Day 205 of My 3rd Bible Study Journey - 24 July 2023 reflections Part 1
Day 205, 24 July 2023
1) Isaiah 37,38,39 , Psalms 76
2 Kings 19:1-19
Isaiah 37:1-20
2 Chronicles 32:9-19
2 Kings 19:20-37
Isaiah 37:21-38
2 Chronicles 32:20-23
2 Kings 20:1-11
Isaiah 38:1-8
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Isaiah 38:9-22
2 Kings 20:12-19
Isaiah 39
Psalms 76
2 Kings 19:1-19
2 Kings 19
Hezekiah Consults Isaiah
Isa 37:1-13
1(1Ki 21:27; 2Ki 18:37) When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes,
covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the Lord.
2 (Isa 1:1; 2:1) He sent Eliakim, who was over the household,
Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth,
to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
3 They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress,
chastisement, and disgrace, for children have come to the mouth
of the womb, but there is no strength to birth them.
4 (2Sa 16:12; Jos 14:12) Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all the words
of the Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to taunt
the living God and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard,
and you might lift up a prayer for the remnant that are left."
5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
6 (2Ki 18:17; 18:35) Isaiah said to them, "Thus shall you say to your master,
'Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard,
with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
7 (2Ki 7:6) I am putting a spirit in him, and he will hear a report
and return to his own land.
Then I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.' "
Sennacherib Defies the Lord
8 (2Ki 18:14; Jos 10:29) Then the Rabshakeh returned and found
the king of Assyria warring against Libnah,
for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
9 (1Sa 23:27) When the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush,
"He has come out to fight against you,"
he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 (2Ki 18:5; 18:29-30) "Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah,
saying: Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying:
Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
11 You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands
by annihilating them. Will you be delivered?
12 (Ge 11:31; 2Ki 17:6) Have the gods of the nations delivered them,
the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Harran, Rezeph,
and the sons of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
13 (2Ki 18:34) Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad,
the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?"
Hezekiah's Prayer
Isa 37:14-20
14 (Isa 37:14) Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers
and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord
and spread it before the Lord.
15 (Ex 25:22; 1Ki 18:39 )Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said,
"O Lord, God of Israel, who sits on the cherubim, You alone are God over
all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made the sky and the earth.
16 (2Ki 19:4; 2Ch 6:40) Incline, O Lord, Your ear and hear. Open,
O Lord, Your eyes and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib,
which he sent to taunt the living God.
17 "Surely, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have
annihilated the nations and their lands
18 (Ac 17:29; Isa 44:9-20) and have put their gods in the fire,
for they were no gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone;
thus they have been destroyed.
19 (1Ki 8:43; Ps 83:18) So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand,
that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You, O Lord, are God alone."
2 Kings 19
[1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the
LORD.
[2] And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the
scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah
the prophet the son of Amoz.
[3] And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of
trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the
birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
[4] It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom
the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and
will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up
thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
[5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
[6] And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith
the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the
servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
[7] Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and
shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in
his own land.
[8] So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against
Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
[9] And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come
out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
[10] Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God
in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be
delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[11] Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all
lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
[12] Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have
destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which
were in Thelasar?
[13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of
the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
[14] And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and
read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it
before the LORD.
[15] And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel,
which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of
all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
[16] LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see:
and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the
living God.
[17] Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and
their lands,
[18] And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the
work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
[19] Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his
hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD
God, even thou only.
Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib's Fall
Isaiah 37:1-20
Isaiah 37
Isaiah Foretells Deliverance
(2Ki 19:1-13)
1 And it came to pass when King Hezekiah heard it that he tore his clothes,
and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
2 (Isa 1:1) He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna
the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth,
to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
3 (Hos 13:13; Isa 66:9) They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah:
This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy.
For children have come to birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
4 (Isa 1:9; 36:20) Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words
of the Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach
the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord your God has heard.
Therefore, lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left."
5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
6 (Isa 7:4; 35:4) Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to your master,
'Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard,
with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
7 (Isa 37:9) Listen! I will put a spirit in him so that he shall hear a rumor,
and return to his own land. And I will cause him to fall
by the sword in his own land.' "
8 (Jos 10:29) So the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria
warring against Libnah. For he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
9 He heard them say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia,
"He has come out to make war with you." And when he heard it,
he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 (Isa 36:15) "Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah,
saying: Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying,
'Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.'
11 (Isa 36:18-20) Certainly you have heard what the kings of Assyria
have done to all lands by utterly destroying them. So shall you be delivered?
12 (Ge 11:31; 2Ki 17:6) Have the gods of the nations delivered them
which my fathers have destroyed, even Gozan and Harran
and Rezeph and the sons of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad,
and the kings of the city of SephÂarvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?"
The Prayer of Hezekiah
2Ki 19:14-19
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers
and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord,
and spread it before the Lord.
15 Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying,
16 (Ex 25:22; Ps 86:10) "O Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, who dwells
above the cherubim, You are the God, even You alone,
of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
17 (2Ch 6:40; Ps 17:6) Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear. Open Your eyes,
O Lord, and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib,
which he has sent to reproach the living God.
18 (2Ki 15:29; 16:9) "Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste
all the nations and their countries,
19 and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were not gods,
but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore,
they have destroyed them.
20 (Ps 46:10; 1Ki 18:36-37) Now, O Lord our God, save us from
his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone,
Lord, are God."
Isaiah 37
[1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the
LORD.
[2] And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe,
and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the
prophet the son of Amoz.
[3] And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of
trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the
birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
[4] It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the
king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will
reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy
prayer for the remnant that is left.
[5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
[6] And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus
saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith
the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
[7] Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and
return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own
land.
[8] So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against
Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
[9] And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth
to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah,
saying,
[10] Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God,
in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given
into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[11] Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all
lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
[12] Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have
destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which
were in Telassar?
[13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of
the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
[14] And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and
read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it
before the LORD.
[15] And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[16] O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims,
thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou
hast made heaven and earth.
[17] Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see:
and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the
living God.
[18] Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations,
and their countries,
[19] And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the
work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
[20] Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the
kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
2 Chronicles 32:9-19
9 After all this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem
-while he was at Lachish with all his military force that was with him-to
Hezekiah king of Judah and to all Judah that was in Jerusalem stating,
10 "Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: By what do you all trust that
you remain in a besieged Jerusalem?
11 Is not Hezekiah leading you all astray to give you over to death by famine
and thirst when he tells you, 'The Lord our God will deliver us from the hand
of the king of Assyria'?
