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2 Kings 18

Hezekiah Reigns over Judah

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Now it cameh1961 about  ain the thirdh7969 yearh8141 of Hosheah1954, the sonh1121 of Elahh425 kingh4428 of Israelh3478, that  bHezekiahh2396 the sonh1121 of Ahazh271 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 becameh4427a kingh4427a.

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He was  atwenty-fiveh6242h2568 yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he becameh4427a kingh4427a, and he reignedh4427a twenty-nineh6242h8672 yearsh8141 in Jerusalemh3389; and his mother'sh517 nameh8034 was Abih21 the daughterh1323 of Zechariahh2148a.

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 aHe didh6213a righth3477 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068, according to allh3605 that his fatherh1 Davidh1732 had doneh6213a.

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 aHe removedh5493 the highh1116 placesh1116 and brokeh7665 downh7665 the sacred pillarsh4676 and cuth3772 downh3772 the  1Asherahh842. He also brokeh3807 in piecesh3807  bthe bronzeh5178 serpenth5175 that Mosesh4872 had madeh6213a, for untilh5704 thoseh1992a daysh3117 the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 burnedh6999 incenseh6999 to it; and it was calledh7121  2Nehushtanh5180.

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 aHe trustedh982 in the LORDh3068, the Godh430 of Israelh3478;  bso that afterh310 him there was noneh3808 likeh3644 him among allh3605 the kingsh4428 of Judahh3063, norh3808 among those whoh834 were beforeh6440 him.

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For he  aclungh1692 to the LORDh3068; he did not departh5493 from followingh310 Him, but kepth8104 His commandmentsh4687, whichh834 the LORDh3068 had commandedh6680 Mosesh4872.

Hezekiah Victorious

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 aAnd the LORDh3068 was with him; whereverh3605h834 he wenth3318 he prosperedh7919a. And  bhe rebelledh4775 against the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b and did not serveh5647 him.

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 aHe  1defeatedh5221 the Philistinesh6430 as farh5704 as Gazah5804a and its territoryh1366, from  bwatchtowerh4026 to fortifiedh4013 cityh5892b.

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Now in the fourthh7243 yearh8141 of Kingh4428 Hezekiahh2396, whichh1931 was the seventhh7637 yearh8141 of Hosheah1954 sonh1121 of Elahh425 kingh4428 of Israelh3478,  aShalmaneserh8022 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b cameh5927 up againsth5921 Samariah8111 and besiegedh6696ah5921 it.

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At the endh7097a of threeh7969 yearsh8141 they capturedh3920 it; in the sixthh8337a yearh8141 of Hezekiahh2396, whichh1931 was  athe ninthh8672 yearh8141 of Hosheah1954 kingh4428 of Israelh3478, Samariah8111 was capturedh3920.

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Then the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b carriedh1540 Israelh3478 awayh1540 into exileh1540 to Assyriah804b, and puth5148 them in  aHalahh2477 and on the Haborh2249, the riverh5104 of Gozanh1470, and in the citiesh5892b of the Medesh4074,

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becauseh5921h834 they  adid not obeyh8085 the voiceh6963 of the LORDh3068 their Godh430, but transgressedh5674a His covenanth1285, even allh3605 that Mosesh4872 the servanth5650 of the LORDh3068 commandedh6680; they would neitherh3808 listenh8085 norh3808 doh6213a it.

Invasion of Judah

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 aNow in the fourteenthh702h6240 yearh8141 of Kingh4428 Hezekiahh2396, Sennacheribh5576 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b cameh5927 up againsth5921 allh3605 the fortifiedh1219 citiesh5892b of Judahh3063 and seizedh8610 them.

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Then Hezekiahh2396 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 senth7971 to the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b at Lachishh3923, sayingh559, " aI have doneh2398 wrongh2398.  1Withdrawh7725 from me; whateverh834 you  2imposeh5414 on me I will bearh5375." So the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b  3requiredh7760 of Hezekiahh2396 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 threeh7969 hundredh3967 talentsh3603 of silverh3701 and thirtyh7970 talentsh3603 of goldh2091.

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 aHezekiahh2396 gaveh5414 him allh3605 the silverh3701 which was foundh4672 in the househ1004 of the LORDh3068, and in the treasuriesh214 of the king'sh4428 househ1004.

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At that timeh6256 Hezekiahh2396 cuth7112 offh7112 the gold from the doorsh1817 of the templeh1964 of the LORDh3068, and from the doorpostsh539 whichh834 Hezekiahh2396 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 had overlaidh6823, and gaveh5414 it to the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b.

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Then the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b senth7971  aTartanh8661 and Rab-sarish7249 and Rabshakehh7262 from Lachishh3923 to Kingh4428 Hezekiahh2396 with a largeh3515 armyh2428 to Jerusalemh3389. So they wenth5927 up and cameh935 to Jerusalemh3389. And when they wenth5927 up, they cameh935 and stoodh5975 by the  bconduith8585a of the upperh5945a poolh1295, whichh834 is on the highwayh4546 of the  1fuller'sh3526 fieldh7704.

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When they calledh7121 to the kingh4428,  aEliakimh471 the sonh1121 of Hilkiahh2518, whoh834 was overh5921 the householdh1004, and  bShebnahh7644 the scribeh5613b and Joahh3098 the sonh1121 of Asaphh623 the recorderh2142, cameh3318 out to them.

