One of the commanders said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria says:
2 Kings 18:5 - Easy To Read Version Hezekiah trusted in the Lord God of Israel. There was no person like Hezekiah among all the kings of Judah before him or after him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hezekiah trusted in, leaned on, and was confident in the Lord, the God of Israel; so that neither after him nor before him was any one of all the kings of Judah like him. American Standard Version (1901) He trusted in Jehovah, the God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him. Common English Bible Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, Israel’s God. There was no one like him among all of Judah’s kings—not before him and not after him. Catholic Public Domain Version He hoped in the Lord, the God of Israel. And after him, there was no one similar to him, among all the kings of Judah, nor even among any of those who were before him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He trusted in the Lord the God of Israel: so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Juda, nor any of them that were before him. |
One of the commanders said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria says:
There had never been a king like Josiah before. Josiah turned to the Lord with all his heart, with all his soul, and with all his strength. [308] No king had followed all the Law of Moses like Josiah. And there has never been another king like Josiah since that time.
Asa called out to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, only you can help weak people against strong people! Help us, Lord our God! We depend on you. We fight against this large army in your name. Lord, you are our God! Don’t let anyone win against you!”
Jehoshaphat’s army went out into the Desert of Tekoa early in the morning. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me people of Judah and you people from Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and then you will stand strong. Have faith in the Lord’s prophets. You will succeed!”
I will continue to trust God\par even if God kills me. {\cf2\super [23]} \par But I will defend myself to his face.\par
Lord, I trusted in your love to help me.\par You saved me and made me happy!\par
But maybe you will say, “We are trusting in the Lord our God to help us.” But I know that Hezekiah destroyed the altars {\cf2\super [337]} and high places {\cf2\super [338]} where people worshiped the Lord. And Hezekiah told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship only at this one altar here in Jerusalem.”
“Lord, remember that I have truly served you with all my heart. I have done the things that you say are good.” Then Hezekiah cried very hard.
He trusted God. So let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
We Jews were the first people who hoped in Christ. And we were chosen so that we would bring praise to God’s glory.