2 Chronicles 32:16-33 ▼

16 And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God {YHWH Elohim} and against His servant Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength).

17 He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God), and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) will not deliver His people from my hand.”

18 Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew (in the dialect of Judah) to the people of Jerusalem (city of peace) who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.

19 They spoke against the God {Elohe} of Jerusalem (city of peace) as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.

20 In response, King Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) and the prophet Isaiah (YHWH has saved) son of Amoz (strong) cried out to heaven in prayer,

21 and the LORD {YHWH} sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria (a step). 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.

22 So the LORD {YHWH} saved Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) and the people of Jerusalem (city of peace) from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria (a step) and all others, and He gave them rest on every side.

23 Many brought offerings to Jerusalem (city of peace) for the LORD {YHWH} and valuable gifts for Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) king of Judah (praised), and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.

24 In those days Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD {YHWH}, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.

25 But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah (praised) and Jerusalem (city of peace).

26 Then Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem (city of peace)—so that the wrath of the LORD {YHWH} did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.

27 Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.

28 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.

29 He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God {Elohim} gave him very great wealth.

30 It was Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon (bursting forth) and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David (beloved). And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.

31 And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon (confusion by mixing) were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God {Elohim} left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.

32 As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah (YHWH has saved) son of Amoz (strong) in the Book of the Kings of Judah (praised) and Israel (he wrestles with God).

33 And Hezekiah rested (YHWH is my strength) with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s (beloved) descendants. All Judah (praised) and the people of Jerusalem (city of peace) paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh (causing to forget) reigned in his place.