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1  After³¹⁰ these⁴²⁸ things,¹⁶⁹⁷ and the establishment⁵⁷¹ thereof, Sennacherib⁵⁵⁷⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ came,⁹³⁵ and entered⁹³⁵ into Judah,³⁰⁶³ and encamped²⁵⁸³ against⁵⁹²¹ the fenced¹²¹⁹ cities,⁵⁸⁹² and thought⁵⁵⁹ to win¹²³⁴ them for⁴¹³ himself.

2  And when Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ saw⁷²⁰⁰ that³⁵⁸⁸ Sennacherib⁵⁵⁷⁶ was come,⁹³⁵ and that he was purposed⁶⁴⁴⁰ to fight⁴⁴²¹ against⁵⁹²¹ Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹

3  He took counsel³²⁸⁹ with⁵⁹⁷³ his princes⁸²⁶⁹ and his mighty men¹³⁶⁸ to stop^{5640 853} the waters⁴³²⁵ of the fountains⁵⁸⁶⁹ which⁸³⁴ were without^{4480 2351} the city:⁵⁸⁹² and they did help⁵⁸²⁶ him.

4  So there was gathered⁶⁹⁰⁸ much⁷²²⁷ people⁵⁹⁷¹ together, who stopped^{5640 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the fountains,⁴⁵⁹⁹ and the brook⁵¹⁵⁸ that ran⁷⁸⁵⁷ through the midst⁸⁴³² of the land,⁷⁷⁶ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Why⁴¹⁰⁰ should the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ come,⁹³⁵ and find⁴⁶⁷² much⁷²²⁷ water?⁴³²⁵

5  Also he strengthened himself,²³⁸⁸ and built up^{1129 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the wall²³⁴⁶ that was broken,⁶⁵⁵⁵ and raised it up⁵⁹²⁷ to⁵⁹²¹ the towers,⁴⁰²⁶ and another³¹² wall²³⁴⁶ without,²³⁵¹ and repaired^{2388 853} Millo⁴⁴⁰⁷ in the city⁵⁸⁹² of David,¹⁷³² and made⁶²¹³ darts⁷⁹⁷³ and shields⁴⁰⁴³ in abundance.⁷²³⁰

6  And he set⁵⁴¹⁴ captains⁸²⁶⁹ of war⁴⁴²¹ over⁵⁹²¹ the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and gathered them together⁶⁹⁰⁸ to⁴¹³ him in⁴¹³ the street⁷³³⁹ of the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² and spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ comfortably^{5921 3824} to them, saying,⁵⁵⁹

7  Be strong²³⁸⁸ and courageous,⁵⁵³ be not afraid^{3372 408} nor⁴⁰⁸ dismayed²⁸⁶⁵ for^{4480 6440} the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria,⁸⁰⁴ nor for^{4480 6440} all³⁶⁰⁵ the multitude¹⁹⁹⁵ that⁸³⁴ is with⁵⁹⁷³ him: for³⁵⁸⁸ there be more⁷²²⁷ with⁵⁹⁷³ us than with^{4480 5973} him:

8  With⁵⁹⁷³ him is an arm²²²⁰ of flesh;¹³²⁰ but with⁵⁹⁷³ us is the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ our God⁴³⁰ to help⁵⁸²⁶ us, and to fight³⁸⁹⁸ our battles.⁴⁴²¹ And the people⁵⁹⁷¹ rested themselves⁵⁵⁶⁴ upon⁵⁹²¹ the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah.³⁰⁶³

9  After³¹⁰ this²⁰⁸⁸ did Sennacherib⁵⁵⁷⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ send⁷⁹⁷¹ his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ (but he¹⁹³¹ himself laid siege against⁵⁹²¹ Lachish,³⁹²³ and all³⁶⁰⁵ his power⁴⁴⁷⁵ with⁵⁹⁷³ him,) unto⁵⁹²¹ Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and unto⁵⁹²¹ all³⁶⁰⁵ Judah³⁰⁶³ that⁸³⁴ were at Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ saying,⁵⁵⁹

10  Thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ Sennacherib⁵⁵⁷⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria,⁸⁰⁴ Whereon^{5921 4100} do ye⁸⁵⁹ trust,⁹⁸² that ye abide³⁴²⁷ in the siege⁴⁶⁹² in Jerusalem?³³⁸⁹

11  Doth not³⁸⁰⁸ Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ persuade⁵⁴⁹⁶ you to give over⁵⁴¹⁴ yourselves to die⁴¹⁹¹ by famine⁷⁴⁵⁸ and by thirst,⁶⁷⁷² saying,⁵⁵⁹ The LORD³⁰⁶⁸ our God⁴³⁰ shall deliver⁵³³⁷ us out of the hand^{4480 3709} of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria?⁸⁰⁴

12  Hath not³⁸⁰⁸ the same¹⁹³¹ Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ taken away^{5493 853} his high places¹¹¹⁶ and his altars,⁴¹⁹⁶ and commanded⁵⁵⁹ Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Ye shall worship⁷⁸¹² before⁶⁴⁴⁰ one²⁵⁹ altar,⁴¹⁹⁶ and burn incense⁶⁹⁹⁹ upon⁵⁹²¹ it?

