2 Chronicles 32:20-31

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Deliverance from Sennacherib

²⁰ King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven,^{(A) 21} and the Lord sent an angel who annihilated every valiant warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned in disgrace to his land. He went to the temple of his god, and there some of his own children struck him down with the sword.^(B)

²² So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the power of King Sennacherib of Assyria and from the power of all others. He gave them rest^[a](C) on every side. ²³ Many were bringing an offering to the Lord to Jerusalem and valuable gifts to King Hezekiah of Judah, and he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations after that.^(D)

Hezekiah’s Illness and Pride

²⁴ In those days Hezekiah became ill to the point of death, so he prayed to the Lord, who spoke to him and gave him a miraculous sign.^{(E) 25} However, because his heart was proud,^(F) Hezekiah didn’t respond according to the benefit that had come to him. So there was wrath on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.^{(G) 26} Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart – he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem – so the Lord’s wrath didn’t come^(H) on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime.^(I)

Hezekiah’s Wealth and Works

²⁷ Hezekiah had abundant riches and glory, and he made himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and every desirable item. ²⁸ He made warehouses for the harvest of grain, new wine, and fresh oil, and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and pens for flocks. ²⁹ He made cities for himself, and he acquired vast numbers of flocks and herds, for God gave him abundant possessions.

³⁰ This same Hezekiah blocked the upper outlet of the water from the Gihon Spring^(J) and channelled it smoothly downwards and westwards to the city of David.^(K) Hezekiah succeeded in everything he did. ³¹ When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers^(L) were sent^[b] to him to enquire about the miraculous sign^(M) that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.^(N)