12 Has not Hezekiah himself taken down this god's high places
and altars by ordering Judah and Jerusalem, 'You all will bow down
at one altar and on it burn sacrifices'?
13 "Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples
of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of these lands surely able
to rescue their lands from my hand?
14 Who from among all the gods of these nations that my fathers utterly
destroyed was able to rescue his people from my hand? For will your god
be able to rescue you all from my hand?
15 Now do not let Hezekiah trick or lead you all astray in this.
And do not believe him, for no god from any nation or kingdom
has been able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers.
How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?"
16 And his servants continued to speak against the Lord God and Hezekiah
his servant.
17 He also wrote letters to insult the Lord God of Israel, speaking against
Him, "As the gods of the nations of other lands did not rescue their people
from my hand, so the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my hand."
18 And they proclaimed it also in a loud voice in the Judean language against
the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall to frighten and terrify them
in order to capture the city.
19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem like the gods of the other peoples
of the earth, which are only objects made by men's hands.
[9] After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to
Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power
with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at
Jerusalem, saying,
[10] Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye
abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
[11] Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine
and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of
the king of Assyria?
[12] Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars,
and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one
altar, and burn incense upon it?
[13] Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of
other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to
deliver their lands out of mine hand?
[14] Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers
utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your
God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
[15] Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this
manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was
able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my
fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?
[16] And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his
servant Hezekiah.
[17] He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak
against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not
delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah
deliver his people out of mine hand.
[18] Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people
of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them;
that they might take the city.
[19] And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the
people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.
2 Kings 19:20-37
Isa 37:21-38; 2Ch 32:20-21
20 (2Ki 20:5) Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent word to Hezekiah, saying,
"Thus says the Lord God of Israel: That which you have prayed to Me
concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
21 (La 2:13; Job 16:4; Jer 14:17) This is the word that the Lord has spoken
concerning him:
She despises you, she ridicules you- virgin daughter of Zion.
Behind you, she shakes her head- daughter of Jerusalem.
22 (Isa 5:24; Ps 71:22) Whom have you taunted and blasphemed?
And against whom have you raised a voice
and lifted your eyes upward?
Against the Holy One of Israel.
23 (2Ki 18:17; Ps 20:7) By your messengers
you have taunted the Lord,
and have said,
'With my many chariots
I have gone up the height of the mountains,
to farthest reaches of Lebanon,
and I will cut down its tallest cedars,
its choicest junipers.
I will enter its most remote canopies of night,
its dense forest.
24 I have dug wells
and drunk foreign waters,
and I dried up with the sole of my foot
all the streams of Egypt.'
25 (Isa 45:7) "Have you not heard?
Long ago I arranged it,
in ancient times I formed it;
now I bring it to pass,
that you will turn impregnable cities
into desolate heaps of stones.
26 Their inhabitants are powerless;
they are terrified and ashamed.
They are like grass of the field
and new vegetation,
grass on the roof tops,
scorched before it stands.
27 "But I know your dwelling place,
your going out and your coming in,
and your raging against Me.
28 (2Ki 19:33; Eze 29:4) Because you have raged against Me,
and your self-assuredness has come up to My ears,
I will put My hook in your nose
and My bridle on your lips,
and I will turn you back
on the way by which you came.
29 (2Ki 20:8-9; Ex 3:12) "This will be the sign to you:
This year you will eat what grows itself,
and in the second year the same.
Then in the third year sow, reap,
and plant vineyards, and eat their fruits.
30 (2Ch 32:22-23; 2Ki 19:4) The spared of the house of Judah who remain
will again take root below, and bear fruit above.
31 (Isa 9:7 ) For from Jerusalem a remnant will go forth,
and escapees from Mount Zion.
"The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will do this.
32 (2Sa 20:15; Isa 8:7-10) "Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
the king of Assyria:
He will not enter this city,
shoot an arrow there,
approach it with shield,
or heap up a siege ramp against it.
33 (2Ki 19:28) By the way that he came, he will return;
he will not enter this city,
declares the Lord.
34 (2Ki 20:6; 1Ki 11:12-13) For I will protect this city to save it,
for My own sake and for the sake of David My servant."
The Death of Sennacherib
35 (Ex 12:29-30; 2Sa 24:16) On that night the angel of the Lord
went out and struck 185000 in the camp of the Assyrians.
When others woke up early in the morning, these were all dead bodies.
36 (Jnh 1:2; 2Ki 19:7) So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed
and stayed in Nineveh.
37 (Ge 8:4; Ezr 4:2) As he was worshipping in the house of Nisrok his god,
Adrammelek and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword,
and they escaped into the land of Ararat.
Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
[20] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the
LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib
king of Assyria I have heard.
[21] This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin
the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the
daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
[22] Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou
exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy
One of Israel.
[23] By the messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With
the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the
mountains, to
the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and
the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his
borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
[24] I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet
have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
[25] Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times
that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou
shouldest be
to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
[26] Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed
and
confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as
the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
[27] But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy
rage against me.
[28] Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears,
therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I
will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
[29] And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things
as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the
same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat
the fruits thereof.
[30] And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again
take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
[31] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape
out
of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
[32] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall
not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with
shield, nor cast a bank against it.
[33] By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not
come into this city, saith the LORD.
[34] For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my
servant David's sake.
[35] And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out,
and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five
thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all
dead corpses.
[36] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and
dwelt at Nineveh.
[37] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his
god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and
they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in
his stead.
Isaiah 37:21-38
The Fall of Sennacherib
2Ki 19:20-37; 2Ch 32:20-21
21T hen Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying,
"Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Because you have prayed to Me
about Sennacherib king of Assyria,
22 (Job 16:4; Ps 9:14) this is the word which the Lord has spoken against him:
The virgin daughter of Zion
has despised you and mocked you;
the daughter of Jerusalem
has shaken her head at you.
23 (Eze 39:7) Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
And against whom have you raised your voice,
and lifted up your eyes haughtily?
Against the Holy One of Israel!
24 (Isa 14:8; 10:18) Through your servants
you have reproached the Lord
and have said,
'With my many chariots
I have come up to the heights of the mountains,
to the remotest parts of Lebanon;
and I cut down its tall cedars,
and its choice fir trees;
and I will go to its highest peak,
its thickest forest.
25 (1Ki 20:10) I have dug wells
and drunk water,
and with the sole of my feet
I have dried up all the rivers of Egypt.'
26 (Ac 2:23; 4:27-28) "Have you not heard?
Long ago I have done it,
from ancient times I have formed it.
Now I have brought it to pass,
that you should turn fortified cities
into ruinous heaps.
