1After these things faithfully described, Saneherib King of Asshur came and entred into Iudah, and besieged the strong cities, and thought to winne them for him selfe.

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2 Kings 18:13, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 36:1

2When Hezekiah sawe that Saneherib was come, and that his purpose was to fight against Ierusalem,

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Luke 9:51, Luke 9:53, 2 Kings 12:17, Luke 9:51, Luke 9:53

3Then he tooke counsell with his princes and his nobles, to stoppe the water of the fountaines without the citie: and they did helpe him.

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Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 24:6, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 15:22

4So many of the people assembled themselues, and stopt all the fountaines, and the riuer that ranne through the middes of the countrey, saying, Why should the Kings of Asshur come, and finde much water?

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2 Chronicles 32:30, 2 Chronicles 32:30, 2 Kings 20:20, Isaiah 10:8, 1 Kings 3:9

5And he tooke courage, and built all the broken wall, and made vp the towers, and another wall without, and repayred Millo in the citie of Dauid, and made many dartes and shields.

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2 Chronicles 25:23, 2 Chronicles 25:23, 1 Kings 9:24, 1 Kings 9:24, 2 Samuel 5:9

6And he set captaines of warre ouer the people, and assembled them to him in the broade place of the gate of the citie, and spake comfortably vnto them, saying,

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2 Chronicles 30:22, 2 Chronicles 30:22, Isaiah 40:2, Isaiah 40:2, Ezra 10:9

7Be strong and couragious: feare not, neither be afraide for the King of Asshur, neither for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with vs, then is with him.

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2 Kings 6:16, 2 Kings 6:16, Romans 8:31, Romans 8:31, Ephesians 6:10

8With him is an arme of flesh, but with vs is the Lord our God for to helpe vs, and to fight our battels. Then the people were confirmed by the wordes of Hezekiah King of Iudah.

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Jeremiah 17:5, Jeremiah 17:5, 2 Chronicles 20:17, 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 20:17

9After this, did Saneherib King of Asshur send his seruants to Ierusalem (while he was against Lachish, and all his dominion with him) vnto Hezekiah King of Iudah and vnto all Iudah that were at Ierusalem, saying,

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2 Kings 18:17, Joshua 10:31, 2 Kings 18:17, Joshua 10:31, Joshua 15:39

10Thus saith Saneherib the King of Asshur, Wherein doe ye trust, that ye will remaine in Ierusalem, during the siege?

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2 Kings 18:19, Isaiah 36:4, 2 Kings 18:19, Isaiah 36:4

11Doeth not Hezekiah entice you to giue ouer your selues vnto death by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliuer vs out of the hande of the King of Asshur?

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Psalms 71:11, Psalms 3:2, Isaiah 36:18, 2 Kings 18:27, 2 Kings 19:10

12Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his hie places and his altars, and commanded Iudah and Ierusalem, saying, Ye shall worshippe before one altar, and burne incense vpon it?

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2 Chronicles 31:1, 2 Chronicles 31:1, 2 Chronicles 4:1, 1 Kings 7:48, Exodus 30:1

13Knowe ye not what I and my fathers haue done vnto all the people of other countreyes? were the gods of the nations of other landes able to deliuer their land out of mine hande?

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2 Kings 18:33, 2 Kings 18:35, 2 Kings 18:33, 2 Kings 18:35, Jeremiah 10:16

14Who is he of al the gods of those natios (that my fathers haue destroied) that could deliuer his people out of mine hande? that your God should be able to deliuer you out of mine hand?

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Isaiah 10:11, Isaiah 10:12, Exodus 14:3, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 15:11

15Nowe therefore let not Hezekiah deceiue you, nor seduce you after this sort, neither beleeue ye him: for none of all the gods of any nation or kingdome was able to deliuer his people out of mine hande and out of the hande of my fathers: howe much lesse shall your gods deliuer you out of mine hande?

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Daniel 3:15, Exodus 5:2, Daniel 3:15, Exodus 5:2, Isaiah 36:18

16And his seruants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his seruant Hezekiah.

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John 15:21, Job 15:25, Job 15:26, Psalms 73:9, John 15:21

17He wrote also letters, blaspheming the Lord God of Israel and speaking against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other countreies could not deliuer their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliuer his people out of mine hande.

