Dual Panel1After<310> these<428> acts<1697> of faithfulness<571> Sennacherib<5576> king<4428> of Assyria<804> came<935> and invaded<935> Judah<3063> and besieged<2583><5921> the fortified<1219> cities<5892>, and thought<559> to break<1234> into them for himself.
2Now when Hezekiah<2396> saw<7200> that Sennacherib<5576> had come<935> and that he intended<6440> to make war<4421> on Jerusalem<3389>,
3he decided<3289> with his officers<8269> and his warriors<1368> to cut<5640> off<5640> the supply of water<4325> from the springs<5871> which<834> were outside<4480><2351> the city<5892>, and they helped<5826> him.
4So many<7227> people<5971> assembled<6908> and stopped<5640> up all<3605> the springs<4599> and the stream<5158> which flowed<7857> through<8432> the region<776>, saying<559>, "Why<4100> should the kings<4428> of Assyria<804> come<935> and find<4672> abundant<7227> water<4325>?"
5And he took<2388> courage<2388> and rebuilt<1129> all<3605> the wall<2346> that had been broken<6555> down<6555> and erected<5927> towers<4026> on it, and built another<312> outside<2351> wall<2346> and strengthened<2388> the Millo<4407> in the city<5892> of David<1732>, and made<6213> weapons<7973> and shields<4043> in great<7230> number<7230>.
6He appointed<5414> military<4421> officers<8269> over<5921> the people<5971> and gathered<6908> them to him in the square<7339> at the city<5892> gate<8179>, and spoke<1696> encouragingly<5921><3824> to them, saying<559>,
7"Be strong<2388> and courageous<553>, do not fear<3372> or be dismayed<2865> because<4480><6440> of the king<4428> of Assyria<804> nor because<4480><6440> of all<3605> the horde<1995> that is with him; for the one with us is greater<7227> than<4480> the one with him.
8"With him is only an arm<2220> of flesh<1320>, but with us is the LORD<3068> our God<430> to help<5826> us and to fight<3898> our battles<4421>." And the people<5971> relied<5564> on the words<1697> of Hezekiah<2396> king<4428> of Judah<3063>.
9After<310> this<2088> Sennacherib<5576> king<4428> of Assyria<804> sent<7971> his servants<5650> to Jerusalem<3389> while he was besieging<5921> Lachish<3923> with all<3605> his forces<4475> with him, against<5921> Hezekiah<2396> king<4428> of Judah<3063> and against<5921> all<3605> Judah<3063> who<834> were at Jerusalem<3389>, saying<559>,
10"Thus<3541> says<559> Sennacherib<5576> king<4428> of Assyria<804>, 'On what<4100> are you trusting<982> that you are remaining<3427> in Jerusalem<3389> under siege<4692>?
11'Is not Hezekiah<2396> misleading<5496> you to give<5414> yourselves over to die<4191> by hunger<7458> and by thirst<6772>, saying<559>, "The LORD<3068> our God<430> will deliver<5337> us from the hand<3709> of the king<4428> of Assyria<804>"?
12'Has not the same<1931> Hezekiah<2396> taken<5493> away<5493> His high<1116> places<1116> and His altars<4196>, and said<559> to Judah<3063> and Jerusalem<3389>, "You shall worship<7812> before<6440> one<259> altar<4196>, and on it you shall burn<6999> incense<6999>"?
13'Do you not know<3045> what<4100> I and my fathers<1> have done<6213> to all<3605> the peoples<5971> of the lands<776>? Were the gods<430> of the nations<1471> of the lands<776> able<3201> at all<3201> to deliver<5337> their land<776> from my hand<3027>?
14'Who<4310> was there among all<3605> the gods<430> of those<428> nations<1471> which<834> my fathers<1> utterly<2763> destroyed<2763> who<834> could<3201> deliver<5337> his people<5971> out of my hand<3027>, that your God<430> should be able<3201> to deliver<5337> you from my hand<3027>?
15'Now<6258> therefore, do not let Hezekiah<2396> deceive<5378> you or mislead<5496> you like this<2088>, and do not believe<539> him, for no<3808><3605> god<433> of any<3605> nation<1471> or kingdom<4467> was able<3201> to deliver<5337> his people<5971> from my hand<3027> or from the hand<3027> of my fathers<1>. How<637> much<637><3588> less<637> will your God<430> deliver<5337> you from my hand<3027>?'"
16His servants<5650> spoke<1696> further<5750> against<5921> the LORD<3068> God<430> and against<5921> His servant<5650> Hezekiah<2396>.
17He also wrote<3789> letters<5612> to insult<2778> the LORD<3068> God<430> of Israel<3478>, and to speak<559> against<5921> Him, saying<559>, "As the gods<430> of the nations<1471> of the lands<776> have not delivered<5337> their people<5971> from my hand<3027>, so<3651> the God<430> of Hezekiah<2396> will not deliver<5337> His people<5971> from my hand<3027>."