27 (Ps 129:6) Therefore, their inhabitants were short of strength;
they were dismayed and humiliated;
they were as the grass of the field
and as the green herb,
as the grass on the housetops
is scorched before it is grown up.
28 "But I know your abode,
and your going out and your comingin,
and your rage against Me.
29 (Isa 30:28; Eze 38:4) Because your rage against Me
and your tumult have come up into My ears,
therefore I will put My hook in your nose,
and My bridle in your lips,
and I will turn you back
on the way by which you came.
30 "This shall be a sign to you:
You shall eat this year what grows of itself,
and the second year what springs from the same,
and in the third year sow and reap
and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
31 (Isa 27:6) The surviving remnant of the house of Judah
shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
32 (Isa 9:7; 2Ki 19:31) For from Jerusalem shall go out a remnant,
and those who escape out of Mount Zion.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts
shall do this.
33 "Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria:
He shall not come into this city,
nor shoot an arrow there,
nor come before it with shields,
nor build a siege ramp against it.
34 (Isa 37:29) By the way that he came, by the same shall he return,
and shall not come into this city,
says the Lord.
35 (Isa 31:5; 38:6) For I will defend this city to save it
for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David."
36 (Isa 10:12; 2Ki 19:35) Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck
185 000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When others woke up early
in the morning, these were all dead bodies.
37 (Jnh 1:2; 3:3) So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed
and returned home and lived in Nineveh.
38 (Ge 8:4; Ezr 4:2) It came to pass as he was worshipping
in the house of Nisrok, his god, that Adrammelek and Sharezer, his sons,
struck him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat.
And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
[21] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the
LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king
of Assyria:
[22] This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin,
the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the
daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
[23] Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou
exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy
One of Israel.
[24] By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the
multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the
sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the
choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border,
and the forest of his Carmel.
[25] I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I
dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
[26] Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times,
that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be
to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
[27] Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and
confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as
the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
[28] But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy
rage against me.
[29] Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears,
therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I
will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
[30] And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as
groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and
in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit
thereof.
[31] And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take
root downward, and bear fruit upward:
[32] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out
of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
[33] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall
not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with
shields, nor cast a bank against it.
[34] By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not
come into this city, saith the LORD.
[35] For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my
servant David's sake.
[36] Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the
Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose
early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
[37] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and
dwelt at Nineveh.
[38] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his
god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and
they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in
his stead.
2 Chronicles 32:20-23
The Death of Sennacherib
20 So Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet son of Amoz prayed
concerning this. And they called out to heaven.
21 So the Lord sent an angel and destroyed the mighty army, leaders,
and officials in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king returned
in shame to his own land. When he entered the temple of his god,
some of his sons fell on him there with the sword.
22 So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand
of Sennacherib king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others,
and gave them rest on every side.
23 Many brought tribute to the Lord in Jerusalem a
nd choice gifts to Hezekiah king of Judah so that he was lifted
up before the eyes of all the nations from then on.
[20] And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of
Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
[21] And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour,
and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he
returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the
house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with
the sword.
[22] Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the
hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and
guided them on every side.
[23] And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to
Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations
from thenceforth.
2 Kings 20:1-11
Hezekiah's Life Extended
2Ch 32:24-26; Isa 38:1-8
1(2Sa 17:23) In those days Hezekiah became ill and was near death.
The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live."
2 Then he turned his face toward the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,
3 (Ne 13:22; 2Ki 18:3-6) "Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before
You faithfully and with an undivided heart and have done what is good
in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Now before Isaiah had come out of the middle courtyard,
the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
5 (1Sa 9:16; 2Ki 19:20) "Turn back and say to Hezekiah the leader of My
people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father:
I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will heal you.
On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.
6 (2Ki 19:34) I will add to your days fifteen years, and I will deliver you
and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria.
I will defend this city for My own sake and for the sake of David My servant."
7 (Isa 38:21) Then Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs."
So they took it and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me,
and that I should go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?"
9 Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will
do the thing that He has spoken: Should the shadow walk forward ten steps
or go back ten steps?"
10 And Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to stretch
ten steps, so let it go back ten steps."
11 (Jos 10:12-14; Isa 38:8) Isaiah the prophet called to the Lord,
and He made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.
2 Kings 20
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the
son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine
house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[3] I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in
truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy
sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court,
that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
[5] Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the
LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy
tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the
house of the LORD.
[6] And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and
this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this
city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
[7] And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the
boil, and he recovered.
[8] And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will
heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
[9] And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD
will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forth ten
degrees, or go back ten degrees?
[10] And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down
ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
[11] And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow
ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
Isaiah 38:1-8
Isaiah 38
Hezekiah's Illness
2Ki 20:1-11; 2Ch 32:24-26
1 (2Sa 17:23; 2Ch 32:24) In those days Hezekiah was mortally ill.
And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die,
and not live."
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
3 (1Ch 29:19; Ne 13:14) and said, "Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You,
how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done
what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying:
5 (2Ki 18:2) "Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David
your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears.
Surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
6 (Isa 37:35) I will deliver you and this city out of the hand
of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
7 (Jdg 6:37-39; Isa 37:30) "This shall be a sign to you from the Lord,
that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken:
8 (Jos 10:12-14) I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down
with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, to go back ten steps."
So the sun's shadow returned ten steps on the sundial
by which it had gone down.
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the
son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set
thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
[3] And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before
thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in
thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
[5] Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy
father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add
unto thy days fifteen years.
[6] And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of
Assyria: and I will defend this city.
[7] And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do
this thing that he hath spoken;
[8] Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone
down
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Hezekiah's Pride
24 In those days Hezekiah became ill even to the point of death,
so he prayed to the Lord. He spoke to the king and gave him a sign.
25 But Hezekiah did not make recompense for what was given to him
because his heart was proud. So divine anger was on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.
26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself from his arrogant heart,
both he and those who lived in Jerusalem, and the anger of the Lord did not
come over them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 And Hezekiah had a vast amount of riches and honor,
and he made treasures for himself from silver, gold, costly stones, spices,
shields, and all types of precious items.
28 He made storehouses for the produce of grain, wine, and oil;
and stalls for all types of livestock and flocks.
29 He also built cities for himself and acquired numbers of flocks and herds,
for God had given to him a vast amount of possessions.
30 And Hezekiah shut up the upper outlet of the waters of the Gihon
and directed them downward to the western side of the City of David.
And Hezekiah found success in all his works.
31 But the envoys came from the officials of Babylon who were sent to him
to inquire about the sign that had been given in the land. God left him alone
in order to test Hezekiah, to know what was in his heart.