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Isaiah 37:14, 2 Kings 19:12, Isaiah 37:28, Isaiah 37:29, Isaiah 37:14

18Then they cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes speach vnto the people of Ierusalem that were on the wall, to feare them and to astonish them, that they might take the citie.

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1 Samuel 17:10, Nehemiah 6:9, Isaiah 36:13, 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:28

19Thus they spake against the God of Ierusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, euen the workes of mans hands,

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Isaiah 2:8, 2 Kings 19:18, Isaiah 2:8, 2 Kings 19:18, Psalms 135:15

20But Hezekiah the King, and the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amoz prayed against this and cryed to heauen.

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Psalms 91:14, Psalms 91:15, Psalms 91:14, Psalms 91:15, 2 Kings 19:2

21And the Lord sent an Angel which destroyed all the valiant men, and the princes and captaines of the hoste of the King of Asshur: so he returned with shame to his owne lande. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came foorth of his owne bowels, slewe him there with the sworde.

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Psalms 76:5, Isaiah 37:36, Isaiah 37:38, Psalms 76:5, Isaiah 37:36

22So the Lord saued Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem from the hande of Saneherib King of Asshur, and from the hande of all other, and maintained them on euery side.

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Psalms 37:39, Psalms 37:40, Psalms 144:10, Isaiah 31:4, Isaiah 31:5

23And many brought offrings vnto the Lord to Ierusalem, and presents to Hezekiah King of Iudah, so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thencefoorth.

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2 Chronicles 17:5, 2 Chronicles 17:5, 2 Chronicles 1:1, Matthew 2:11, 2 Chronicles 9:24

24In those dayes Hezekiah was sicke vnto the death, and prayed vnto the Lord, who spake vnto him, and gaue him a signe.

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2 Kings 20:1, 2 Kings 20:11, Isaiah 38:1, Isaiah 38:8, 2 Kings 20:1

25But Hezekiah did not render according to the rewarde bestowed vpon him: for his heart was lift vp, and wrath came vpon him, and vpon Iudah and Ierusalem.

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2 Chronicles 24:18, 2 Chronicles 24:18, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Samuel 24:1

26Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled him selfe (after that his heart was lifted vp) he and the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and the wrath of the Lord came not vpon them in the dayes of Hezekiah.

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Jeremiah 26:18, Jeremiah 26:19, Jeremiah 26:18, Jeremiah 26:19, 2 Chronicles 33:12

27Hezekiah also had exceeding much riches and honour, and he gate him treasures of siluer, and of golde, and of precious stones, and of sweete odours, and of shieldes, and of all pleasant vessels:

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2 Chronicles 17:5, 2 Chronicles 9:27, 1 Chronicles 27:25, 1 Chronicles 27:31, Proverbs 10:22

28And of store houses for the increase of wheat and wine and oyle, and stalles for all beasts, and rowes for the stables.

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1 Kings 4:26, 2 Chronicles 26:10, 2 Samuel 7:8, 1 Kings 4:26, 2 Chronicles 26:10

29And he made him cities, and had possession of sheepe and oxen in abundance: for God had giuen him substance exceeding much.

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1 Chronicles 29:12, 1 Chronicles 29:12, 1 Chronicles 27:29, 1 Chronicles 27:31, Deuteronomy 8:18

30This same Hezekiah also stopped the vpper water springs of Gihon, and led them streight vnderneath towarde the citie of Dauid Westwarde. so Hezekiah prospered in all his workes.

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1 Kings 1:33, 1 Kings 1:33, 2 Chronicles 32:4, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8

31But because of the ambassadours of the princes of Babel, which sent vnto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the lande, God left him to trie him, and to knowe all that was in his heart.

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Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:2, 2 Chronicles 32:24, Proverbs 17:3, Genesis 22:1

32Concerning the rest of the actes of Hezekiah, and his goodnesse, beholde, they are written in the vision of Ishiah the Prophet, the sonne of Amoz, in the booke of the Kings of Iudah and Israel.

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Isaiah 36:1, Isaiah 36:22, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:20, Isaiah 36:1

33So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buryed him in the highest sepulchre of the sonnes of Dauid: and all Iudah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem did him honour at his death: and Manasseh his sonne reigned in his stead.

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Proverbs 10:7, Proverbs 10:7, 1 Kings 2:10, 1 Kings 1:21, 1 Kings 11:43