<8141> in Jerusalem<3389>; and his mother's<517> name<8034> was Abi<21> the daughter<1323> of Zechariah<2148>.
3He did<6213> right<3477> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068>, according to all<3605> that his father<1> David<1732> had done<6213>.
4He removed<5493> the high<1116> places<1116> and broke<7665> down<7665> the sacred pillars<4676> and cut<3772> down<3772> the Asherah<842>. He also broke<3807> in pieces<3807> the bronze<5178> serpent<5175> that Moses<4872> had made<6213>, for until<5704> those<1992> days<3117> the sons<1121> of Israel<3478> burned<6999> incense<6999> to it; and it was called<7121> Nehushtan<5180>.
5He trusted<982> in the LORD<3068>, the God<430> of Israel<3478>; so that after<310> him there was none<3808> like<3644> him among all<3605> the kings<4428> of Judah<3063>, nor<3808> among those who<834> were before<6440> him.
6For he clung<1692> to the LORD<3068>; he did not depart<5493> from following<310> Him, but kept<8104> His commandments<4687>, which<834> the LORD<3068> had commanded<6680> Moses<4872>.
7And the LORD<3068> was with him; wherever<3605><834> he went<3318> he prospered<7919>. And he rebelled<4775> against the king<4428> of Assyria<804> and did not serve<5647> him.
8He defeated<5221> the Philistines<6430> as far<5704> as Gaza<5804> and its territory<1366>, from watchtower<4026> to fortified<4013> city<5892>.
9Now in the fourth<7243> year<8141> of King<4428> Hezekiah<2396>, which<1931> was the seventh<7637> year<8141> of Hoshea<1954> son<1121> of Elah<425> king<4428> of Israel<3478>, Shalmaneser<8022> king<4428> of Assyria<804> came<5927> up against<5921> Samaria<8111> and besieged<6696><5921> it.
10At the end<7097> of three<7969> years<8141> they captured<3920> it; in the sixth<8337> year<8141> of Hezekiah<2396>, which<1931> was the ninth<8672> year<8141> of Hoshea<1954> king<4428> of Israel<3478>, Samaria<8111> was captured<3920>.
11Then the king<4428> of Assyria<804> carried<1540> Israel<3478> away<1540> into exile<1540> to Assyria<804>, and put<5148> them in Halah<2477> and on the Habor<2249>, the river<5104> of Gozan<1470>, and in the cities<5892> of the Medes<4074>,
12because<5921><834> they did not obey<8085> the voice<6963> of the LORD<3068> their God<430>, but transgressed<5674> His covenant<1285>, even all<3605> that Moses<4872> the servant<5650> of the LORD<3068> commanded<6680>; they would neither<3808> listen<8085> nor<3808> do<6213> it.
13Now in the fourteenth<702><6240> year<8141> of King<4428> Hezekiah<2396>, Sennacherib<5576> king<4428> of Assyria<804> came<5927> up against<5921> all<3605> the fortified<1219> cities<5892> of Judah<3063> and seized<8610> them.
14Then Hezekiah<2396> king<4428> of Judah<3063> sent<7971> to the king<4428> of Assyria<804> at Lachish<3923>, saying<559>, "I have done<2398> wrong<2398>. Withdraw<7725> from me; whatever<834> you impose<5414> on me I will bear<5375>." So the king<4428> of Assyria<804> required<7760> of Hezekiah<2396> king<4428> of Judah<3063> three<7969> hundred<3967> talents<3603> of silver<3701> and thirty<7970> talents<3603> of gold<2091>.
15Hezekiah<2396> gave<5414> him all<3605> the silver<3701> which was found<4672> in the house<1004> of the LORD<3068>, and in the treasuries<214> of the king's<4428> house<1004>.
16At that time<6256> Hezekiah<2396> cut<7112> off<7112> the gold from the doors<1817> of the temple<1964> of the LORD<3068>, and from the doorposts<539> which<834> Hezekiah<2396> king<4428> of Judah<3063> had overlaid<6823>, and gave<5414> it to the king<4428> of Assyria<804>.
17Then the king<4428> of Assyria<804> sent<7971> Tartan<8661> and Rab-saris<7249> and Rabshakeh<7262> from Lachish<3923> to King<4428> Hezekiah<2396> with a large<3515> army<2428> to Jerusalem<3389>. So they went<5927> up and came<935> to Jerusalem<3389>. And when they went<5927> up, they came<935> and stood<5975> by the conduit<8585> of the upper<5945> pool<1295>, which<834> is on the highway<4546> of the fuller's<3526> field<7704>.
18When they called<7121> to the king<4428>, Eliakim<471> the son<1121> of Hilkiah<2518>, who<834> was over<5921> the household<1004>, and Shebnah<7644> the scribe<5613> and Joah<3098> the son<1121> of Asaph<623> the recorder<2142>, came<3318> out to them.
19Then Rabshakeh<7262> said<559> to them, "Say<559> now<4994> to Hezekiah<2396>, 'Thus<3541> says<559> the great<1419> king<4428>, the king<4428> of Assyria<804>, "What<4100> is this<2088> confidence<986> that you have<982>?