[24] In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD:
and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
[25] But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him;
for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon
Judah and Jerusalem.
[26] Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart,
both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came
not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
[27] And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself
treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for
spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
[28] Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and
stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
[29] Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in
abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
[30] This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and
brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah
prospered in all his works.
[31] Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon,
who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God
left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Isaiah 38:9-22
9 This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah
after his illness and recovery:
10 (2Co 1:9; Ps 102:24 ) I said: In the middle of my days,
I shall go to the gates of Sheol;
I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.
11 (Ps 27:13) I said, I shall not see the Lord,
even the Lord, in the land of the living;
I shall see man no more
with the inhabitants of the world.
12 (Ps 73:14; 2Co 5:1) My dwelling is pulled up
and removed from me as a shepherd's tent;
I rolled up my life like a weaver.
He cuts me off from the loom;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
13 (Ps 51:8; Da 6:24) I composed my soul until morning,
like a lion, so He breaks all my bones;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
14 (Isa 59:11; Job 30:29) Like a crane or a swallow, so I twitter;
I mourn as a dove;
my eyes look wistfully upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
15 (1Ki 21:27; Job 7:11) What shall I say?
For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it.
I shall wander about all my years
in the bitterness of my soul.
16 (Dt 8:3) O Lord, by these things men live,
and in all these things is the life of my spirit;
O restore me to health
and make me live!
17 (Ps 30:3; Isa 43:25) Surely it was for my own peace
that I had great bitterness;
but You have kept my soul
from the pit of corruption,
for You have cast all my sins
behind Your back.
18 (Ecc 9:10; Ps 6:5) For Sheol cannot thank You,
death cannot praise You;
those who go down into the pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19 (Dt 6:7; 4:9) It is the living who give thanks to You,
as I do this day;
a father explains to his sons
about Your faithfulness.
20 The Lord shall surely save me;
therefore, we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
in the house of the Lord.
21 For Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs
and lay it on the boil, and he shall recover."
22 Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I shall go
up to the house of the Lord?"
[9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was
recovered of his sickness:
[10] I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the
grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
[11] I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the
living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
[12] Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I
have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining
sickness:
from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[13] I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my
bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[14] Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove:
mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for
me.
[15] What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done
it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
[16] O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life
of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
[17] Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my
soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my
sins
behind thy back.
[18] For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they
that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
[19] The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the
father to the children shall make known thy truth.
[20] The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the
stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
[21] For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a
plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
[22] Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the
house of the LORD?
2 Kings 20:12-19
Envoys From Babylon
Isa 39:1-8; 2Ch 32:32-33
12 (2Ch 32:31; Isa 39:1-8) At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah,
for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill.
13 Hezekiah welcomed them and showed them all the treasure house,
the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all the armory,
and all that was found in his storehouses.
There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion
that Hezekiah did not show them.
14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him,
"What did these men say? From where did they come to you?"
Hezekiah said, "They came from a distant land, from Babylon."
15 He said, "What have they seen in your house?"
Hezekiah said, "They have seen everything in my house.
There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them."
16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the Lord:
17 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) The days are coming when everything that is
in your house and that your fathers have stored up until this day
will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
18 (2Ch 33:11; 2Ki 24:12) Some of your sons who go out from you,
who will be born to you, will be taken away.
They will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
19 (1Sa 3:18) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah,
"The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good."
And he said, "Why not, if there is peace and security in my days?"
[12] At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had
been sick.
[13] And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious
ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his
treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that
Hezekiah shewed them not.
[14] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him,
What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said,
They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
[15] And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among
my treasures that I have not shewed them.
[16] And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.
[17] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[18] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[19] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
Isaiah 39
Envoys From Babylon
2Ki 20:12-19
1 (2Ki 20:12-19; 2Ch 32:31) At that time Marduk-Baladan the son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard
that he had been sick and had recovered.
2 (2Ch 32:25; 32:31) Hezekiah was glad and showed them the house
of his precious things: the silver, and the gold, and the spices,
and the precious ointment, and his whole armoury, and all that was found
in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion,
that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 (Dt 28:49; 2Sa 12:1) Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said
to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?"
And Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon."
4 Then he said, "What have they seen in your house?"
And Hezekiah answered, "All that is in my house they have seen.
There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."
5 (1Sa 13:13-14; 15:16) Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah,
"Hear the word of the Lord of Hosts.
6 (2Ki 24:13; 25:13-15) The days are surely coming when all that is
in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store
until this day, shall be carried to BabÂylon. Nothing shall be left,
says the Lord.
7 (2Ki 24:12; 2Ch 36:10) And some of your sons who descend from you,
whom you shall father, shall be taken away. And they shall become officials
in the palace of the king of Babylon."
8 (2Ch 32:26; 34:28) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord
which you have spoken is good."
For he said, "For there shall be peace and truth in my days."
Isaiah 39
[1] At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent
letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick,
and was recovered.
[2] And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious
things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment,
and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures:
there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah
shewed them not.
[3] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What
said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They
are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
[4] Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my
treasures that I have not shewed them.
[5] Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
[6] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[7] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[8] Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my
days.
Psalms 76
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
1 In Judah God is known;
in Israel His name is great.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In Salem is His abode,
and His dwelling place in Zion.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) There He broke the fiery arrows of the bow,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) You are more glorious and excellent
than the mountains of prey.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The strong of heart have been plundered;
they have been put to sleep;
and none of the mighty men
could use their hands.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both the chariot and horse lay stunned.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You, even You, are to be feared;
and who may stand in Your sight from the moment of Your anger?
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) From the heavens You gave their judgment,
and the earth feared and was silent,
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) when God arose to judgment,
to save all the meek of the earth. Selah
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Surely the wrath of people shall bring You praise;
the remainder of wrath You shall put on.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Make your vows to the Lord your God, and fulfill them;
let all who surround Him
bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
12 He reduces the spirit of princes,
and is feared among the kings of the earth.
Psalms 76
[1] In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
[2] In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
[3] There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the
battle. Selah.
[4] Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
[5] The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of
the men of might have found their hands.
[6] At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into
a dead sleep.
[7] Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when
once thou art angry?
[8] Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and
was still,
[9] When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
[10] Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt
thou restrain.
[11] Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him
bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
[12] He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of
the earth.
