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2 Chronicles 32

Sennacherib Invades Judah

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Afterh310 theseh428  1actsh1697 of faithfulnessh571  aSennacheribh5576 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b cameh935 and invadedh935 Judahh3063 and besiegedh2583h5921 the fortifiedh1219 citiesh5892b, and  2thoughth559 to breakh1234 into them for himself.

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Now when Hezekiahh2396 sawh7200 that Sennacheribh5576 had comeh935 and that  1he intendedh6440 to make warh4421 on Jerusalemh3389,

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he decidedh3289 with his officersh8269 and his warriorsh1368 to cuth5640 offh5640 the supply of waterh4325 from the springsh5871a whichh834 were outsideh4480h2351 the cityh5892b, and they helpedh5826 him.

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So manyh7227a peopleh5971a assembledh6908  aand stoppedh5640 up allh3605 the springsh4599 and  bthe streamh5158a which flowedh7857  1throughh8432 the regionh776, sayingh559, "Whyh4100 should the kingsh4428 of Assyriah804b comeh935 and findh4672 abundanth7227a waterh4325?"

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And he tookh2388 courageh2388 and  arebuilth1129 allh3605 the wallh2346 that had been brokenh6555 downh6555 and  1erectedh5927 towersh4026 on it, and built  banotherh312 outsideh2351 wallh2346 and strengthenedh2388 the  cMilloh4407 in the cityh5892b of Davidh1732, and madeh6213a weaponsh7973 and shieldsh4043 in greath7230 numberh7230.

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He appointedh5414 militaryh4421 officersh8269 overh5921 the peopleh5971a and gatheredh6908 them to him in the squareh7339 at the cityh5892b gateh8179, and  aspokeh1696  1encouraginglyh5921h3824 to them, sayingh559,

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aBe strongh2388 and courageoush553, do not fearh3372a or be dismayedh2865 becauseh4480h6440 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b nor becauseh4480h6440 of allh3605 the hordeh1995 that is with him;  bfor the one with us is greaterh7227a thanh4480 the one with him.

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"With him is only  aan armh2220 of fleshh1320, but  bwith us is the LORDh3068 our Godh430 to helph5826 us and to fighth3898a our battlesh4421." And the peopleh5971a reliedh5564 on the wordsh1697 of Hezekiahh2396 kingh4428 of Judahh3063.

Sennacherib Undermines Hezekiah

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Afterh310 thish2088  aSennacheribh5576 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b senth7971 his servantsh5650 to Jerusalemh3389 while he was  1besiegingh5921 Lachishh3923 with allh3605 his forcesh4475 with him, againsth5921 Hezekiahh2396 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 and againsth5921 allh3605 Judahh3063 whoh834 were at Jerusalemh3389, sayingh559,

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"Thush3541 saysh559 Sennacheribh5576 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b, `On whath4100 are you trustingh982 that you are remainingh3427 in Jerusalemh3389 under siegeh4692?

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`Is not Hezekiahh2396 misleadingh5496 you to giveh5414 yourselves over to dieh4191 by hungerh7458 and by thirsth6772, sayingh559, "The LORDh3068 our Godh430 will deliverh5337 us from the  1handh3709 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b"?

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aHas not the sameh1931 Hezekiahh2396 takenh5493 awayh5493 His highh1116 placesh1116 and His altarsh4196, and saidh559 to Judahh3063 and  1Jerusalemh3389, "You shall worshiph7812 beforeh6440 oneh259 altarh4196, and on it you shall  2burnh6999 incenseh6999"?

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`Do you not knowh3045 whath4100 I and my fathersh1 have doneh6213a to allh3605 the peoplesh5971a of the landsh776?  aWere the godsh430 of the nationsh1471 of the landsh776 ableh3201 at allh3201 to deliverh5337 their landh776 from my handh3027?

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aWhoh4310 was there among allh3605 the godsh430 of thoseh428 nationsh1471 whichh834 my fathersh1 utterlyh2763a destroyedh2763a whoh834 couldh3201 deliverh5337 his peopleh5971a out of my handh3027, that your Godh430 should be ableh3201 to deliverh5337 you from my handh3027?

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`Nowh6258 therefore, do not let Hezekiahh2396 deceiveh5378 you or misleadh5496 you like thish2088, and do not believeh539 him, for  anoh3808h3605 godh433 of anyh3605 nationh1471 or kingdomh4467 was ableh3201 to deliverh5337 his peopleh5971a from my handh3027 or from the handh3027 of my fathersh1. Howh637 muchh637h3588 lessh637 will your Godh430 deliverh5337 you from my handh3027?' "

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His servantsh5650 spokeh1696 furtherh5750 againsth5921 the LORDh3068 Godh430 and againsth5921 His servanth5650 Hezekiahh2396.

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He also wroteh3789 lettersh5612 to insulth2778a the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478, and to speakh559 againsth5921 Him, sayingh559, " aAs the godsh430 of the nationsh1471 of the landsh776  1have not deliveredh5337 their peopleh5971a from my handh3027, soh3651 the Godh430 of Hezekiahh2396 will not deliverh5337 His peopleh5971a from my handh3027."