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Then Rabshakehh7262 saidh559 to them, "Sayh559 nowh4994 to Hezekiahh2396, `Thush3541 saysh559 the greath1419 kingh4428, the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b, " aWhath4100 is thish2088 confidenceh986 that you  1haveh982?

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"You sayh559 (but they are  1onlyh389 emptyh8193 wordsh1697), `I have counselh6098 and strengthh1369 for the warh4421.' Nowh6258 on whomh4310 do you relyh982,  athat you have rebelledh4775 against me?

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"Nowh6258 beholdh2009, you  1 arelyh982 on the staffh4938b of thish2088 crushedh7533 reedh7070, even on Egypth4714; on whichh834 if a manh376 leansh5564, it will goh935 into his  2handh3709 and pierceh5344a it. Soh3651 is Pharaohh6547 kingh4428 of Egypth4714 to allh3605 who relyh982 on him.

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"But ifh3588 you sayh559 to me, `We trusth982 in the LORDh3068 our Godh430,' is it not He whoseh834 highh1116 placesh1116 and  awhose altarsh4196 Hezekiahh2396 has takenh5493 awayh5493, and has saidh559 to Judahh3063 and to Jerusalemh3389, `You shall worshiph7812 beforeh6440 thish2088 altarh4196 in Jerusalemh3389'?

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"Nowh6258 therefore,  1comeh4994, makeh6148 a bargainh6148 with my masterh113 the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b, and I will giveh5414 you two thousandh505 horsesh5483b, ifh518 you are ableh3201 on your part to seth5414 ridersh7392 on them.

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"Howh349 then can you  1repulseh7725h6440 oneh259  2officialh6346 of the leasth6996a of my master'sh113 servantsh5650, and  3relyh982 on Egypth4714 for chariotsh7393 and for horsemenh6571b?

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"Have I nowh6258 comeh5927 up  1withouth1107 the LORD'Sh3068 approval againsth5921 thish2088 placeh4725 to destroyh7843 it? The LORDh3068 saidh559 to me, `Goh5927 up againsth5921 thish2088 landh776 and destroyh7843 it.' ""'

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Then Eliakimh471 the sonh1121 of Hilkiahh2518, and Shebnahh7644 and Joahh3098, saidh559 to Rabshakehh7262, "Speakh1696 nowh4994 to your servantsh5650 in Aramaich762, for we  1understandh8085 it; and do not speakh1696 with us in  2 aJudeanh3066 in the hearingh241 of the peopleh5971a whoh834 are on the wallh2346."

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But Rabshakehh7262 saidh559 to them, "Has my masterh113 senth7971 me only to your masterh113 and to you to speakh1696 theseh428 wordsh1697, and not to the menh376 who sith3427 on the wallh2346, doomed to eath398 their own dungh2716 and drinkh8354 their own urineh7890 with you?"

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Then Rabshakehh7262 stoodh5975 and criedh7121 with a loudh1419 voiceh6963 in Judeanh3066,  1sayingh1696h559, "Hearh8085 the wordh1697 of the greath1419 kingh4428, the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b.

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the kingh4428, ` aDo not let Hezekiahh2396 deceiveh5378 you, for he will not be ableh3201 to deliverh5337 you from  1my handh3027;

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norh408 let Hezekiahh2396 make you trusth982 in the LORDh3068, sayingh559, "The LORDh3068 will surelyh5337 deliverh5337 us, and thish2088 cityh5892b will not be givenh5414 into the handh3027 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b."

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`Do not listenh8085 to Hezekiahh2396, for thush3541 saysh559 the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b, " 1Makeh6213a your peaceh1293 with me and comeh3318 out to me, and eath398  aeachh376 of his vineh1612 and eachh376 of his figh8384 treeh8384 and drinkh8354 eachh376 of the watersh4325 of his own cisternh953a,

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untilh5704 I comeh935 and takeh3947 you away  ato a landh776 like your own landh776, a landh776 of grainh1715 and newh8492 wineh8492, a landh776 of breadh3899 and vineyardsh3754, a landh776 of oliveh2132 treesh2132 and honeyh1706, that you may liveh2421a and not dieh4191." But do not listenh8085 to Hezekiahh2396 whenh3588 he misleadsh5496 you, sayingh559, "The LORDh3068 will deliverh5337 us."

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aHas anyh376 oneh376 of the godsh430 of the nationsh1471 deliveredh5337 his landh776 from the handh3027 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b?

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aWhereh346 are the godsh430 of Hamathh2574 and  bArpadh774? Whereh346 are the godsh430 of Sepharvaimh5617, Henah2012 and  1 cIvvahh5755? Have they deliveredh5337 Samariah8111 from my handh3027?

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`Whoh4310 among allh3605 the godsh430 of the landsh776  1have deliveredh5337 their landh776 from my handh3027,  athat the LORDh3068 should deliverh5337 Jerusalemh3389 from my handh3027?' "

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But the peopleh5971a were silenth2790b and answeredh6030a him not a wordh1697, for the king'sh4428 commandmenth4687 was, "Do not answerh6030a him."

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Then  aEliakimh471 the sonh1121 of Hilkiahh2518, whoh834 was overh5921 the householdh1004, and Shebnah7644 the scribeh5613b and Joahh3098 the sonh1121 of Asaphh623, the recorderh2142, cameh935 to Hezekiahh2396  bwith their clothesh899b tornh7167 and toldh5046 him the wordsh1697 of Rabshakehh7262.



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