1) Isaiah 37,38,39 , Psalms 76
2 Kings 19:1-19
Isaiah 37:1-20
2 Chronicles 32:9-19
2 Kings 19:20-37
Isaiah 37:21-38
2 Chronicles 32:20-23
2 Kings 20:1-11
Isaiah 38:1-8
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Isaiah 38:9-22
2 Kings 20:12-19
Isaiah 39
Psalms 76
2 Kings 19:1-19
2 Kings 19
Hezekiah Consults Isaiah
Isa 37:1-13
1(1Ki 21:27; 2Ki 18:37) When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes,
covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the Lord.
2 (Isa 1:1; 2:1) He sent Eliakim, who was over the household,
Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth,
to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
3 They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress,
chastisement, and disgrace, for children have come to the mouth
of the womb, but there is no strength to birth them.
4 (2Sa 16:12; Jos 14:12) Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all the words
of the Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, has sent to taunt
the living God and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard,
and you might lift up a prayer for the remnant that are left."
5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah,
6 (2Ki 18:17; 18:35) Isaiah said to them, "Thus shall you say to your master,
'Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard,
with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
7 (2Ki 7:6) I am putting a spirit in him, and he will hear a report
and return to his own land.
Then I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.' "
Sennacherib Defies the Lord
8 (2Ki 18:14; Jos 10:29) Then the Rabshakeh returned and found
the king of Assyria warring against Libnah,
for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
9 (1Sa 23:27) When the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush,
"He has come out to fight against you,"
he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 (2Ki 18:5; 18:29-30) "Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah,
saying: Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying:
Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
11 You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands
by annihilating them. Will you be delivered?
12 (Ge 11:31; 2Ki 17:6) Have the gods of the nations delivered them,
the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Harran, Rezeph,
and the sons of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
13 (2Ki 18:34) Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad,
the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?"
Hezekiah's Prayer
Isa 37:14-20
14 (Isa 37:14) Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers
and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord
and spread it before the Lord.
15 (Ex 25:22; 1Ki 18:39 )Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said,
"O Lord, God of Israel, who sits on the cherubim, You alone are God over
all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made the sky and the earth.
16 (2Ki 19:4; 2Ch 6:40) Incline, O Lord, Your ear and hear. Open,
O Lord, Your eyes and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib,
which he sent to taunt the living God.
17 "Surely, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have
annihilated the nations and their lands
18 (Ac 17:29; Isa 44:9-20) and have put their gods in the fire,
for they were no gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone;
thus they have been destroyed.
19 (1Ki 8:43; Ps 83:18) So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand,
that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You, O Lord, are God alone."
2 Kings 19
[1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the
LORD.
[2] And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the
scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah
the prophet the son of Amoz.
[3] And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of
trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the
birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
[4] It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom
the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and
will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up
thy prayer for the remnant that are left.
[5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
[6] And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith
the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the
servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
[7] Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and
shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in
his own land.
[8] So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against
Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
[9] And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come
out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
[10] Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God
in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be
delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[11] Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all
lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
[12] Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have
destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which
were in Thelasar?
[13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of
the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
[14] And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and
read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it
before the LORD.
[15] And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel,
which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of
all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
[16] LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see:
and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the
living God.
[17] Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and
their lands,
[18] And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the
work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
[19] Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his
hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD
God, even thou only.
Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib's Fall
Isaiah 37:1-20
Isaiah 37
Isaiah Foretells Deliverance
(2Ki 19:1-13)
1 And it came to pass when King Hezekiah heard it that he tore his clothes,
and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
2 (Isa 1:1) He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna
the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth,
to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
3 (Hos 13:13; Isa 66:9) They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah:
This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy.
For children have come to birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
4 (Isa 1:9; 36:20) Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words
of the Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach
the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord your God has heard.
Therefore, lift up a prayer for the remnant that is left."
5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
6 (Isa 7:4; 35:4) Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to your master,
'Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard,
with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
7 (Isa 37:9) Listen! I will put a spirit in him so that he shall hear a rumor,
and return to his own land. And I will cause him to fall
by the sword in his own land.' "
8 (Jos 10:29) So the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria
warring against Libnah. For he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
9 He heard them say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia,
"He has come out to make war with you." And when he heard it,
he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
10 (Isa 36:15) "Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah,
saying: Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying,
'Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.'
11 (Isa 36:18-20) Certainly you have heard what the kings of Assyria
have done to all lands by utterly destroying them. So shall you be delivered?
12 (Ge 11:31; 2Ki 17:6) Have the gods of the nations delivered them
which my fathers have destroyed, even Gozan and Harran
and Rezeph and the sons of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad,
and the kings of the city of SephÂarvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?"
The Prayer of Hezekiah
2Ki 19:14-19
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers
and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord,
and spread it before the Lord.
15 Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying,
16 (Ex 25:22; Ps 86:10) "O Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, who dwells
above the cherubim, You are the God, even You alone,
of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
17 (2Ch 6:40; Ps 17:6) Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear. Open Your eyes,
O Lord, and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib,
which he has sent to reproach the living God.
18 (2Ki 15:29; 16:9) "Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste
all the nations and their countries,
19 and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were not gods,
but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore,
they have destroyed them.
20 (Ps 46:10; 1Ki 18:36-37) Now, O Lord our God, save us from
his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone,
Lord, are God."
Isaiah 37
[1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his
clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the
LORD.
[2] And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe,
and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the
prophet the son of Amoz.
[3] And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of
trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the
birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
[4] It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the
king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will
reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy
prayer for the remnant that is left.
[5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
[6] And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus
saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith
the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
[7] Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and
return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own
land.
[8] So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against
Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
[9] And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth
to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah,
saying,
[10] Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God,
in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given
into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[11] Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all
lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
[12] Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have
destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which
were in Telassar?
[13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of
the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
[14] And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and
read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it
before the LORD.
[15] And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[16] O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims,
thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou
hast made heaven and earth.
[17] Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see:
and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the
living God.
[18] Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations,
and their countries,
[19] And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the
work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
[20] Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the
kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
2 Chronicles 32:9-19
9 After all this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem
-while he was at Lachish with all his military force that was with him-to
Hezekiah king of Judah and to all Judah that was in Jerusalem stating,
10 "Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: By what do you all trust that
you remain in a besieged Jerusalem?
11 Is not Hezekiah leading you all astray to give you over to death by famine
and thirst when he tells you, 'The Lord our God will deliver us from the hand
of the king of Assyria'?
12 Has not Hezekiah himself taken down this god's high places
and altars by ordering Judah and Jerusalem, 'You all will bow down
at one altar and on it burn sacrifices'?
13 "Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples
of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of these lands surely able
to rescue their lands from my hand?
