1In the third year of the reign of…
2He was twenty-five years old when he became…
3And he did what was right in the…
4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred…
5Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of…
6He remained faithful to the LORD and did…
7And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he…
8He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza…
9In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which…
10And at the end of three years, the…
11The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to…
12This happened because they did not listen to…
13In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib…
14So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to…
15Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was…
16At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with…
17Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan,…
18Then they called for the king. And Eliakim…
19The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that…
20You claim to have a strategy and strength…
21Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that…
22But if you say to me, ‘We trust…
23Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master,…
24For how can you repel a single officer…
25So now, was it apart from the LORD…
26Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah…
27But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent…
28Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly…
29This is what the king says: Do not…
30Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust…
31Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is…
32until I come and take you away to…
33Has the god of any nation ever delivered…
34Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad?…
35Who among all the gods of these lands…
36But the people remained silent and did not…
37Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna…
