"Hezekiah fortified his city / and brought water into it; / with iron tools he cut through the rock / and built cisterns to hold the water. / During his reign Sennacherib invaded the country / and sent Rabshakeh, his commander. / He shook his fist against Zion, / and in his arrogance he boasted loudly. / As a result, the people’s hearts were unnerved and their hands trembled; / they were in anguish, like that of women in labor. / But they called upon the merciful Lord, / stretching out their hands toward him. / In heaven the Holy One swiftly heard their cries, / and he delivered them through Isaiah. / God struck the camp of the Assyrians, / and his angel annihilated them. / For Hezekiah did what was pleasing to the Lord / and held firmly steadfast to the ways of David, his ancestors / as was commanded by the prophet Isaiah, / whose visions were true and trustworthy."
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Hezekiah
Hezekiah (born 741 BC, sole ruler 716/15–687/86), was the son of Ahaz and the thirteenth king of Judah according to the Hebrew Bible. He is described as "the best-attested figure in biblical history," due to the extensive documentation of his reign in biblical texts and external sources (notably Assyrian inscriptions). His reign was marked by his significant religious reforms and his revolt against the Assyrian Empire. He witnessed the destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel by the Assyria
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