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12 for they heard not the voice of their Lord God, but they brake his covenant (because they did not listen to, or obey, the voice of the Lord their God, but they broke his covenant); they heard not, neither did all things, which Moses, the servant of the Lord, [had] commanded.

13 In the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyrians, went up to all the strengthened cities of Judah, and took them.

14 Then Hezekiah, king of Judah, sent messengers to the king of Assyrians into Lachish, and said, I have sinned (I have done wrong); go away from me, and I shall bear all things, that thou shalt put to me. Therefore the king of Assyrians putted on Hezekiah, king of Judah, (a fine of) three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold.

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12 This happened because they had not obeyed the Lord their God, but had violated his covenant(A)—all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.(B) They neither listened to the commands(C) nor carried them out.

13 In the fourteenth year(D) of King Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah(E) and captured them. 14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish:(F) “I have done wrong.(G) Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand of me.” The king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents[a] of silver and thirty talents[b] of gold.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:14 That is, about 11 tons or about 10 metric tons
  2. 2 Kings 18:14 That is, about 1 ton or about 1 metric ton