20"You say<559> (but they are only<389> empty<8193> words<1697>), 'I have counsel<6098> and strength<1369> for the war<4421>.' Now<6258> on whom<4310> do you rely<982>, that you have rebelled<4775> against me?
21"Now<6258> behold<2009>, you rely<982> on the staff<4938> of this<2088> crushed<7533> reed<7070>, even on Egypt<4714>; on which<834> if a man<376> leans<5564>, it will go<935> into his hand<3709> and pierce<5344> it. So<3651> is Pharaoh<6547> king<4428> of Egypt<4714> to all<3605> who rely<982> on him.
22"But if<3588> you say<559> to me, 'We trust<982> in the LORD<3068> our God<430>,' is it not He whose<834> high<1116> places<1116> and whose altars<4196> Hezekiah<2396> has taken<5493> away<5493>, and has said<559> to Judah<3063> and to Jerusalem<3389>, 'You shall worship<7812> before<6440> this<2088> altar<4196> in Jerusalem<3389>'?
23"Now<6258> therefore, come<4994>, make<6148> a bargain<6148> with my master<113> the king<4428> of Assyria<804>, and I will give<5414> you two thousand<505> horses<5483>, if<518> you are able<3201> on your part to set<5414> riders<7392> on them.
24"How<349> then can you repulse<7725><6440> one<259> official<6346> of the least<6996> of my master's<113> servants<5650>, and rely<982> on Egypt<4714> for chariots<7393> and for horsemen<6571>?
25"Have I now<6258> come<5927> up without<1107> the LORD'S<3068> approval against<5921> this<2088> place<4725> to destroy<7843> it? The LORD<3068> said<559> to me, 'Go<5927> up against<5921> this<2088> land<776> and destroy<7843> it.'"'"
26Then Eliakim<471> the son<1121> of Hilkiah<2518>, and Shebnah<7644> and Joah<3098>, said<559> to Rabshakeh<7262>, "Speak<1696> now<4994> to your servants<5650> in Aramaic<762>, for we understand<8085> it; and do not speak<1696> with us in Judean<3066> in the hearing<241> of the people<5971> who<834> are on the wall<2346>."
27But Rabshakeh<7262> said<559> to them, "Has my master<113> sent<7971> me only to your master<113> and to you to speak<1696> these<428> words<1697>, and not to the men<376> who sit<3427> on the wall<2346>, doomed to eat<398> their own dung<2716> and drink<8354> their own urine<7890> with you?"
28Then Rabshakeh<7262> stood<5975> and cried<7121> with a loud<1419> voice<6963> in Judean<3066>, saying<1696><559>, "Hear<8085> the word<1697> of the great<1419> king<4428>, the king<4428> of Assyria<804>.
29"Thus<3541> says<559> the king<4428>, 'Do not let Hezekiah<2396> deceive<5378> you, for he will not be able<3201> to deliver<5337> you from my hand<3027>;
30nor<408> let Hezekiah<2396> make you trust<982> in the LORD<3068>, saying<559>, "The LORD<3068> will surely<5337> deliver<5337> us, and this<2088> city<5892> will not be given<5414> into the hand<3027> of the king<4428> of Assyria<804>."
31'Do not listen<8085> to Hezekiah<2396>, for thus<3541> says<559> the king<4428> of Assyria<804>, "Make<6213> your peace<1293> with me and come<3318> out to me, and eat<398> each<376> of his vine<1612> and each<376> of his fig<8384> tree<8384> and drink<8354> each<376> of the waters<4325> of his own cistern<953>,
32until<5704> I come<935> and take<3947> you away to a land<776> like your own land<776>, a land<776> of grain<1715> and new<8492> wine<8492>, a land<776> of bread<3899> and vineyards<3754>, a land<776> of olive<2132> trees<2132> and honey<1706>, that you may live<2421> and not die<4191>." But do not listen<8085> to Hezekiah<2396> when<3588> he misleads<5496> you, saying<559>, "The LORD<3068> will deliver<5337> us."
33'Has any<376> one<376> of the gods<430> of the nations<1471> delivered<5337> his land<776> from the hand<3027> of the king<4428> of Assyria<804>?
34'Where<346> are the gods<430> of Hamath<2574> and Arpad<774>? Where<346> are the gods<430> of Sepharvaim<5617>, Hena<2012> and Ivvah<5755>? Have they delivered<5337> Samaria<8111> from my hand<3027>?
35'Who<4310> among all<3605> the gods<430> of the lands<776> have delivered<5337> their land<776> from my hand<3027>, that the LORD<3068> should deliver<5337> Jerusalem<3389> from my hand<3027>?'"
36But the people<5971> were silent<2790> and answered<6030> him not a word<1697>, for the king's<4428> commandment<4687> was, "Do not answer<6030> him."
37Then Eliakim<471> the son<1121> of Hilkiah<2518>, who<834> was over<5921> the household<1004>, and Shebna<7644> the scribe<5613> and Joah<3098> the son<1121> of Asaph<623>, the recorder<2142>, came<935> to Hezekiah<2396> with their clothes<899> torn<7167> and told<5046> him the words<1697> of Rabshakeh<7262>.