Hezekiah's Pride and Achievements
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v In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord, and he answered him and gave him a sign.
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But Hezekiah w did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for x his heart was proud. Therefore y wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem.
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But Hezekiah z humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
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And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of a costly vessels;
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storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds.
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He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great possessions.
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This same Hezekiah b closed the upper outlet of the waters of c Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
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And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, d who had been sent to him to inquire about e the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, f in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart.
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Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his good deeds, behold, they are written g in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, h in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
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And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the i upper part of the tombs of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
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Cross References
2 Kings 20:1 - 11
In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Set your house in order, for you shall die; you shall not recover.'
Isaiah 38:1 - 8
In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says the Lord : Set your house in order, for you shall die, you shall not recover.
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Cross References
Psalms 116:12
What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me?
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2 Chronicles 26:16
But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
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2 Chronicles 19:2
But Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord ? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the Lord.
2 Chronicles 24:18
And they abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols. And wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 26:18 - 19
"Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: 'Thus says the Lord of hosts, "'Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.'
2 Chronicles 33:12
And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:10
In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
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2 Kings 20:20
The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah and all his might and how he made the pool and the conduit and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Isaiah 22:9
And you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool.
Isaiah 22:11
You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago.
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Cross References
1 Kings 1:33
And the king said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.
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Cross References
2 Kings 20:12
At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
Isaiah 39:1
At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered.
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Cross References
2 Chronicles 32:24
In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord, and he answered him and gave him a sign.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:2
And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.
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Cross References
Isaiah 36:1 - 39:1
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
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Cross References
2 Kings 18:1 - 20:1
In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign.
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2 Samuel 15:30
But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered. And all the people who were with him covered their heads, and they went up, weeping as they went.
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