14 Who from among all the gods of these nations that my fathers utterly
destroyed was able to rescue his people from my hand? For will your god
be able to rescue you all from my hand?
15 Now do not let Hezekiah trick or lead you all astray in this.
And do not believe him, for no god from any nation or kingdom
has been able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers.
How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?"
16 And his servants continued to speak against the Lord God and Hezekiah
his servant.
17 He also wrote letters to insult the Lord God of Israel, speaking against
Him, "As the gods of the nations of other lands did not rescue their people
from my hand, so the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my hand."
18 And they proclaimed it also in a loud voice in the Judean language against
the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall to frighten and terrify them
in order to capture the city.
19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem like the gods of the other peoples
of the earth, which are only objects made by men's hands.
[9] After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to
Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power
with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at
Jerusalem, saying,
[10] Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye
abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
[11] Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine
and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of
the king of Assyria?
[12] Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars,
and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one
altar, and burn incense upon it?
[13] Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of
other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to
deliver their lands out of mine hand?
[14] Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers
utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your
God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
[15] Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this
manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was
able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my
fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?
[16] And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his
servant Hezekiah.
[17] He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak
against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not
delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah
deliver his people out of mine hand.
[18] Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people
of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them;
that they might take the city.
[19] And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the
people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.
2 Kings 19:20-37
Isa 37:21-38; 2Ch 32:20-21
20 (2Ki 20:5) Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent word to Hezekiah, saying,
"Thus says the Lord God of Israel: That which you have prayed to Me
concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
21 (La 2:13; Job 16:4; Jer 14:17) This is the word that the Lord has spoken
concerning him:
She despises you, she ridicules you- virgin daughter of Zion.
Behind you, she shakes her head- daughter of Jerusalem.
22 (Isa 5:24; Ps 71:22) Whom have you taunted and blasphemed?
And against whom have you raised a voice
and lifted your eyes upward?
Against the Holy One of Israel.
23 (2Ki 18:17; Ps 20:7) By your messengers
you have taunted the Lord,
and have said,
'With my many chariots
I have gone up the height of the mountains,
to farthest reaches of Lebanon,
and I will cut down its tallest cedars,
its choicest junipers.
I will enter its most remote canopies of night,
its dense forest.
24 I have dug wells
and drunk foreign waters,
and I dried up with the sole of my foot
all the streams of Egypt.'
25 (Isa 45:7) "Have you not heard?
Long ago I arranged it,
in ancient times I formed it;
now I bring it to pass,
that you will turn impregnable cities
into desolate heaps of stones.
26 Their inhabitants are powerless;
they are terrified and ashamed.
They are like grass of the field
and new vegetation,
grass on the roof tops,
scorched before it stands.
27 "But I know your dwelling place,
your going out and your coming in,
and your raging against Me.
28 (2Ki 19:33; Eze 29:4) Because you have raged against Me,
and your self-assuredness has come up to My ears,
I will put My hook in your nose
and My bridle on your lips,
and I will turn you back
on the way by which you came.
29 (2Ki 20:8-9; Ex 3:12) "This will be the sign to you:
This year you will eat what grows itself,
and in the second year the same.
Then in the third year sow, reap,
and plant vineyards, and eat their fruits.
30 (2Ch 32:22-23; 2Ki 19:4) The spared of the house of Judah who remain
will again take root below, and bear fruit above.
31 (Isa 9:7 ) For from Jerusalem a remnant will go forth,
and escapees from Mount Zion.
"The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will do this.
32 (2Sa 20:15; Isa 8:7-10) "Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
the king of Assyria:
He will not enter this city,
shoot an arrow there,
approach it with shield,
or heap up a siege ramp against it.
33 (2Ki 19:28) By the way that he came, he will return;
he will not enter this city,
declares the Lord.
34 (2Ki 20:6; 1Ki 11:12-13) For I will protect this city to save it,
for My own sake and for the sake of David My servant."
The Death of Sennacherib
35 (Ex 12:29-30; 2Sa 24:16) On that night the angel of the Lord
went out and struck 185000 in the camp of the Assyrians.
When others woke up early in the morning, these were all dead bodies.
36 (Jnh 1:2; 2Ki 19:7) So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed
and stayed in Nineveh.
37 (Ge 8:4; Ezr 4:2) As he was worshipping in the house of Nisrok his god,
Adrammelek and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword,
and they escaped into the land of Ararat.
Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
[20] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the
LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib
king of Assyria I have heard.
[21] This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin
the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the
daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
[22] Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou
exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy
One of Israel.
[23] By the messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With
the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the
mountains, to
the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and
the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his
borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
[24] I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet
have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
[25] Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times
that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou
shouldest be
to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
[26] Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed
and
confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as
the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
[27] But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy
rage against me.
[28] Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears,
therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I
will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
[29] And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things
as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the
same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat
the fruits thereof.
[30] And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again
take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
[31] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape
out
of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
[32] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall
not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with
shield, nor cast a bank against it.
[33] By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not
come into this city, saith the LORD.
[34] For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my
servant David's sake.
[35] And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out,
and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five
thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all
dead corpses.
[36] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and
dwelt at Nineveh.
[37] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his
god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and
they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in
his stead.
Isaiah 37:21-38
The Fall of Sennacherib
2Ki 19:20-37; 2Ch 32:20-21
21T hen Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying,
"Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Because you have prayed to Me
about Sennacherib king of Assyria,
22 (Job 16:4; Ps 9:14) this is the word which the Lord has spoken against him:
The virgin daughter of Zion
has despised you and mocked you;
the daughter of Jerusalem
has shaken her head at you.
23 (Eze 39:7) Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
And against whom have you raised your voice,
and lifted up your eyes haughtily?
Against the Holy One of Israel!
24 (Isa 14:8; 10:18) Through your servants
you have reproached the Lord
and have said,
'With my many chariots
I have come up to the heights of the mountains,
to the remotest parts of Lebanon;
and I cut down its tall cedars,
and its choice fir trees;
and I will go to its highest peak,
its thickest forest.
25 (1Ki 20:10) I have dug wells
and drunk water,
and with the sole of my feet
I have dried up all the rivers of Egypt.'
26 (Ac 2:23; 4:27-28) "Have you not heard?
Long ago I have done it,
from ancient times I have formed it.
Now I have brought it to pass,
that you should turn fortified cities
into ruinous heaps.
27 (Ps 129:6) Therefore, their inhabitants were short of strength;
they were dismayed and humiliated;
they were as the grass of the field
and as the green herb,
as the grass on the housetops
is scorched before it is grown up.
28 "But I know your abode,
and your going out and your comingin,
and your rage against Me.
