1 After Hezekiah did good, a bad king named Sennacherib from Assyria came to fight Judah. He set up tents by strong towns to take them. ⚔️️ 2 Hezekiah saw the army and knew they would try to fight Jerusalem. ⚔️️ 3 Hezekiah and the leaders said, “Stop the water outside the city,” and the people helped. ✋ 4 Many people came and blocked the springs and the stream. They said, “Do not give water to the enemy.” 5 Hezekiah made the city strong. He fixed the walls, built tall towers, made one more wall, fixed the high place, and made many shields and swords. ️⚔️ 6 Hezekiah chose leaders, called the people to the city gate, and spoke to make them brave. ️ 7 Hezekiah said, “Be strong. Do not fear the big king. We have more help than he has.” 8 Hezekiah said, “They have men. We have God. God will help us and fight for us.” The people felt safe by his words. ️⚔️ 9 Sennacherib was at a town named Lachish. He sent men with words to Hezekiah and to all in Jerusalem. ️ 10 The men said, “The big king says: Why do you trust? Why stay in a shut city?” ❓ 11 They said, “Hezekiah tricks you. He says God will save you. You will be hungry and thirsty.” ❌❌ 12 They said, “Hezekiah took down many places to worship. He told you to worship at one place only.” ❌1️⃣ 13 They said, “We beat many lands. Their gods could not save them.” ⚔️ 14 They said, “No god saved them. Your God cannot save you from me.” ️ 15 They said, “Do not trust Hezekiah. No god can save you from me.” ✋ 16 The king’s men said more bad words about God and about Hezekiah. ️ 17 The king wrote letters to make fun of God. He said, “Your God is weak like the others.” ✉️ 18 They yelled in the people’s own words to scare them and make them give up. 19 They talked about the God of Jerusalem like He was a made thing, like a statue. 20 So King Hezekiah and a man of God named Isaiah prayed to God. They cried out for help. ⬆️ 21 God sent an angel. The angel stopped the big army and the leaders. The bad king went home and felt bad. Later his own sons killed him. ⚔️️️ 22 God saved Hezekiah and the people in Jerusalem. God kept them safe all around. ️️ 23 Many people brought gifts to God and to Hezekiah. All lands thought Hezekiah was great after that. 24 Later Hezekiah got very sick. He prayed to God. God spoke to him and gave a sign. ✨ 25 But Hezekiah got proud and did not thank God like he should. God was not happy, and trouble was ready to come. ⚠️ 26 Then Hezekiah said sorry and was humble. God did not send the trouble in his time. ♂️ 27 Hezekiah had many riches. He made places to store silver, gold, and nice things. 28 He made big rooms for grain, wine, and oil. He made barns for cows and sheep. ️️ 29 He had more towns and many animals. God gave him many good things. ️ 30 Hezekiah made the Gihon water go in a tunnel to the city. He did well in all his work. ➡️️️✅ 31 Men came from Babylon to ask about the sign. God let Hezekiah choose, to show his heart. ️ 32 The other story of Hezekiah is in the book by Isaiah and in the book of the kings. ️ 33 Hezekiah died. They buried him in a special place of David’s family. All Judah and Jerusalem said good things about him. His son Manasseh became king. ⚰️