18They called<7121> this out with a loud<1419> voice<6963> in the language<3066> of Judah<3066> to the people<5971> of Jerusalem<3389> who<834> were on the wall<2346>, to frighten<3372> and terrify<926> them, so<4616> that they might take<3920> the city<5892>.
19They spoke<1696> of the God<430> of Jerusalem<3389> as of the gods<430> of the peoples<5971> of the earth<776>, the work<4639> of men's<120> hands<3027>.
20But King<4428> Hezekiah<2396> and Isaiah<3470> the prophet<5030>, the son<1121> of Amoz<531>, prayed<6419> about<5921> this<2088> and cried<2199> out to heaven<8064>.
21And the LORD<3068> sent<7971> an angel<4397> who destroyed<3582> every<3605> mighty<1368> warrior<1368>, commander<5057> and officer<8269> in the camp<4264> of the king<4428> of Assyria<804>. So he returned<7725> in shame<1322><6440> to his own land<776>. And when he had entered<935> the temple<1004> of his god<430>, some<4480> of his own<4578> children<3329><4578> killed<5307> him there<8033> with the sword<2719>.
22So the LORD<3068> saved<3467> Hezekiah<2396> and the inhabitants<3427> of Jerusalem<3389> from the hand<3027> of Sennacherib<5576> the king<4428> of Assyria<804> and from the hand<3027> of all<3605> others, and guided<5095> them on every<5439> side<5439>.
23And many<7227> were bringing<935> gifts<4503> to the LORD<3068> at Jerusalem<3389> and choice<4030> presents<4030> to Hezekiah<2396> king<4428> of Judah<3063>, so that he was exalted<5375> in the sight<5869> of all<3605> nations<1471> thereafter<4480><310><3651>.
24In those<1992> days<3117> Hezekiah<2396> became<2470> mortally<4191> ill<2470>; and he prayed<6419> to the LORD<3068>, and the LORD spoke<559> to him and gave<5414> him a sign<4159>.
25But Hezekiah<2396> gave<7725> no<3808> return<7725> for the benefit<1576> he received<5921>, because<3588> his heart<3820> was proud<1361>; therefore wrath<7110> came<1961> on him and on Judah<3063> and Jerusalem<3389>.
26However, Hezekiah<2396> humbled<3665> the pride<1363> of his heart<3820>, both he and the inhabitants<3427> of Jerusalem<3389>, so that the wrath<7110> of the LORD<3068> did not come<935> on them in the days<3117> of Hezekiah<2396>.
27Now Hezekiah<2396> had<1961> immense<3966> riches<6239> and honor<3519>; and he made<6213> for himself treasuries<214> for silver<3701>, gold<2091>, precious<3368> stones<68>, spices<1314>, shields<4043> and all<3605> kinds of valuable<2532> articles<3627>,
28storehouses<4543> also for the produce<8393> of grain<1715>, wine<8492> and oil<3323>, pens<723> for all<3605> kinds<929> of cattle<929> and sheepfolds<723> for the flocks<5739>.
29He made<6213> cities<5892> for himself and acquired<4735> flocks<6629> and herds<1241> in abundance<7230>, for God<430> had given<5414> him very<3966> great<7227> wealth<7399>.
30It was Hezekiah<2396> who stopped<5640> the upper<5945> outlet<4161> of the waters<4325> of Gihon<1521> and directed<3474> them to the west<4628> side<4628> of the city<5892> of David<1732>. And Hezekiah<2396> prospered<6743> in all<3605> that he did<4639>.
31Even<3651> in the matter of the envoys<3917> of the rulers<8269> of Babylon<894>, who sent<7971> to him to inquire<1875> of the wonder<4159> that had happened<1961> in the land<776>, God<430> left<5800> him alone only to test<5254> him, that He might know<3045> all<3605> that was in his heart<3824>.
32Now the rest<3499> of the acts<1697> of Hezekiah<2396> and his deeds<2617> of devotion<2617>, behold<2009>, they are written<3789> in the vision<2377> of Isaiah<3470> the prophet<5030>, the son<1121> of Amoz<531>, in the Book<5612> of the Kings<4428> of Judah<3063> and Israel<3478>.
33So Hezekiah<2396> slept<7901> with his fathers<1>, and they buried<6912> him in the upper<4608> section<4608> of the tombs<6913> of the sons<1121> of David<1732>; and all<3605> Judah<3063> and the inhabitants<3427> of Jerusalem<3389> honored<3519> him at his death<4194>. And his son<1121> Manasseh<4519> became<4427> king<4427> in his place<8478>.