13  Know³⁰⁴⁵ ye not³⁸⁰⁸ what⁴¹⁰⁰ I⁵⁸⁹ and my fathers¹ have done⁶²¹³ unto all³⁶⁰⁵ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of other lands?⁷⁷⁶ were the gods⁴³⁰ of the nations¹⁴⁷¹ of those lands⁷⁷⁶ any ways able^{3201 3201} to deliver^{5337 853} their lands⁷⁷⁶ out of mine hand?^{4480 3027}

14  Who⁴³¹⁰ was there among all³⁶⁰⁵ the gods⁴³⁰ of those⁴²⁸ nations¹⁴⁷¹ that⁸³⁴ my fathers¹ utterly destroyed,²⁷⁶³ that⁸³⁴ could³²⁰¹ deliver^{5337 853} his people⁵⁹⁷¹ out of mine hand,^{4480 3027} that³⁵⁸⁸ your God⁴³⁰ should be able³²⁰¹ to deliver⁵³³⁷ you out of mine hand?^{4480 3027}

15  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore let not⁴⁰⁸ Hezekiah²³⁹⁶ deceive⁵³⁷⁷ you, nor⁴⁰⁸ persuade⁵⁴⁹⁶ you on this manner,²⁰⁶³ neither⁴⁰⁸ yet believe⁵³⁹ him: for³⁵⁸⁸ no^{3808 3605} god⁴³³ of any³⁶⁰⁵ nation¹⁴⁷¹ or kingdom⁴⁴⁶⁷ was able³²⁰¹ to deliver⁵³³⁷ his people⁵⁹⁷¹ out of mine hand,^{4480 3027} and out of the hand^{4480 3027} of my fathers:¹ how much less^{637 3588} shall your God⁴³⁰ deliver⁵³³⁷ you out of mine hand?^{4480 3027}

16  And his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ yet⁵⁷⁵⁰ more against⁵⁹²¹ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God,⁴³⁰ and against⁵⁹²¹ his servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ Hezekiah.³¹⁶⁹

17  He wrote³⁷⁸⁹ also letters⁵⁶¹² to rail²⁷⁷⁸ on the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and to speak⁵⁵⁹ against⁵⁹²¹ him, saying,⁵⁵⁹ As the gods⁴³⁰ of the nations¹⁴⁷¹ of other lands⁷⁷⁶ have not³⁸⁰⁸ delivered⁵³³⁷ their people⁵⁹⁷¹ out of mine hand,^{4480 3027} so³⁶⁵¹ shall not³⁸⁰⁸ the God⁴³⁰ of Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ deliver⁵³³⁷ his people⁵⁹⁷¹ out of mine hand.^{4480 3027}

18  Then they cried⁷¹²¹ with a loud¹⁴¹⁹ voice⁶⁹⁶³ in the Jews' speech³⁰⁶⁶ unto⁵⁹²¹ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ that⁸³⁴ were on⁵⁹²¹ the wall,²³⁴⁶ to frighten³³⁷² them, and to trouble⁹²⁶ them; that⁴⁶¹⁶ they might take^{3920 853} the city.⁵⁸⁹²

19  And they spoke¹⁶⁹⁶ against⁴¹³ the God⁴³⁰ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ as against⁵⁹²¹ the gods⁴³⁰ of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ of the earth,⁷⁷⁶ which were the work⁴⁶³⁹ of the hands³⁰²⁷ of man.¹²⁰

20  And for⁵⁹²¹ this²⁰⁶³ cause Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ Isaiah³⁴⁷⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Amoz,⁵³¹ prayed⁶⁴¹⁹ and cried²¹⁹⁹ to heaven.⁸⁰⁶⁴

21  And the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ an angel,⁴³⁹⁷ which cut off³⁵⁸² all³⁶⁰⁵ the mighty men¹³⁶⁸ of valor,²⁴²⁸ and the leaders⁵⁰⁵⁷ and captains⁸²⁶⁹ in the camp⁴²⁶⁴ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria.⁸⁰⁴ So he returned⁷⁷²⁵ with shame¹³²² of face⁶⁴⁴⁰ to his own land.⁷⁷⁶ And when he was come into⁹³⁵ the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of his god,⁴³⁰ they that came forth^{4480 3329} of his own bowels⁴⁵⁷⁸ slew⁵³⁰⁷ him there⁸⁰³³ with the sword.²⁷¹⁹

22  Thus the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ saved^{3467 853} Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ and the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ from the hand^{4480 3027} of Sennacherib⁵⁵⁷⁶ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria,⁸⁰⁴ and from the hand^{4480 3027} of all³⁶⁰⁵ other, and guided⁵⁰⁹⁵ them on every side.^{4480 5439}

23  And many⁷²²⁷ brought⁹³⁵ gifts⁴⁵⁰³ unto the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and presents⁴⁰³⁰ to Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah:³⁰⁶³ so that he was magnified⁵³⁷⁵ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of all³⁶⁰⁵ nations¹⁴⁷¹ from thenceforth.^{4480 310 3651}

