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and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified
themselves in holiness:
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Also of the sons of Aaron the priests,
which were
in the fields of the
suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions
to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
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And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought
that which was
good and right and
truth before the L
ORD
his God.
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And in every work that he began in the service of the house of
God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did
it
with all his heart, and
prospered.
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After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered
into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2
And
when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
3
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which
were
without the city: and they did help him.
4
So there was gathered much people together, who
stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should
the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
5
Also he strengthened himself, and built up all
the wall that was broken, and raised
it
up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired
Millo
in
the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.
6
And he set captains of war
over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake
comfortably to them, saying,
7
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king
of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that
is
with him: for
there be
more with us than with him:
8
With him
is
an arm of flesh; but with us
is
the L
ORD
our God to help us, and to fight our battles.
And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he
himself laid
siege
against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah
that
were
at Jerusalem, saying,
10
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust,
that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
11
Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves
to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The L
ORD
our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the
king of Assyria?
12
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and
commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon
it?
13
Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of
other
lands? were the
gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?
14
Who
was there
among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver
his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
15
Now
therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him:
for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of
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