29 (Isa 30:28; Eze 38:4) Because your rage against Me
and your tumult have come up into My ears,
therefore I will put My hook in your nose,
and My bridle in your lips,
and I will turn you back
on the way by which you came.
30 "This shall be a sign to you:
You shall eat this year what grows of itself,
and the second year what springs from the same,
and in the third year sow and reap
and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
31 (Isa 27:6) The surviving remnant of the house of Judah
shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
32 (Isa 9:7; 2Ki 19:31) For from Jerusalem shall go out a remnant,
and those who escape out of Mount Zion.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts
shall do this.
33 "Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria:
He shall not come into this city,
nor shoot an arrow there,
nor come before it with shields,
nor build a siege ramp against it.
34 (Isa 37:29) By the way that he came, by the same shall he return,
and shall not come into this city,
says the Lord.
35 (Isa 31:5; 38:6) For I will defend this city to save it
for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David."
36 (Isa 10:12; 2Ki 19:35) Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck
185 000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When others woke up early
in the morning, these were all dead bodies.
37 (Jnh 1:2; 3:3) So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed
and returned home and lived in Nineveh.
38 (Ge 8:4; Ezr 4:2) It came to pass as he was worshipping
in the house of Nisrok, his god, that Adrammelek and Sharezer, his sons,
struck him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat.
And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
[21] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the
LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king
of Assyria:
[22] This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin,
the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the
daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
[23] Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou
exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy
One of Israel.
[24] By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the
multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the
sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the
choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border,
and the forest of his Carmel.
[25] I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I
dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
[26] Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times,
that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be
to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
[27] Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and
confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as
the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
[28] But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy
rage against me.
[29] Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears,
therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I
will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
[30] And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as
groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and
in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit
thereof.
[31] And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take
root downward, and bear fruit upward:
[32] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out
of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
[33] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall
not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with
shields, nor cast a bank against it.
[34] By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not
come into this city, saith the LORD.
[35] For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my
servant David's sake.
[36] Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the
Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose
early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
[37] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and
dwelt at Nineveh.
[38] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his
god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and
they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in
his stead.
2 Chronicles 32:20-23
The Death of Sennacherib
20 So Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet son of Amoz prayed
concerning this. And they called out to heaven.
21 So the Lord sent an angel and destroyed the mighty army, leaders,
and officials in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king returned
in shame to his own land. When he entered the temple of his god,
some of his sons fell on him there with the sword.
22 So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand
of Sennacherib king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others,
and gave them rest on every side.
23 Many brought tribute to the Lord in Jerusalem a
nd choice gifts to Hezekiah king of Judah so that he was lifted
up before the eyes of all the nations from then on.
[20] And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of
Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
[21] And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour,
and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he
returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the
house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with
the sword.
[22] Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the
hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and
guided them on every side.
[23] And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to
Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations
from thenceforth.
2 Kings 20:1-11
Hezekiah's Life Extended
2Ch 32:24-26; Isa 38:1-8
1(2Sa 17:23) In those days Hezekiah became ill and was near death.
The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him, and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live."
2 Then he turned his face toward the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,
3 (Ne 13:22; 2Ki 18:3-6) "Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before
You faithfully and with an undivided heart and have done what is good
in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Now before Isaiah had come out of the middle courtyard,
the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
5 (1Sa 9:16; 2Ki 19:20) "Turn back and say to Hezekiah the leader of My
people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father:
I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will heal you.
On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.
6 (2Ki 19:34) I will add to your days fifteen years, and I will deliver you
and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria.
I will defend this city for My own sake and for the sake of David My servant."
7 (Isa 38:21) Then Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs."
So they took it and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me,
and that I should go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?"
9 Isaiah said, "This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will
do the thing that He has spoken: Should the shadow walk forward ten steps
or go back ten steps?"
10 And Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to stretch
ten steps, so let it go back ten steps."
11 (Jos 10:12-14; Isa 38:8) Isaiah the prophet called to the Lord,
and He made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.
2 Kings 20
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the
son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine
house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
[3] I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in
truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy
sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court,
that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
[5] Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the
LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy
tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the
house of the LORD.
[6] And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and
this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this
city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
[7] And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the
boil, and he recovered.
[8] And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will
heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?
[9] And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD
will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forth ten
degrees, or go back ten degrees?
[10] And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down
ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
[11] And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow
ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
Isaiah 38:1-8
Isaiah 38
Hezekiah's Illness
2Ki 20:1-11; 2Ch 32:24-26
1 (2Sa 17:23; 2Ch 32:24) In those days Hezekiah was mortally ill.
And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord: Set your house in order, for you shall die,
and not live."
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
3 (1Ch 29:19; Ne 13:14) and said, "Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You,
how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done
what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying:
5 (2Ki 18:2) "Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David
your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears.
Surely I will add to your days fifteen years.
6 (Isa 37:35) I will deliver you and this city out of the hand
of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
7 (Jdg 6:37-39; Isa 37:30) "This shall be a sign to you from the Lord,
that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken:
8 (Jos 10:12-14) I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down
with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, to go back ten steps."
So the sun's shadow returned ten steps on the sundial
by which it had gone down.
[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the
son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set
thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
[2] Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
[3] And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before
thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in
thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
[4] Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
[5] Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy
father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add
unto thy days fifteen years.
[6] And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of
Assyria: and I will defend this city.
[7] And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do
this thing that he hath spoken;
[8] Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone
down
2 Chronicles 32:24-31
Hezekiah's Pride
24 In those days Hezekiah became ill even to the point of death,
so he prayed to the Lord. He spoke to the king and gave him a sign.
25 But Hezekiah did not make recompense for what was given to him
because his heart was proud. So divine anger was on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.
26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself from his arrogant heart,
both he and those who lived in Jerusalem, and the anger of the Lord did not
come over them in the days of Hezekiah.
27 And Hezekiah had a vast amount of riches and honor,
and he made treasures for himself from silver, gold, costly stones, spices,
shields, and all types of precious items.
28 He made storehouses for the produce of grain, wine, and oil;
and stalls for all types of livestock and flocks.
29 He also built cities for himself and acquired numbers of flocks and herds,
for God had given to him a vast amount of possessions.
30 And Hezekiah shut up the upper outlet of the waters of the Gihon
and directed them downward to the western side of the City of David.
And Hezekiah found success in all his works.
31 But the envoys came from the officials of Babylon who were sent to him
to inquire about the sign that had been given in the land. God left him alone
in order to test Hezekiah, to know what was in his heart.