24  In those¹⁹⁹² days³¹¹⁷ Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ was sick²⁴⁷⁰ to⁵⁷⁰⁴ the death,⁴¹⁹¹ and prayed⁶⁴¹⁹ unto⁴¹³ the LORD:³⁰⁶⁸ and he spoke⁵⁵⁹ unto him, and he gave⁵⁴¹⁴ him a sign.⁴¹⁵⁹

25  But Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ rendered not again^{7725 3808} according to the benefit¹⁵⁷⁶ done unto⁵⁹²¹ him; for³⁵⁸⁸ his heart³⁸²⁰ was lifted up:¹³⁶¹ therefore there was¹⁹⁶¹ wrath⁷¹¹⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ him, and upon⁵⁹²¹ Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

26  Notwithstanding Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ humbled himself³⁶⁶⁵ for the pride¹³⁶³ of his heart,³⁸²⁰ both he¹⁹³¹ and the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ so that the wrath⁷¹¹⁰ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ came⁹³⁵ not³⁸⁰⁸ upon⁵⁹²¹ them in the days³¹¹⁷ of Hezekiah.³¹⁶⁹

27  And Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ had¹⁹⁶¹ exceeding³⁹⁶⁶ much⁷²³⁵ riches⁶²³⁹ and honor:³⁵¹⁹ and he made⁶²¹³ himself treasuries²¹⁴ for silver,³⁷⁰¹ and for gold,²⁰⁹¹ and for precious³³⁶⁸ stones,⁶⁸ and for spices,¹³¹⁴ and for shields,⁴⁰⁴³ and for all manner³⁶⁰⁵ of pleasant²⁵³² jewels;³⁶²⁷

28  Storehouses⁴⁵⁴³ also for the increase⁸³⁹³ of corn,¹⁷¹⁵ and wine,⁸⁴⁹² and oil;³³²³ and stalls⁷²³ for all manner³⁶⁰⁵ of beasts,^{929 929} and cotes²²⁰ for flocks.⁵⁷³⁹

29  Moreover he provided⁶²¹³ him cities,⁵⁸⁹² and possessions⁴⁷³⁵ of flocks⁶⁶²⁹ and herds¹²⁴¹ in abundance:⁷²³⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ God⁴³⁰ had given⁵⁴¹⁴ him substance⁷³⁹⁹ very³⁹⁶⁶ much.⁷²²⁷

30  This same¹⁹³¹ Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ also stopped^{5640 853} the upper⁵⁹⁴⁵ watercourse^{4161 4325} of Gihon,¹⁵²¹ and brought it straight³⁴⁷⁴ down⁴²⁹⁵ to the west side⁴⁶²⁸ of the city⁵⁸⁹² of David.¹⁷³² And Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ prospered⁶⁷⁴³ in all³⁶⁰⁵ his works.⁴⁶³⁹

31  Howbeit³⁶⁵¹ in the business of the ambassadors³⁸⁸⁷ of the princes⁸²⁶⁹ of Babylon,⁸⁹⁴ who sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto⁵⁹²¹ him to inquire of¹⁸⁷⁵ the wonder⁴¹⁵⁹ that⁸³⁴ was¹⁹⁶¹ done in the land,⁷⁷⁶ God⁴³⁰ left⁵⁸⁰⁰ him, to try⁵²⁵⁴ him, that he might know³⁰⁴⁵ all³⁶⁰⁵ that was in his heart.³⁸²⁴

32  Now the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the acts¹⁶⁹⁷ of Hezekiah,³¹⁶⁹ and his goodness,²⁶¹⁷ behold,²⁰⁰⁹ they are written³⁷⁸⁹ in the vision²³⁷⁷ of Isaiah³⁴⁷⁰ the prophet,⁵⁰³⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Amoz,⁵³¹ and in⁵⁹²¹ the book⁵⁶¹² of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

33  And Hezekiah³¹⁶⁹ slept⁷⁹⁰¹ with⁵⁹⁷³ his fathers,¹ and they buried⁶⁹¹² him in the chiefest⁴⁶⁰⁸ of the sepulchers⁶⁹¹³ of the sons¹¹²¹ of David:¹⁷³² and all³⁶⁰⁵ Judah³⁰⁶³ and the inhabitants³⁴²⁷ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ did⁶²¹³ him honor³⁵¹⁹ at his death.⁴¹⁹⁴ And Manasseh⁴⁵¹⁹ his son¹¹²¹ reigned⁴⁴²⁷ in his stead.⁸⁴⁷⁸

Sep

1 καὶ μετὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ταύτην ἦλθεν Σενναχηριμ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων καὶ ἦλθεν ἐπὶ Ιουδαν καὶ παρενέβαλεν ἐπὶ τὰς πόλεις τὰς τειχήρεις καὶ εἶπεν προκαταλαβέσθαι αὐτάς

2 καὶ εἶδεν Εζεκιας ὅτι ἥκει Σενναχηριμ καὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ τοῦ πολεμῆσαι ἐπὶ Ιερουσαλημ

3 καὶ ἐβουλεύσατο μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν δυνατῶν ἐμφράξαι τὰ ὕδατα τῶν πηγῶν ἃ ἦν ἔξω τῆς πόλεως καὶ συνεπίσχυσαν αὐτῷ

