2 Kings 19:1-19

2 Kings 19:1-19

[1] And it came to pass, when king  Hezekiah  heard  it, that he rent  his clothes,  and covered  himself with sackcloth,  and went  into the house  of the LORD.  [2] And he sent  Eliakim,  which was over the household,  and Shebna  the scribe,  and the elders  of the priests,  covered  with sackcloth,  to Isaiah  the prophet  the son  of Amoz.  [3] And they said  Hezekiah,  This day  of trouble,  and of rebuke,  and blasphemy:  for the children  are come  to the birth,  and there is not strength  to bring forth.  [4] It may be  the LORD  thy God  will hear  all the words  of Rabshakeh,  whom the king  of Assyria  his master  hath sent  to reproach  the living  God;  and will reprove  the words  which the LORD  thy God  hath heard:  wherefore lift up  thy prayer  for the remnant  that are left.  [5] So the servants  of king  Hezekiah  came  to Isaiah.  [6] And Isaiah  said  to your master,  Thus saith  the LORD,  Be not afraid  of  the words  which thou hast heard,  with which the servants  of the king  of Assyria  have blasphemed  me. [7] Behold, I will send  a blast  upon him, and he shall hear  a rumour,  and shall return  to his own land;  and I will cause him to fall  by the sword  in his own land.  [8] So Rabshakeh  returned,  and found  the king  of Assyria  warring  against Libnah:  for he had heard  that he was departed  from Lachish.  [9] And when he heard  say  of Tirhakah  king  of Ethiopia,  Behold, he is come out  to fight  against thee: he sent  messengers  again  unto Hezekiah,  saying,  [10] Thus shall ye speak  to Hezekiah  king  of Judah,  saying,  Let not thy God  in whom thou trustest  deceive  thee, saying,  Jerusalem  shall not be delivered  into the hand  of the king  of Assyria.  [11] Behold, thou hast heard  what the kings  of Assyria  have done  to all lands,  by destroying them utterly:  and shalt thou be delivered?  [12] Have the gods  of the nations  delivered  them which my fathers  have destroyed;  as Gozan,  and Haran,  and Rezeph,  and the children  of Eden  which were in Thelasar?  [13] Where is the king  of Hamath,  and the king  of Arpad,  and the king  of the city  of Sepharvaim,  of Hena,  and Ivah?  [14] And Hezekiah  received  the letter  of the hand  of the messengers,  and read  it: and Hezekiah  went up  into the house  and spread  it before  [15] And Hezekiah  prayed  before  the LORD,  and said,  O LORD  God  of Israel,  which dwellest  between the cherubims,  thou art the God,  even thou alone, of all the kingdoms  of the earth;  thou hast made  heaven  and earth.  [16] LORD,  bow down  thine ear,  and hear:  open,  LORD,  thine eyes,  and see:  and hear  the words  of Sennacherib,  which hath sent  him to reproach  the living  God.  [17] Of a truth,  LORD,  the kings  of Assyria  have destroyed  the nations  and their lands,  [18] And have cast  their gods  into the fire:  for they were no gods,  but the work  of men's  hands,  wood  and stone:  therefore they have destroyed  [19] Now therefore, O LORD  our God,  I beseech thee, save  thou us out of his hand,  that all the kingdoms  of the earth  may know  that thou art the LORD  God,  even thou only.