[24] In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD:
and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
[25] But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him;
for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon
Judah and Jerusalem.
[26] Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart,
both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came
not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
[27] And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself
treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for
spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
[28] Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and
stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks.
[29] Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in
abundance: for God had given him substance very much.
[30] This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and
brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah
prospered in all his works.
[31] Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon,
who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God
left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Isaiah 38:9-22
9 This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah
after his illness and recovery:
10 (2Co 1:9; Ps 102:24 ) I said: In the middle of my days,
I shall go to the gates of Sheol;
I am to be deprived of the rest of my years.
11 (Ps 27:13) I said, I shall not see the Lord,
even the Lord, in the land of the living;
I shall see man no more
with the inhabitants of the world.
12 (Ps 73:14; 2Co 5:1) My dwelling is pulled up
and removed from me as a shepherd's tent;
I rolled up my life like a weaver.
He cuts me off from the loom;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
13 (Ps 51:8; Da 6:24) I composed my soul until morning,
like a lion, so He breaks all my bones;
from day even to night You make an end of me.
14 (Isa 59:11; Job 30:29) Like a crane or a swallow, so I twitter;
I mourn as a dove;
my eyes look wistfully upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
15 (1Ki 21:27; Job 7:11) What shall I say?
For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it.
I shall wander about all my years
in the bitterness of my soul.
16 (Dt 8:3) O Lord, by these things men live,
and in all these things is the life of my spirit;
O restore me to health
and make me live!
17 (Ps 30:3; Isa 43:25) Surely it was for my own peace
that I had great bitterness;
but You have kept my soul
from the pit of corruption,
for You have cast all my sins
behind Your back.
18 (Ecc 9:10; Ps 6:5) For Sheol cannot thank You,
death cannot praise You;
those who go down into the pit
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19 (Dt 6:7; 4:9) It is the living who give thanks to You,
as I do this day;
a father explains to his sons
about Your faithfulness.
20 The Lord shall surely save me;
therefore, we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments
all the days of our lives
in the house of the Lord.
21 For Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs
and lay it on the boil, and he shall recover."
22 Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I shall go
up to the house of the Lord?"
[9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was
recovered of his sickness:
[10] I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the
grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
[11] I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the
living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
[12] Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I
have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining
sickness:
from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[13] I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my
bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
[14] Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove:
mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for
me.
[15] What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done
it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
[16] O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life
of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
[17] Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my
soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my
sins
behind thy back.
[18] For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they
that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
[19] The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the
father to the children shall make known thy truth.
[20] The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the
stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
[21] For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a
plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
[22] Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the
house of the LORD?
2 Kings 20:12-19
Envoys From Babylon
Isa 39:1-8; 2Ch 32:32-33
12 (2Ch 32:31; Isa 39:1-8) At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah,
for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill.
13 Hezekiah welcomed them and showed them all the treasure house,
the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all the armory,
and all that was found in his storehouses.
There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion
that Hezekiah did not show them.
14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him,
"What did these men say? From where did they come to you?"
Hezekiah said, "They came from a distant land, from Babylon."
15 He said, "What have they seen in your house?"
Hezekiah said, "They have seen everything in my house.
There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them."
16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the Lord:
17 (2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 36:10) The days are coming when everything that is
in your house and that your fathers have stored up until this day
will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
18 (2Ch 33:11; 2Ki 24:12) Some of your sons who go out from you,
who will be born to you, will be taken away.
They will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
19 (1Sa 3:18) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah,
"The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good."
And he said, "Why not, if there is peace and security in my days?"
[12] At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon,
sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had
been sick.
[13] And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his
precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious
ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his
treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that
Hezekiah shewed them not.
[14] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him,
What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said,
They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
[15] And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among
my treasures that I have not shewed them.
[16] And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.
[17] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[18] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[19] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
Isaiah 39
Envoys From Babylon
2Ki 20:12-19
1 (2Ki 20:12-19; 2Ch 32:31) At that time Marduk-Baladan the son of Baladan,
king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard
that he had been sick and had recovered.
2 (2Ch 32:25; 32:31) Hezekiah was glad and showed them the house
of his precious things: the silver, and the gold, and the spices,
and the precious ointment, and his whole armoury, and all that was found
in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion,
that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 (Dt 28:49; 2Sa 12:1) Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said
to him, "What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?"
And Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon."
4 Then he said, "What have they seen in your house?"
And Hezekiah answered, "All that is in my house they have seen.
There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them."
5 (1Sa 13:13-14; 15:16) Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah,
"Hear the word of the Lord of Hosts.
6 (2Ki 24:13; 25:13-15) The days are surely coming when all that is
in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store
until this day, shall be carried to BabÂylon. Nothing shall be left,
says the Lord.
7 (2Ki 24:12; 2Ch 36:10) And some of your sons who descend from you,
whom you shall father, shall be taken away. And they shall become officials
in the palace of the king of Babylon."
8 (2Ch 32:26; 34:28) Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord
which you have spoken is good."
For he said, "For there shall be peace and truth in my days."
Isaiah 39
[1] At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent
letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick,
and was recovered.
[2] And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious
things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment,
and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures:
there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah
shewed them not.
[3] Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What
said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They
are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
[4] Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered,
All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my
treasures that I have not shewed them.
[5] Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
[6] Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which
thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to
Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
[7] And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget,
shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the
king of Babylon.
[8] Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou
hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my
days.
Psalms 76
For the Music Director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
1 In Judah God is known;
in Israel His name is great.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) In Salem is His abode,
and His dwelling place in Zion.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) There He broke the fiery arrows of the bow,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) You are more glorious and excellent
than the mountains of prey.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) The strong of heart have been plundered;
they have been put to sleep;
and none of the mighty men
could use their hands.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both the chariot and horse lay stunned.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) You, even You, are to be feared;
and who may stand in Your sight from the moment of Your anger?
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) From the heavens You gave their judgment,
and the earth feared and was silent,
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) when God arose to judgment,
to save all the meek of the earth. Selah
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Surely the wrath of people shall bring You praise;
the remainder of wrath You shall put on.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Make your vows to the Lord your God, and fulfill them;
let all who surround Him
bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
12 He reduces the spirit of princes,
and is feared among the kings of the earth.
Psalms 76
[1] In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.
[2] In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion.
[3] There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the
battle. Selah.
[4] Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
[5] The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of
the men of might have found their hands.
[6] At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into
a dead sleep.
[7] Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when
once thou art angry?
[8] Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and
was still,
[9] When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
[10] Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt
thou restrain.
[11] Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him
bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
[12] He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of
the earth.
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