4 καὶ συνήγαγεν λαὸν πολὺν καὶ ἐνέφραξεν τὰ ὕδατα τῶν πηγῶν καὶ τὸν ποταμὸν τὸν διορίζοντα διὰ τῆς πόλεως λέγων μὴ ἔλθῃ βασιλεὺς Ασσουρ καὶ εὕρῃ ὕδωρ πολὺ καὶ κατισχύσῃ

5 καὶ κατίσχυσεν Εζεκιας καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν πᾶν τὸ τεῖχος τὸ κατεσκαμμένον καὶ πύργους καὶ ἔξω προτείχισμα ἄλλο καὶ κατίσχυσεν τὸ ἀνάλημμα πόλεως Δαυιδ καὶ κατεσκεύασεν ὅπλα πολλά

6 καὶ ἔθετο ἄρχοντας τοῦ πολέμου ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν καὶ συνήχθησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν πλατεῖαν τῆς πύλης τῆς φάραγγος καὶ ἐλάλησεν ἐπὶ καρδίαν αὐτῶν λέγων

7 ἰσχύσατε καὶ ἀνδρίζεσθε μὴ πτοηθῆτε ἀπὸ προσώπου βασιλέως Ασσουρ καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου παντὸς τοῦ ἔθνους τοῦ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ὅτι μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν πλείονες ἢ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

8 μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ βραχίονες σάρκινοι μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν δὲ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν τοῦ σῴζειν καὶ τοῦ πολεμεῖν τὸν πόλεμον ἡμῶν καὶ κατεθάρσησεν ὁ λαὸς ἐπὶ τοῖς λόγοις Εζεκιου βασιλέως Ιουδα

9 καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπέστειλεν Σενναχηριμ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Ιερουσαλημ καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπὶ Λαχις καὶ πᾶσα ἡ στρατιὰ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς Εζεκιαν βασιλέα Ιουδα καὶ πρὸς πάντα Ιουδαν τὸν ἐν Ιερουσαλημ λέγων

10 οὕτως λέγει Σενναχηριμ ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων ἐπὶ τίνι ὑμεῖς πεποίθατε καὶ κάθησθε ἐν τῇ περιοχῇ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ

11 οὐχὶ Εζεκιας ἀπατᾷ ὑμᾶς τοῦ παραδοῦναι ὑμᾶς εἰς θάνατον καὶ εἰς λιμὸν καὶ εἰς δίψαν λέγων κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν σώσει ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς βασιλέως Ασσουρ

12 οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν Εζεκιας ὃς περιεῖλεν τὰ θυσιαστήρια αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν τῷ Ιουδα καὶ τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν Ιερουσαλημ λέγων κατέναντι τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τούτου προσκυνήσετε καὶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ θυμιάσετε

13 οὐ γνώσεσθε ὅ τι ἐποίησα ἐγὼ καὶ οἱ πατέρες μου πᾶσι τοῖς λαοῖς τῶν χωρῶν μὴ δυνάμενοι ἠδύναντο θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν πάσης τῆς γῆς σῶσαι τὸν λαὸν αὐτῶν ἐκ χειρός μου

14 τίς ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς θεοῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν τούτων οὓς ἐξωλέθρευσαν οἱ πατέρες μου μὴ ἠδύναντο σῶσαι τὸν λαὸν αὐτῶν ἐκ χειρός μου ὅτι δυνήσεται ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν σῶσαι ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρός μου

15 νῦν μὴ ἀπατάτω ὑμᾶς Εζεκιας καὶ μὴ πεποιθέναι ὑμᾶς ποιείτω κατὰ ταῦτα καὶ μὴ πιστεύετε αὐτῷ ὅτι οὐ μὴ δύνηται ὁ θεὸς παντὸς ἔθνους καὶ βασιλείας τοῦ σῶσαι τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ χειρός μου καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς πατέρων μου ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν οὐ μὴ σώσει ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρός μου

16 καὶ ἔτι ἐλάλησαν οἱ παῖδες αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ κύριον θεὸν καὶ ἐπὶ Εζεκιαν παῖδα αὐτοῦ

17 καὶ βιβλίον ἔγραψεν ὀνειδίζειν τὸν κύριον θεὸν Ισραηλ καὶ εἶπεν περὶ αὐτοῦ λέγων ὡς θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν τῆς γῆς οὐκ ἐξείλαντο τοὺς λαοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκ χειρός μου οὕτως οὐ μὴ ἐξέληται ὁ θεὸς Εζεκιου λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ χειρός μου

18 καὶ ἐβόησεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ Ιουδαϊστὶ ἐπὶ λαὸν Ιερουσαλημ τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ τείχους τοῦ φοβῆσαι αὐτοὺς καὶ κατασπάσαι ὅπως προκαταλάβωνται τὴν πόλιν

19 καὶ ἐλάλησεν ἐπὶ θεὸν Ιερουσαλημ ὡς καὶ ἐπὶ θεοὺς λαῶν τῆς γῆς ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων

