2 Chronicles 32

2 Chronicles 32 discusses the latter part of Hezekiah’s reign.  It starts with the Assyrians entering Judah to take over the lands.  While in Lachish, Sennacherib sends his servant to persuade Jerusalem to surrender.  Hezekiah and Isaiah stand strong and Yehovah moves against Sennacherib.  He will ceases his siege of the land and returns to Assyria, where Sennacherib is murdered by His sons.  Several nations bring gifts when they hear the news of the defeat of Assyria by Hezekiah.  However, Hezekiah proves to not glorify Yehovah.  Eventually Hezekiah will repent of this.  Hezekiah’s son Manasseh will assume the throne after Hezekiah.

2 Chronicles 32:1

¹ After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

2 Chronicles 32, follows on the heels of the great revival that Hezekiah brought to the land.  Even Israelites from the Northern Kingdom joined in this revival.  With this said, one has to wonder why Sennacherib would come against the land?

The Books of Chronicles does not record all events that occurred in the Southern Kingdom.  As with all Books of the Bible, Chronicles was never meant to be a history book.  The Chronicler who was simply an amanuensis for Yehovah, documents events that are more of a positive nature.  However, there are many times when more negative events are recorded.  As in the case of Uzziah in 2 Chronicles 26:16-21.

¹⁶ But when he (Uzziah) was strong, his heart was lifted up to destruction: for he transgressed against Yehovah his Redeemer, and went into the Temple of Yehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense. ¹⁷ And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of Yehovah, valiant (ben) men: ¹⁸ And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said to him, not to you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yehovah, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for have trespassed; neither for your honor from the Yehovah Redeemer. ¹⁹ Then Uzziah was wroth, and a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of Yehovah, from beside the incense altar. ²⁰ And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yes, himself hasted also to go out, because Yehovah had smitten him. ²¹ And Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Yehovah: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

Although, Uzziah was a good king, this documents his fall.  In the case of Hezekiah, the Chronicler does record one of the events where Hezekiah proved to be less than stellar; however, what Hezekiah had done related to Assyrians is not in 2 Chronicles.  It is found in 2 Kings.  However, there other events that may have lead to Sennacherib’s siege, 2 Kings 18:5-8.

⁵ He (Hezekiah) trusted in the Yehovah Redeemer of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor that were before him. ⁶ For he clave to Yehovah, departed not from following Him, but kept His commandments, which Yehovah commanded Moses. ⁷ And Yehovah was with him; he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. ⁸ He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

Based on this passage, it seems as if Hezekiah is sold out to Yehovah.  He even stood against the Assyrians early in his reign.  However, something must of changed because in 2 Kings 18:13-17.

¹³ Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. ¹⁴ And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which you put on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. ¹⁵ And Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of Yehovah, and in the treasures of the king’s house. ¹⁶ At that time did Hezekiah cut off the doors of the Temple of Yehovah, and the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. ¹⁷ And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

Hezekiah went from trusting Yehovah and standing against the Assyrian Empire to cutting off the gold of the Temple and trying to appease the Assyrians.  There is nothing in scriptures that concretely explains this change.  Possibly, it could be what had happened in the Northern Kingdom Israel, 2 Kings 18:9-10.

⁹ And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. ¹⁰ And at the end of three years they took it: in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

Possibly, Hezekiah thought that what had happened in Israel could happen in Judah.  However, there was a reason for that 2 Kings 18:11-12.

¹¹ And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel to Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: ¹² Because they obeyed not the voice of Yehovah their Redeemer God, but transgressed His covenant, all that Moses the servant of Yehovah commanded, and would not hear nor do.

Northern Kingdom had rebelled since the days of Jeroboam.  There were a few good events that did occur; however, overall it was quite the rebellious and overtly wicked nation.  They brought idolatry to a new level among the Children of Israel.  Possibly Hezekiah was slipping and thought to shore up his chances of survival with a small gift to the king of Assyria.  May be He thought, what could be the harm.  The harm is either you are all in and sold out to Yehovah or you are just kidding yourself.  We are never supposed to look for a redeemer outside of Yehovah.  Hard to say why Hezekiah made this change.  In the end the gold did not change Sennacherib’s plans instead Hezekiah came to the only one who could help him.  This is getting ahead of the chapter.

2 Chronicles 32:2

² And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

At this point, probably after Hezekiah sent the gold; he realizes that Sennacherib will be laying siege to Jerusalem in the near future.

There is something interesting in the relationship between the Assyrian Empire and the one that follows Babylonian Empire.  Both are foreshadows of what was to eventually happen to Christians.  Most are acquainted with Babylon, since it is mentioned in the New Testament, Revelation 17:5.

⁵ And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth.

Babylon is the forerunner of Spiritual Babylon, the harlot church.  Similarly as the Assyrian Empire was the forerunner to the Babylonian Empire, there was a forerunner to Spiritual Babylon, it was Spiritual Assyria.  There were some marked difference between the Assyrian Empire and that of the Babylonian Empire. The Assyrians formed a military dynasty whereas the Babylonians became merchants and agriculturalists.  The supreme ruler in Assyria was an autocratic king while in Babylon, priesthood was the highest authority.  Just as Assyria was militaristic empire, Spiritual Assyria represents those that forceable came against Christianity prior to Spiritual Babylon asserting its authority in the late Third Century and eventually engulfing most of Christianity by the end of the Fourth Century.  The events of 2 Chronicles 32 somewhat foreshadow the eventual events that would occur in early Christianity.

