2 Chronicles 32:1-33
32 After these things done in faithfulness came Sennacherib king of Assyria,—and entered into Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to break into them for himself.
2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come,—and that his face was—to war against Jerusalem
3 he took counsel with his captains and his heroes, to stop the waters of the fountains, which were outside the city,—and they helped him.
4 And there were gathered together much people, so they stopped all the fountains and the torrent that flowed through the midst of the land, saying,—Wherefore should the kings of Assyria come, and find many waters?
5 And he took courage and built all the wall that was broken down and carried up thereon towers and on the outside another wall, and strengthened Millo, the city of David,—and made weapons in abundance and bucklers
6 and set captains of war over the people,—and gathered them together unto him in the broadway of the gate of the city, and spake unto their heart, saying,—
7 Be strong and bold, do not fear neither be dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the multitude that is with him,—for with us is One greater than with him:
8 with him is an arm of flesh, but with us is Yahweh our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people leaned upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants towards Jerusalem, himself being near Lachish and all his imperial might with him,—unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that was in Jerusalem, saying:
10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria,—Upon what are ye trusting, that ye are awaiting the siege in Jerusalem?
11 Is not Hezekiah persuading you, so as to deliver you up to die with hunger and with thirst, saying,—Yahweh our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
12 Is it not the same Hezekiah who hath removed his high places and his altars,—and hath given word to Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar shall ye bow yourselves down and thereupon shall ye burn incense?
13 Will ye not take note what I have done, I and my fathers, to all the peoples of the countries? Have the gods of the nations of the countries been at all able to deliver their country out of my hand?
14 Who among all the gods of these nations whom my fathers devoted to destruction hath ever been able to deliver his people out of my hand,—that your god should be able to deliver you out of my hand?
15 Now therefore do not let Hezekiah beguile you nor persuade you thus neither do ye believe him. For no god of any nation or kingdom hath ever been able to deliver his people out of my hand or out of the hand of my fathers,—how much less shall your gods deliver you out of my hand?
16 And yet more spake his servants, against Yahweh God,—and against Hezekiah his servant.
17 Letters also wrote he, to scoff at Yahweh God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, Like the gods of the nations of the countries who delivered not their people out of my hand so shall the god of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand.
18 Then cried they out with a loud voice in the Jews’ language unto the people of Jerusalem who were upon the wall, to affright them and to terrify them,—to the end they might capture the city.
19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem,—as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of the hands of men.
20 And Hezekiah the king and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet prayed concerning this,—and made outcry unto the heavens.
21 So Yahweh sent a messenger, who cut off every hero of valour and chief ruler and captain, in the camp of the king of Assyria,—and he returned with shame of face to his own land and when he entered the house of his god then the issue of his own body—there caused him to fall by the sword.
22 Thus did Yahweh save Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem out of the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and out of the hand of every one,—and gave them rest on every side.
23 And many were bringing in a present unto Yahweh to Jerusalem, and precious things unto Hezekiah king of Judah,—so that he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations from thenceforth.
24 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death,—and when he prayed unto Yahweh he was entreated of him and a wonderful token he gave him.
25 But not according to the benefit done unto him did Hezekiah make return, for uplifted was his heart,—and so there came upon him wrath, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the uplifting of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,—so that the wrath of Yahweh came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 And it came to pass that Hezekiah had riches and honour in great abundance,—and treasuries made he for himself—for silver and for gold and for costly stones and for spices and for precious things, and for all utensils to be coveted;
28 storehouses also, for the increase of corn and new wine and oil,—and cribs for every kind of beast, and cribs for the flocks;
29 and cities made he for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance,—for God had given him exceeding great wealth.
30 And the same Hezekiah stopped up the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and brought them straight down the west side of the city of David,—and Hezekiah prospered in all his work.
31 Yet verily with regard to the ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon who sent unto him to enquire concerning the wonderful token which came to pass in the land God left him,—to prove him, to take note of all that was in his heart.
32 But the rest of the story of Hezekiah and his lovingkindnesses there they are written in the visions of Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, in the book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour in his death,—and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.