20 καὶ προσηύξατο Εζεκιας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ Ησαιας υἱὸς Αμως ὁ προφήτης περὶ τούτων καὶ ἐβόησαν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν

21 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν κύριος ἄγγελον καὶ ἐξέτριψεν πᾶν δυνατὸν πολεμιστὴν καὶ ἄρχοντα καὶ στρατηγὸν ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ βασιλέως Ασσουρ καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν μετὰ αἰσχύνης προσώπου εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ τῶν ἐξελθόντων ἐκ κοιλίας αὐτοῦ κατέβαλον αὐτὸν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ

22 καὶ ἔσωσεν κύριος Εζεκιαν καὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐν Ιερουσαλημ ἐκ χειρὸς Σενναχηριμ βασιλέως Ασσουρ καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων καὶ κατέπαυσεν αὐτοὺς κυκλόθεν

23 καὶ πολλοὶ ἔφερον δῶρα τῷ κυρίῳ εἰς Ιερουσαλημ καὶ δόματα τῷ Εζεκια βασιλεῖ Ιουδα καὶ ὑπερήρθη κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμοὺς πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν μετὰ ταῦτα

24 ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἠρρώστησεν Εζεκιας ἕως θανάτου καὶ προσηύξατο πρὸς κύριον καὶ ἐπήκουσεν αὐτοῦ καὶ σημεῖον ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ

25 καὶ οὐ κατὰ τὸ ἀνταπόδομα ὃ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ἀνταπέδωκεν Εζεκιας ἀλλὰ ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ὀργὴ καὶ ἐπὶ Ιουδαν καὶ Ιερουσαλημ

26 καὶ ἐταπεινώθη Εζεκιας ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕψους τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Ιερουσαλημ καὶ οὐκ ἐπῆλθεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὀργὴ κυρίου ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Εζεκιου

27 καὶ ἐγένετο τῷ Εζεκια πλοῦτος καὶ δόξα πολλὴ σφόδρα καὶ θησαυροὺς ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ ἀργυρίου καὶ χρυσίου καὶ τοῦ λίθου τοῦ τιμίου καὶ εἰς τὰ ἀρώματα καὶ ὁπλοθήκας καὶ εἰς σκεύη ἐπιθυμητὰ

28 καὶ πόλεις εἰς τὰ γενήματα σίτου καὶ ἐλαίου καὶ οἴνου καὶ φάτνας παντὸς κτήνους καὶ μάνδρας εἰς τὰ ποίμνια

29 καὶ πόλεις ἃς ᾠκοδόμησεν αὑτῷ καὶ ἀποσκευὴν προβάτων καὶ βοῶν εἰς πλῆθος ὅτι ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κύριος ἀποσκευὴν πολλὴν σφόδρα

30 αὐτὸς Εζεκιας ἐνέφραξεν τὴν ἔξοδον τοῦ ὕδατος Γιων τὸ ἄνω καὶ κατηύθυνεν αὐτὰ κάτω πρὸς λίβα τῆς πόλεως Δαυιδ καὶ εὐοδώθη Εζεκιας ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ

31 καὶ οὕτως τοῖς πρεσβευταῖς τῶν ἀρχόντων ἀπὸ Βαβυλῶνος τοῖς ἀποσταλεῖσιν πρὸς αὐτὸν πυθέσθαι παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὸ τέρας ὃ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐγκατέλιπεν αὐτὸν κύριος τοῦ πειράσαι αὐτὸν εἰδέναι τὰ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ

32 καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τῶν λόγων Εζεκιου καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἰδοὺ γέγραπται ἐν τῇ προφητείᾳ Ησαιου υἱοῦ Αμως τοῦ προφήτου καὶ ἐπὶ βιβλίου βασιλέων Ιουδα καὶ Ισραηλ

33 καὶ ἐκοιμήθη Εζεκιας μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔθαψαν αὐτὸν ἐν ἀναβάσει τάφων υἱῶν Δαυιδ καὶ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ αὐτοῦ πᾶς Ιουδα καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Μανασσης υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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‎1 ‏אַחֲרֵ֨י הַדְּבָרִ֤ים וְהָאֱמֶת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה בָּ֖א סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיָּבֹ֣א בִֽיהוּדָ֗ה וַיִּ֙חַן֙ עַל־הֶעָרִ֣ים הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְבִקְעָ֥ם אֵלָֽיו׃

‎2 ‏וַיַּרְא֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּי־בָ֖א סַנְחֵרִ֑יב וּפָנָ֕יו לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎3 ‏וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ עִם־שָׂרָיו֙ וְגִבֹּרָ֔יו לִסְתּוֹם֙ אֶת־מֵימֵ֣י הָעֲיָנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִח֣וּץ לָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּעְזְרֽוּהוּ׃

‎4 ‏וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ עַם־רָ֔ב וַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹת וְאֶת־הַנַּ֛חַל הַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ף בְּתוֹךְ־הָאָ֖רֶץ לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֤מָּה יָב֙וֹאוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּר וּמָצְא֖וּ מַ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃

