1	Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign# . [Hezekiah: he is called Ezekias]
			2	Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign# ; and he reigned# twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. [Abi: also called, Abijah]
			3	And he did# that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did# .
			4	He removed# the high places, and brake# the images, and cut down# the groves, and brake in pieces# the brasen serpent that Moses had made# : for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense# to it: and he called# it Nehushtan. [images: Heb. statues] [Nehushtan: that is, A piece of brass]
			5	He trusted# in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.
			6	For he clave# to the LORD, and departed# not from following him, but kept# his commandments, which the LORD commanded# Moses. [from...: Heb. from after him]
			7	And the LORD was with him; and he prospered# whithersoever he went forth# : and he rebelled# against the king of Assyria, and served# him not.
			8	He smote# the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen# to the fenced city. [Gaza: Heb. Azzah]
			9	And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up# against Samaria, and besieged# it.
			10	And at the end of three years they took# it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken# .
			11	And the king of Assyria did carry away# Israel unto Assyria, and put# them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
			12	Because they obeyed# not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed# his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded# , and would not hear# them , nor do# them .
			13	Now in the fourteenth# year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up# against all the fenced# cities of Judah, and took# them. [Sennacherib: Heb. Sanherib]
			14	And Hezekiah king of Judah sent# to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying# , I have offended# ; return# from me: that which thou puttest# on me will I bear# . And the king of Assyria appointed# unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
			15	And Hezekiah gave# him all the silver that was found# in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
			16	At that time did Hezekiah cut off# the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid# , and gave# it to the king of Assyria. [it: Heb. them]
			17	And the king of Assyria sent# Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up# and came# to Jerusalem. And when they were come up# , they came# and stood# by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's# field. [great: Heb. heavy]
			18	And when they had called# to the king, there came out# to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe# , and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder# . [scribe: or, secretary]
			19	And Rabshakeh said# unto them, Speak# ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith# the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest# ?
			20	Thou sayest# , (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust# , that thou rebellest# against me? [sayest: or, talkest] [vain...: Heb. word of the lips] [I have...: or, but counsel and strength are for the war]
			21	Now, behold, thou trustest# upon the staff of this bruised# reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean# , it will go# into his hand, and pierce# it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust# on him. [trustest: Heb. trustest thee]
			22	But if ye say# unto me, We trust# in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away# , and hath said# to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship# before this altar in Jerusalem?
			23	Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges# to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver# thee two thousand horses, if thou be able# on thy part to set# riders# upon them. [pledges: or, hostages]
			24	How then wilt thou turn away# the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust# on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
			25	Am I now come up# without the LORD against this place to destroy# it? The LORD said# to me, Go up# against this land, and destroy# it.
			26	Then said# Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak# , I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand# it : and talk# not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
			27	But Rabshakeh said# unto them, Hath my master sent# me to thy master, and to thee, to speak# these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit# on the wall, that they may eat# their own dung# # , and drink# their own piss# # # with you? [their own piss: Heb. the water of their feet]
			28	Then Rabshakeh stood# and cried# with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake# , saying# , Hear# the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:
			29	Thus saith# the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive# you: for he shall not be able# to deliver# you out of his hand:
			30	Neither let Hezekiah make you trust# in the LORD, saying# , The LORD will surely# deliver# us, and this city shall not be delivered# into the hand of the king of Assyria.
			31	Hearken# not to Hezekiah: for thus saith# the king of Assyria, Make# an agreement with me by a present, and come out# to me, and then eat# ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink# ye every one the waters of his cistern: [Make...: or, Seek my favour: Heb. Make with me a blessing] [cistern: or, pit]
			32	Until I come# and take you away# to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live# , and not die# : and hearken# not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth# you, saying# , The LORD will deliver# us. [persuadeth: or, deceiveth]
			33	Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered# at all# his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
			34	Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered# Samaria out of mine hand?
			35	Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered# their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver# Jerusalem out of mine hand?
			36	But the people held their peace# , and answered# him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying# , Answer# him not.
			37	Then came# Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe# , and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder# , to Hezekiah with their clothes rent# , and told# him the words of Rabshakeh.