2 Kings 18 20 Hezekiah part 2 Chron 31 32

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Chapter 18
Super King
In the third year of Hoshea's reign in Israel, Ahaz's son Hezekiah rules as king in Judah.
Unlike his father, Hezekiah is a good king
Ch 19
Isaiah relays a reply from God, answering Hezekiah's prayer.
God says that Zion is like a virgin daughter scorning Assyria as a suitor, voting in favor of God.
God very poetically discusses Sennacherib's over-the-top boasts of power. He says that he (God) planned all this out and directed exactly what Sennacherib would do.
But since Sennacherib has raged against him—and since God knows every move Sennacherib makes—God will put a hook in his lip and send him back to Assyria, where he came from.
God promises Judah that they won't starve and will eat plentifully for the next few years. Sennacherib won't even be able to fire a single arrow against Jerusalem.
Thus, in the middle of the night, God's angel of destruction comes and kills one hundred and eighty-five thousand Assyrian soldiers, leaving the land around Jerusalem strewn with their dead bodies.
When Sennacherib returns home, defeated by God, his sons murder him in a conspiracy. (Out of the frying pan…)
Ch 20
When Hezekiah grows sick and near death, Isaiah comes to him and tells him that God says it's his time to die.
Hezekiah weeps and prays to God, asking him to remember Hezekiah's service and faithfulness.
God sends a message to Isaiah, saying that he'll add fifteen years onto Hezekiah's life. He will also keep him and the city out of the hands of the Assyrians, due to God's love for David and David's descendants.

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