12 because they did not listen to the voice of the Lord their God but violated His covenant—all He had commanded Moses the servant of the Lord. They did not listen, and they did not obey.(A)

Sennacherib’s Invasion

13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.(B) 14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish,(C) saying, “I have done wrong;(D) withdraw from me. Whatever you demand from me, I will pay.” The king of Assyria demanded 11 tons[a] of silver and one ton[b] of gold from King Hezekiah of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:14 Lit 300 talents
  2. 2 Kings 18:14 Lit 30 talents

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