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 aThey calledh7121 this out with a loudh1419 voiceh6963 in the languageh3066 of Judahh3066 to the peopleh5971a of Jerusalemh3389 whoh834 were on the wallh2346, to frightenh3372a and terrifyh926 them, soh4616 that they might takeh3920 the cityh5892b.

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They spokeh1696  1of the Godh430 of Jerusalemh3389 as of  athe godsh430 of the peoplesh5971a of the earthh776, the workh4639 of men'sh120 handsh3027.

Hezekiah's Prayer Is Answered

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But Kingh4428 Hezekiahh2396 and Isaiahh3470b the propheth5030, the sonh1121 of Amozh531, prayedh6419 abouth5921 thish2088 and criedh2199 out to heavenh8064.

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And the LORDh3068 senth7971 an angelh4397 who destroyedh3582 everyh3605 mightyh1368 warriorh1368, commanderh5057 and officerh8269 in the camph4264 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b. So he returnedh7725  1in shameh1322h6440 to his own landh776. And when he had enteredh935 the templeh1004 of his godh430, someh4480 of his ownh4578 childrenh3329h4578 killedh5307 him thereh8033 with the swordh2719.

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So the LORDh3068  asavedh3467 Hezekiahh2396 and the inhabitantsh3427 of Jerusalemh3389 from the handh3027 of Sennacheribh5576 the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b and from the handh3027 of allh3605 others, and  1guidedh5095 them on everyh5439 sideh5439.

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And  amanyh7227a were bringingh935 giftsh4503 to the LORDh3068 at Jerusalemh3389 and choiceh4030 presentsh4030 to Hezekiahh2396 kingh4428 of Judahh3063, so that  bhe was exaltedh5375 in the sighth5869 of allh3605 nationsh1471 thereafterh4480h310h3651.

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 aIn thoseh1992a daysh3117 Hezekiahh2396 becameh2470a  1mortallyh4191 illh2470a; and he prayedh6419 to the LORDh3068, and  2the LORD spokeh559 to him and gaveh5414 him a signh4159.

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But Hezekiahh2396 gaveh7725 noh3808 returnh7725 for the benefith1576  1he receivedh5921,  abecauseh3588 his hearth3820 was  2proudh1361b;  btherefore wrathh7110a cameh1961 on him and on Judahh3063 and Jerusalemh3389.

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However,  aHezekiahh2396  1humbledh3665 the prideh1363 of his hearth3820, both he and the inhabitantsh3427 of Jerusalemh3389, so that the wrathh7110a of the LORDh3068 did not comeh935 on them in the daysh3117 of Hezekiahh2396.

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Now Hezekiahh2396 hadh1961 immenseh3966 richesh6239 and honorh3519b; and he madeh6213a for himself treasuriesh214 for silverh3701, goldh2091, precioush3368 stonesh68, spicesh1314, shieldsh4043 and allh3605 kinds of valuableh2532 articlesh3627,

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storehousesh4543 also for the produceh8393 of grainh1715, wineh8492 and oilh3323, pensh723a for allh3605 kindsh929 of cattleh929 and  1sheepfoldsh723a for the flocksh5739.

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He madeh6213a citiesh5892b for himself and acquiredh4735 flocksh6629 and herdsh1241 in abundanceh7230, for  aGodh430 had givenh5414 him veryh3966 greath7227a  1wealthh7399.

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It was Hezekiahh2396 who  astoppedh5640 the upperh5945a outleth4161 of the watersh4325 of  bGihonh1521 and directedh3474 them to the westh4628 sideh4628 of the cityh5892b of Davidh1732. And Hezekiahh2396 prosperedh6743b in allh3605 that he didh4639.

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Evenh3651 in the matter of  athe envoysh3917b of the rulersh8269 of Babylonh894, who senth7971 to him to inquireh1875 of  bthe wonderh4159 that had happenedh1961 in the landh776, Godh430 lefth5800a him alone only  cto testh5254 him, that He might knowh3045 allh3605 that was in his hearth3824.

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Now the resth3499a of the actsh1697 of Hezekiahh2396 and his deedsh2617a of devotionh2617a, beholdh2009, they are writtenh3789 in the visionh2377 of Isaiahh3470b the propheth5030, the sonh1121 of Amozh531, in the Bookh5612 of the Kingsh4428 of Judahh3063 and Israelh3478.

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So Hezekiahh2396 slepth7901 with his fathersh1, and they buriedh6912 him in the  1upperh4608 sectionh4608 of the tombsh6913 of the sonsh1121 of Davidh1732; and allh3605 Judahh3063 and the inhabitantsh3427 of Jerusalemh3389  ahonoredh3519b him at his deathh4194. And his sonh1121 Manassehh4519 becameh4427a kingh4427a in his placeh8478.



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