‎5 ‏וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת־כָּל־הַחוֹמָ֨ה הַפְּרוּצָ֜ה וַיַּ֣עַל עַל־הַמִּגְדָּל֗וֹת וְלַח֙וּצָה֙ הַחוֹמָ֣ה אַחֶ֔רֶת וַיְחַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־הַמִּלּ֖וֹא עִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיַּ֥עַשׂ שֶׁ֛לַח לָרֹ֖ב וּמָגִנִּֽים׃

‎6 ‏וַיִּתֵּ֛ן שָׂרֵ֥י מִלְחָמ֖וֹת עַל־הָעָ֑ם וַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו אֶל־רְחוֹב֙ שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־לְבָבָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

‎7 ‏חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֣וּ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֗תּוּ מִפְּנֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וּמִלִּפְנֵ֖י כָּל־הֶהָמ֣וֹן אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־עִמָּ֥נוּ רַ֖ב מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃

‎8 ‏עִמּוֹ֙ זְר֣וֹעַ בָּשָׂ֔ר וְעִמָּ֜נוּ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖ם מִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּ וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם עַל־דִּבְרֵ֖י יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃ פ

‎9 ‏אַ֣חַר זֶ֗ה שָׁ֠לַח סַנְחֵרִ֨יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר עֲבָדָיו֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָה וְהוּא֙ עַל־לָכִ֔ישׁ וְכָל־מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹ עִמּ֑וֹ עַל־יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְעַל־כָּל־יְהוּדָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

‎10 ‏כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֔ר סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר עַל־מָה֙ אַתֶּ֣ם בֹּטְחִ֔ים וְיֹשְׁבִ֥ים בְּמָצ֖וֹר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎11 ‏הֲלֹ֤א יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ מַסִּ֣ית אֶתְכֶ֔ם לָתֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֔ם לָמ֛וּת בְּרָעָ֥ב וּבְצָמָ֖א לֵאמֹ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ יַצִּילֵ֕נוּ מִכַּ֖ף מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃

‎12 ‏הֲלֹא־הוּא֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ הֵסִ֥יר אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֖יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יו וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לִפְנֵ֨י מִזְבֵּ֧חַ אֶחָ֛ד תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ וְעָלָ֥יו תַּקְטִֽירוּ׃

‎13 ‏הֲלֹ֣א תֵדְע֗וּ מֶ֤ה עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י וַאֲבוֹתַ֔י לְכֹ֖ל עַמֵּ֣י הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת הֲיָכ֣וֹל יָֽכְל֗וּ אֱלֹהֵי֙ גּוֹיֵ֣ הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת־אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי׃

‎14 ‏מִ֠י בְּֽכָל־אֱלֹהֵ֞י הַגּוֹיִ֤ם הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱרִ֣ימוּ אֲבוֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָכ֔וֹל לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶת־עַמּ֖וֹ מִיָּדִ֑י כִּ֤י יוּכַל֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי׃

‎15 ‏וְעַתָּ֡ה אַל־יַשִּׁיא֩ אֶתְכֶ֨ם חִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ וְאַל־יַסִּ֨ית אֶתְכֶ֣ם כָּזֹאת֮ וְאַל־תַּאֲמִ֣ינוּ לוֹ֒ כִּי־לֹ֣א יוּכַ֗ל כָּל־אֱל֙וֹהַ֙ כָּל־גּ֣וֹי וּמַמְלָכָ֔ה לְהַצִּ֥יל עַמּ֛וֹ מִיָּדִ֖י וּמִיַּ֣ד אֲבוֹתָ֑י אַ֚ף כִּ֣י אֱ‍ֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם לֹא־יַצִּ֥ילוּ אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי׃

‎16 ‏וְעוֹד֙ דִּבְּר֣וּ עֲבָדָ֔יו עַל־יְהוָ֖ה הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְעַ֖ל יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

‎17 ‏וּסְפָרִ֣ים כָּתַ֔ב לְחָרֵ֕ף לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֵֽאמֹ֨ר עָלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר כֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞י גּוֹיֵ֤ הָאֲרָצוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־הִצִּ֤ילוּ עַמָּם֙ מִיָּדִ֔י כֵּ֣ן לֹֽא־יַצִּ֞יל אֱלֹהֵ֧י יְחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ עַמּ֖וֹ מִיָּדִֽי׃

‎18 ‏וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ בְקוֹל־גָּד֜וֹל יְהוּדִ֗ית עַל־עַ֤ם יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה לְיָֽרְאָ֖ם וּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑ם לְמַ֖עַן יִלְכְּד֥וּ אֶת־הָעִֽיר׃

‎19 ‏וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כְּעַ֗ל אֱלֹהֵי֙ עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃ ס

‎20 ‏וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞ל יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּ בֶן־אָמ֛וֹץ הַנָּבִ֖יא עַל־זֹ֑את וַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פ

