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the citie: and they did helpe him. 4 So many wrote also letters, blaspheming the Lord God of
of the people assembled themselues, and stopt Israel and speaking against him, saying, As the
all the fountaines, and the riuer that ranne gods of the nations of other countreies could not
through the middes of the countrey, saying, Why deliuer their people out of mine hand, so shall
should the Kings of Asshur come, and finde not the God of Hezekiah deliuer his people out
much water? 5 And he tooke courage, and built of mine hande. 18 Then they cryed with a loude
all the broken wall, and made vp the towers, voyce in the Iewes speach vnto the people of
and another wall without, and repayred Millo in Ierusalem that were on the wall, to feare them
the citie of Dauid, and made many dartes and and to astonish them, that they might take the
shields. 6 And he set captaines of warre ouer citie. 19 Thus they spake against the God of
the people, and assembled them to him in the Ierusalem, as against the gods of the people of
broade place of the gate of the citie, and spake the earth, euen the workes of mans hands, 20 But
comfortably vnto them, saying, Be strong and Hezekiah the King, and the Prophet Isaiah the
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couragious: feare not, neither be afraide for the sonne of Amoz prayed against this and cryed to
King of Asshur, neither for all the multitude that heauen. 21 And the Lord sent an Angel which
is with him: for there be more with vs, then destroyed all the valiant men, and the princes
is with him. 8 With him is an arme of flesh, and captaines of the hoste of the King of Asshur:
but with vs is the Lord our God for to helpe so he returned with shame to his owne lande.
vs, and to fight our battels. Then the people And when he was come into the house of his god,
were confirmed by the wordes of Hezekiah King they that came foorth of his owne bowels, slewe
of Iudah. 9 After this, did Saneherib King of him there with the sworde. 22 So the Lord saued
Asshur send his seruants to Ierusalem (while he Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Ierusalem from
was against Lachish, and all his dominion with the hande of Saneherib King of Asshur, and from
him) vnto Hezekiah King of Iudah and vnto all the hande of all other, and maintained them on
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Iudah that were at Ierusalem, saying, 10 Thus euery side. And many brought offrings vnto
saith Saneherib the King of Asshur, Wherein doe the Lord to Ierusalem, and presents to Hezekiah
ye trust, that ye will remaine in Ierusalem, during King of Iudah, so that he was magnified in the
the siege? 11 Doeth not Hezekiah entice you sight of all nations from thencefoorth. 24 In
to giue ouer your selues vnto death by famine those dayes Hezekiah was sicke vnto the death,
and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall and prayed vnto the Lord, who spake vnto him,
deliuer vs out of the hande of the King of Asshur? and gaue him a signe. 25 But Hezekiah did
12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his not render according to the rewarde bestowed
hie places and his altars, and commanded Iudah vpon him: for his heart was lift vp, and wrath
and Ierusalem, saying, Ye shall worshippe before came vpon him, and vpon Iudah and Ierusalem.
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one altar, and burne incense vpon it? 13 Knowe Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled him selfe
ye not what I and my fathers haue done vnto (after that his heart was lifted vp) he and the in-
all the people of other countreyes? were the habitants of Ierusalem, and the wrath of the Lord
came not vpon them in the dayes of Hezekiah.
gods of the nations of other landes able to deliuer 27 Hezekiah also had exceeding much riches and
their land out of mine hande? 14 Who is he of al honour, and he gate him treasures of siluer,
the gods of those natios (that my fathers haue
destroied) that could deliuer his people out of and of golde, and of precious stones, and of
mine hande? that your God should be able to sweete odours, and of shieldes, and of all pleasant
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deliuer you out of mine hand? 15 Nowe therefore vessels: And of store houses for the increase
of wheat and wine and oyle, and stalles for all
let not Hezekiah deceiue you, nor seduce you beasts, and rowes for the stables. 29 And he made
after this sort, neither beleeue ye him: for none him cities, and had possession of sheepe and oxen
of all the gods of any nation or kingdome was in abundance: for God had giuen him substance
able to deliuer his people out of mine hande and exceeding much. 30 This same Hezekiah also
out of the hande of my fathers: howe much lesse stopped the vpper water springs of Gihon, and
shall your gods deliuer you out of mine hande? led them streight vnderneath towarde the citie of
16 And his seruants spake yet more against the Dauid Westwarde. so Hezekiah prospered in all
Lord God, and against his seruant Hezekiah. 17 He his workes. 31 But because of the ambassadours