After Hezekiah’s faithful deeds, King Sennacherib of Assyria came and entered Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities and intended to break into them.
‘Note that Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all matters related to the Lord, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all matters related to the king, and the Levites are officers in your presence. Be strong; may the Lord be with those who do what is good.’
This took place during the reign of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah: Aram’s King Rezin and Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah went to fight against Jerusalem, but they were not able to conquer it.
Then Jehu son of the seer Hanani went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, ‘Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.
These who were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, attacked the Hamites’ tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction, as they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks.
Now here are the Ammonites, Moabites, and the inhabitants of Mount Seir. You did not let Israel invade them when Israel came out of the land of Egypt, but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
About the Ammonites, this is what the Lord says: Does Israel have no sons? Is he without an heir? Why then has Milcom , dispossessed Gad and his people settled in their cities?
Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin bearing shields and drawing the bow. All these were valiant warriors.