‎21 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ מַלְאָ֔ךְ וַיַּכְחֵ֞ד כָּל־גִּבּ֥וֹר חַ֙יִל֙ וְנָגִ֣יד וְשָׂ֔ר בְּמַחֲנֵ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיָּשָׁב֩ בְּבֹ֨שֶׁת פָּנִ֜ים לְאַרְצ֗וֹ וַיָּבֹא֙ בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהָ֔יו ומיציאו וּמִֽיצִיאֵ֣י מֵעָ֔יו שָׁ֖ם הִפִּילֻ֥הוּ בֶחָֽרֶב׃

‎22 ‏וַיּוֹשַׁע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶת־יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ וְאֵ֣ת׀ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם מִיַּ֛ד סַנְחֵרִ֥יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר וּמִיַּד־כֹּ֑ל וַֽיְנַהֲלֵ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב׃

‎23 ‏וְ֠רַבִּים מְבִיאִ֨ים מִנְחָ֤ה לַיהוָה֙ לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וּמִ֨גְדָּנ֔וֹת לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּנַּשֵּׂ֛א לְעֵינֵ֥י כָל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם מֵאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵֽן׃ ס

‎24 ‏בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ עַד־לָמ֑וּת וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ וּמוֹפֵ֖ת נָ֥תַן לֽוֹ׃

‎25 ‏וְלֹא־כִגְמֻ֤ל עָלָיו֙ הֵשִׁ֣יב יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּ֥י גָבַ֖הּ לִבּ֑וֹ וַיְהִ֤י עָלָיו֙ קֶ֔צֶף וְעַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎26 ‏וַיִּכָּנַ֤ע יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ בְּגֹ֣בַהּ לִבּ֔וֹ ה֖וּא וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְלֹא־בָ֤א עֲלֵיהֶם֙ קֶ֣צֶף יְהוָ֔ה בִּימֵ֖י יְחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃

‎27 ‏וַיְהִ֧י לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ עֹ֥שֶׁר וְכָב֖וֹד הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְאֹֽצָר֣וֹת עָֽשָׂה־ל֠וֹ לְכֶ֨סֶף וּלְזָהָ֜ב וּלְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֗ה וְלִבְשָׂמִים֙ וּלְמָ֣גִנִּ֔ים וּלְכֹ֖ל כְּלֵ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה׃

‎28 ‏וּמִ֨סְכְּנ֔וֹת לִתְבוּאַ֥ת דָּגָ֖ן וְתִיר֣וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָ֑ר וְאֻֽרָוֹת֙ לְכָל־בְּהֵמָ֣ה וּבְהֵמָ֔ה וַעֲדָרִ֖ים לָאֲוֵרֽוֹת׃

‎29 ‏וְעָרִים֙ עָ֣שָׂה ל֔וֹ וּמִקְנֵה־צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר לָרֹ֑ב כִּ֤י נָֽתַן־לוֹ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים רְכ֖וּשׁ רַ֥ב מְאֹֽד׃

‎30 ‏וְה֣וּא יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ סָתַם֙ אֶת־מוֹצָ֞א מֵימֵ֤י גִיחוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן וַֽיַּישְּׁרֵ֥ם לְמַֽטָּה־מַּעְרָ֖בָה לְעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיַּצְלַ֥ח יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכָֽל־מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃

‎31 ‏וְכֵ֞ן בִּמְלִיצֵ֣י׀ שָׂרֵ֣י בָּבֶ֗ל הַֽמְשַׁלְּחִ֤ים עָלָיו֙ לִדְרֹ֗שׁ הַמּוֹפֵת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה בָאָ֔רֶץ עֲזָב֖וֹ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים לְנַ֨סּוֹת֔וֹ לָדַ֖עַת כָּל־בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃

‎32 ‏וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ וַחֲסָדָ֑יו הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים בַּחֲז֞וֹן יְשַֽׁעְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־אָמוֹץ֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא עַל־סֵ֥פֶר מַלְכֵי־יְהוּדָ֖ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎33 ‏וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֗יו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ֮ בְּֽמַעֲלֵה֮ קִבְרֵ֣י בְנֵי־דָוִיד֒ וְכָבוֹד֙ עָֽשׂוּ־ל֣וֹ בְמוֹת֔וֹ כָּל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ

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1 Post quæ et hujuscemodi veritatem, venit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum, et ingressus Judam, obsedit civitates munitas, volens eas capere.

2 Quod cum vidisset Ezechias, venisse scilicet Sennacherib, et totum belli impetum verti contra Jerusalem,

3 inito cum principibus consilio, virisque fortissimis, ut obturarent capita fontium qui erant extra urbem: et hoc omnium decernente sententia,

4 congregavit plurimam multitudinem, et obturaverunt cunctos fontes, et rivum qui fluebat in medio terræ, dicentes: Ne veniant reges Assyriorum, et inveniant aquarum abundantiam.

