2Ch 32 | EngLXX | STEP | And after these things and this faithful dealing, came Sennacherim king of the Assyrians,and he came to Juda, and encamped against the fortified cities, and intended to take them for himself.

2 Chronicles 32

1 And after these things and this faithful dealing, came Sennacherim king of the Assyrians,and he came to Juda, and encamped against the fortified cities, and intended to take them for himself. 2 And Ezekias saw that Sennacherim was come, andthat his facewas set to fight against Jerusalem. 3 And he took counsel with his elders and his mightymen to stop the wells of water which were without the city: and they helped him. 4 And he collected many people, and stopped the wells of water, and the river that flowedthrough the city, saying, Lest the king of Assyria come, and find much water, and strengthenhimself. 5 And Ezekias strengthenedhimself, and built all the wall that had been pulled down, and the towers, and another wallin front without, and fortified the strong place of the city of David, and prepared arms in abundance. 6 And he appointed captains of war over the people, and they were gathered tomeet him to the open place of the gate of the valley, and he encouraged them, saying, 7 Be strong and courageous, and fear not, neither be dismayed before the King of Assyria,and before all the nation thatis with him: forthere are more with us than with him. 8 With himare arms of flesh; but with usis the Lord our God to saveus, and to fight our battle. And the people were encouraged at the words of Ezekias king ofJuda. 9 And afterward Sennacherim king of the Assyrians sent his servants to Jerusalem; andhe went himself against Lachis, and all his army with him, and sent to Ezekias king of Juda,and to all Juda thatwas in Jerusalem, saying, 10 Thus says Sennacherim king of the Assyrians, On what do you⌃ trust, that you⌃ will remainin the siege in Jerusalem? 11 Does not Ezekias deceive you, to deliver you to death and famine and thirst, saying,The Lord our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 12 Is not this Ezekias who has taken down his altars and his high places and has spokento Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem, saying, You⌃ shall worship before this altar and burn incense uponit? 13 Know you⌃ not what I and my fathers have done to all the nations of the countries? Couldthe gods of the nations of all the earth at all rescue their people out of my hand? 14 Who is there among all the gods of those nations whom my fathers utterly destroyed,worthy of trust? Could they deliver their people out of my hand, that your God should deliveryou out of my hand? 15 Now then, let not Ezekias deceive you, and let him not make you thus confident, and believehim not: for no god of any kingdom or nation is at all able to deliver his people out of my hand, or thehand of my fathers: therefore your God shall not deliver you out of my hand. 16 And his servants continued to speak against the Lord God, and against his servant Ezekias. 17 And he wrote a letter to reproach the Lord God of Israel, and spoke concerning him, saying,As the gods of the nations of the earth have not delivered their people out of my hand, so the God ofEzekias shall by no means deliver his people out of my hand. 18 And he cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language to the people of Jerusalem on thewall,calling them to assist them, and pull downthe walls, that they might take the city. 19 And he spoke against the God of Jerusalem, even as against the gods of the nations ofthe earth, the works of the hands of men. 20 And king Ezekias and Esaias the prophet the son of Amos prayed concerning these things,and they cried to heaven. 21 And the Lord sent an angel, and he destroyed every mighty man and warrior, and leaderand captain in the camp of the king of Assyria: and he returned with shame of face to his own land andcame into the house of his god: andsome of them that came out of his bowels killed him with the sword. 22 So the Lord delivered Ezekias and the dwellers in Jerusalem out of the hand of SennacherimKing of Assyria, and out of the hand of allhis enemies, and gave them rest round about. 23 And many brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Ezekias king of Juda;and he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations after these things. 24 In those days Ezekias was sick even to death, and prayed to the Lord: and he hearkenedto him, and gave him a sign. 25 But Ezekias did not recompense the Lord according to the return which he made him, buthis heart was lifted up: and wrath came upon him, and upon Juda and Jerusalem. 26 And Ezekias humbled himself after the exaltation of his heart, he and the dwellers inJerusalem; and the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Ezekias. 27 And Ezekias had wealth and very great glory: and he made for himself treasuries of gold,and silver, and precious stones, also for spices, and stores for arms, and for precious vessels; 28 and cities for the produce of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls and mangers for everykind of cattle, and folds for flocks; 29 and cities which he built for himself, and store of sheep and oxen in abundance, forthe Lord gave him a very great store. 30 The same Ezekias stopped up the course of the water of Gion above, and brought the waterdown straight south of the city of David. And Ezekias prospered in all his works. 31 Notwithstanding, in regard to the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who were sentto him to enquire of himconcerning the prodigy which came upon the land, the Lord left him, to try him, to know whatwas in his heart. 32 And the rest of the acts of Ezekias, and his kindness, behold, they are written in theprophecy of Esaias the son of Amos the prophet, and in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel. 33 And Ezekias slept with his fathers, and they buried him in a high place among the sepulchresof the sons of David: and all Juda and the dwellers in Jerusalem gave him glory and honor at his death.And Manasses his son reigned in his stead.