² Hezekiah received the envoys^(A) gladly and showed them what was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold,^(B) the spices, the fine olive oil—his entire armory and everything found among his treasures.^(C) There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

¹⁷ He must not take many wives,^(A) or his heart will be led astray.^(B) He must not accumulate^(C) large amounts of silver and gold.^(D)