5 Ædificavit quoque, agens industrie, omnem murum qui fuerat dissipatus, et exstruxit turres desuper, et forinsecus alterum murum: instauravitque Mello in civitate David, et fecit universi generis armaturam et clypeos:

6 constituitque principes bellatorum in exercitu, et convocavit universos in platea portæ civitatis, ac locutus est ad cor eorum, dicens:

7 Viriliter agite, et confortamini: nolite timere, nec paveatis regem Assyriorum, et universam multitudinem quæ est cum eo: multo enim plures nobiscum sunt, quam cum illo.

8 Cum illo enim est brachium carneum: nobiscum Dominus Deus noster, qui auxiliator est noster, pugnatque pro nobis. Confortatusque est populus hujuscemodi verbis Ezechiæ regis Juda.

9 Quæ postquam gesta sunt, misit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum servos suos in Jerusalem (ipse enim cum universo exercitu obsidebat Lachis) ad Ezechiam regem Juda, et ad omnem populum qui erat in urbe, dicens:

10 Hæc dicit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum: In quo habentes fiduciam sedetis obsessi in Jerusalem?

11 num Ezechias decipit vos, ut tradat morti in fame et siti, affirmans quod Dominus Deus vester liberet vos de manu regis Assyriorum?

12 Numquid non iste est Ezechias, qui destruxit excelsa illius, et altaria, et præcepit Juda et Jerusalem, dicens: Coram altari uno adorabitis, et in ipso comburetis incensum?

13 an ignoratis quæ ego fecerim, et patres mei, cunctis terrarum populis? numquid prævaluerunt dii gentium, omniumque terrarum, liberare regionem suam de manu mea?

14 Quis est de universis diis gentium, quas vastaverunt patres mei, qui potuerit eruere populum suum de manu mea, ut possit etiam Deus vester eruere vos de hac manu?

15 non vos ergo decipiat Ezechias, nec vana persuasione deludat, neque credatis ei. Si enim nullus potuit deus cunctarum gentium atque regnorum liberare populum suum de manu mea, et de manu patrum meorum, consequenter nec Deus vester poterit eruere vos de manu mea.

16 Sed et alia multa locuti sunt servi ejus contra Dominum Deum, et contra Ezechiam servum ejus.

17 Epistolas quoque scripsit plenas blasphemiæ in Dominum Deum Israël, et locutus est adversus eum: Sicut dii gentium ceterarum non potuerunt liberare populum suum de manu mea, sic et Deus Ezechiæ eruere non poterit populum suum de manu ista.

18 Insuper et clamore magno, lingua judaica, contra populum qui sedebat in muris Jerusalem, personabat, ut terreret eos, et caperet civitatem.

19 Locutusque est contra Deum Jerusalem, sicut adversum deos populorum terræ, opera manuum hominum.

20 Oraverunt igitur Ezechias rex, et Isaias filius Amos prophetes, adversum hanc blasphemiam, ac vociferati sunt usque in cælum.

21 Et misit Dominus angelum, qui percussit omnem virum robustum, et bellatorem, et principem exercitus regis Assyriorum: reversusque est cum ignominia in terram suam. Cumque ingressus esset domum dei sui, filii qui egressi fuerant de utero ejus interfecerunt eum gladio.

22 Salvavitque Dominus Ezechiam et habitatores Jerusalem de manu Sennacherib regis Assyriorum, et de manu omnium, et præstitit eis quietem per circuitum.

23 Multi etiam deferebant hostias et sacrificia Domino in Jerusalem, et munera Ezechiæ regi Juda: qui exaltatus est post hæc coram cunctis gentibus.

24 In diebus illis ægrotavit Ezechias usque ad mortem, et oravit Dominum: exaudivitque eum, et dedit ei signum.

25 Sed non juxta beneficia quæ acceperat, retribuit, quia elevatum est cor ejus: et facta est contra eum ira, et contra Judam et Jerusalem.

26 Humiliatusque est postea, eo quod exaltatum fuisset cor ejus, tam ipse quam habitatores Jerusalem: et idcirco non venit super eos ira Domini in diebus Ezechiæ.

27 Fuit autem Ezechias dives, et inclytus valde, et thesauros sibi plurimos congregavit argenti, et auri, et lapidis pretiosi, aromatum, et armorum universi generis, et vasorum magni pretii.

28 Apothecas quoque frumenti, vini, et olei, et præsepia omnium jumentorum, caulasque pecorum,

29 et urbes ædificavit sibi: habebat quippe greges ovium et armentorum innumerabiles, eo quod dedisset ei Dominus substantiam multam nimis.

30 Ipse est Ezechias, qui obturavit superiorem fontem aquarum Gihon, et avertit eas subter ad occidentem urbis David: in omnibus operibus suis fecit prospere quæ voluit.

31 Attamen in legatione principum Babylonis, qui missi fuerant ad eum ut interrogarent de portento quod acciderat super terram, dereliquit eum Deus ut tentaretur, et nota fierent omnia quæ erant in corde ejus.

32 Reliqua autem sermonum Ezechiæ, et misericordiarum ejus, scripta sunt in visione Isaiæ filii Amos prophetæ, et in libro regum Juda et Israël.

33 Dormivitque Ezechias cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum super sepulchra filiorum David: et celebravit ejus exequias universus Juda, et omnes habitatores Jerusalem: regnavitque Manasses filius ejus pro eo.