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2 Kings 18

Hezekiah becomes king of Judah and receives one of Kings’ strongest positive evaluations. He removes high places, images, and the Asherah, and destroys the brass serpent Moses made because people were burning incense to it. He trusts the LORD and resists Assyria. In his fourteenth year Sennacherib invades. Hezekiah initially pays heavy tribute, even stripping temple gold, but Assyria still sends a large force. The Rabshakeh publicly mocks Hezekiah’s trust and the LORD, urging Jerusalem to surrender.

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Hezekiah becomes king of Judah and receives one of Kings’ strongest positive evaluations. He removes high places, images, and the Asherah, and destroys the brass serpent Moses made because people were burning incense to it. He trusts the LORD and resists Assyria. In his fourteenth year Sennacherib invades. Hezekiah initially pays heavy tribute, even stripping temple gold, but Assyria still sends a large force. The Rabshakeh publicly mocks Hezekiah’s trust and the LORD, urging Jerusalem to surrender.

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Verses 1–8Hezekiah reigns, removes idols, trusts the LORD, and prospersVerses 9–12The fall of Samaria is recalledVerses 13–16Sennacherib invades Judah, and Hezekiah sends tributeVerses 17–25Rab-shakeh comes to Jerusalem and challenges Hezekiah’s confidenceVerses 26–37Rab-shakeh speaks loudly to the people and mocks trust in the LORD
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1Now it came to pass in the third year of…2Twenty and five years old was he when he began…3And he did that which was right in the sight…4He removed the high places, and brake the images, and…5He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that…6For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from…7And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever…8He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders…9And it came to pass in the fourth year of…10And at the end of three years they took it:…11And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto…12Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their…13Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib…14And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of…15And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found…16At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from…17And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and…18And when they had called to the king, there came…19And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah,…20Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have…21Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised…22But if ye say unto me, We trust in the…23Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord…24How then wilt thou turn away the face of one…25Am I now come up without the LORD against this…26Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and…27But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me…28Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in…29Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for…30Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying,…31Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of…32Until I come and take you away to a land…33Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at…34Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where…35Who are they among all the gods of the countries,…36But the people held their peace, and answered him not…37Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over…