Hezekiah's Prayer

2 Kings 19

¹⁴ Hezekiah received _n the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord. ¹⁵ And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: "O Lord, the God of Israel, _o enthroned above the cherubim, _p you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. ¹⁶ _q Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; _r open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent _s to mock the living God. ¹⁷ Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands ¹⁸ and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, _t but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. ¹⁹ So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, _u that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that _p you, O Lord, are God alone."

1. Cross References
   2 Chronicles 32:17
   And he wrote letters to cast contempt on the Lord, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, "Like the gods of the nations of the lands who have not delivered their people from my hands, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver his people from my hand.
   
2. Cross References
   Exodus 25:22
   There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Kings 18:39
   And when all the people saw it, they fell on th...
   Nehemiah 9:6
   You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heav...
   Psalms 86:10
   For you are great and do wondrous things; you a...
   Isaiah 37:16
   O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above...
   Isaiah 37:20
   So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, ...
   Isaiah 44:6
   Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his ...
   Jeremiah 10:10
   But the Lord is the true God; he is the living ...
   Jeremiah 10:12
   It is he who made the earth by his power, who e...
   
4. Cross References
   Psalms 31:2
   Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
   Psalms 71:2
   In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!
   Daniel 9:18
   O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Chronicles 6:40
   Now, O my God, let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.
   Daniel 9:18
   O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.
   
6. Cross References
   2 Kings 19:4
   It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.
   
7. Cross References
   2 Chronicles 32:19
   And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands.
   Psalms 115:4
   Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.
   
8. Cross References
   Joshua 4:24
   So that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.
   Psalms 83:18
   That they may know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.
   
9. Cross References
   2 Kings 19:15
   And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: "O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.