2 Chronicles 32:3-4

³ He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him. ⁴ So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?

One of the first things Hezekiah did was block the waters of the fountains surrounding Jerusalem.  Hezekiah had no intentions of making this easy on the Assyrians.  Hezekiah’s hope was that a lack of water supply would cause the Assyrians to turnback.  Again Hezekiah was wrong.  This did not deter Sennacherib one bit.

Interestingly enough, early Christianity was faced with a similar situation.  In the Second Century, there was an excessive amount of violence against the Christians.  It result in a period of tremendous violence.  John wrote about this in Revelation 2:10.

¹⁰ Fear none of those things which shall suffer: behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days: be faithful to death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

However, it was not just 10 days; it last approximately 10 years.  During that time period, numerous Christians died violent deaths and even more left the faith.  Those that left were rather live than prove their faith with their lives.  After the ten years were over, many of those that left the faith returned.  However, the fervent faith that existed had been snuffed out; the majority of believers were carnal Christians.  These were outside the walls of the Kingdom of God.  They had very little of the spirit.  Most of the mature true believers had been killed off.  This marked a definite decline in the overall spiritual strength of Christianity.  Those left were more than willing to compromise the faith for the sake of their lives.

2 Chronicles 32:5-6

⁵ Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. ⁶ And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,

Hezekiah strengthen his army for what he probably believed would be inevitable battle.  Sennacherib had come with an incredibly large force.  Next, Hezekiah gathered the people to speak to them.

2 Chronicles 32:7-8

⁷ Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that with him: for more with us than with him: ⁸ With him an arm of flesh; but with us Yehovah our Redeemer to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Finally Hezekiah is returning to his former self.  He tells the people that although small in numbers, they were stronger than their opponent.  This is something that we all should keep in mind.  Zechariah told Zerubbabel something similar in Zechariah 4:6-10.

⁶ Then answered and spoke to me, saying, This the word of Yehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says Yehovah of hosts. ⁷ Who you, great mountain? before Zerubbabel a plain and He bring forth the headstone shouting, Grace, grace to it. ⁸ Moreover the word of Yehovah came to me, saying, ⁹ The hands of Zerubbabel laid the foundation of this house, his hands also finish it and know that Yehovah of hosts sent me to you. ¹⁰ For who despised the day of small things? For rejoice, and see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel those seven; They the eyes of Yehovah, which run to and fro through the whole land.

Zerubbabel was given what seemed to be an unsurmountable task.  He was to oversee the building of the Second Temple.  Unfortunately for Zerubbabel, he had insufficient resource in materials and craftsmen.  However, he had something that would ensure the completing of the task; Zerubbabel had the Spirit of God.  God never gives us a task expecting us to make it happen, all He expects is that we walk in faith and trust explicitly in His Spirit.

Long before Hezekiah or Zechariah walked the face of the earth, there was another prophet in Israel.  The prophet’s servant was in fear of the impending Syrian attack; however, the prophet knew something we all should know, 2 Kings 6:16-17.

¹⁶ And he answered, Fear not: for they that with us more than they that with them. ¹⁷ And Elisha prayed, and said, Yehovah, I pray, open his eyes, that he may see. And Yehovah opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

Too many of us are like Elisha’s servant, we see with our physical eyes and not our spiritual one.  Similarly in Romans 8:31.

³¹ What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

And 1 John 4:4.

⁴ You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than He that is in the world.

It might seem that one verse or passage would have been sufficient to make the point here; however, this cannot be said enough.  Unfortunately, too many of us seem to look for solutions outside of the Spirit.  God made it simple for us.  But, all too often we disregard the word, and go for our own imaginations.  It is simple, Proverbs 3:5‑7.

⁵ Trust in Yehovah with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. ⁶ In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths. ⁷ Be not wise in your own eyes: Fear the Yehovah and depart from evil.

If we would apply this simple passage to our lives more each day, we would soon find out that there is always a better and less complicated way to do things.  His ways.

2 Chronicles 32:9-10

⁹ After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he against Lachish, and all his power with him,) to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah that at Jerusalem, saying, ¹⁰ Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do you trust, that you abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

Sennacherib’s sent his servants to persuade the people of Jerusalem to surrender, 2 Kings 18:19.

¹⁹ And Rabshakeh said to them, Speak now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence this wherein trust?

Sennacherib’s spokesman was Rabshakeh.  More than likely Rabshakeh is a title of a trusted individual of the king.  Rabshakeh questioned why they would fight the siege.  He will say various things trying to weaken their resolve; however, his statements demonstrate a lack of understanding of what the Judeans had put their faith in.

2 Chronicles 32:11-12

¹¹ Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, Yehovah our Redeemer shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? ¹² Has not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, You shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?

Rabshakeh’s initial strategy is to minimize their King.  He tries to persuade the people that Hezekiah is wrong and that Yehovah will not deliver them.  Then he points the finger at Hezekiah for taking away the high places and altars.  This demonstrates Rabshakeh’s lack of understanding of who he was addressing.  It was not just Hezekiah who did this, 2 Chronicles 31:1.

¹ Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

It was actually the people themselves that eliminated the high places and altars.  There was a revival in the land.  This was even joined by those in the Northern Kingdom.  They did this because they wanted to worship the God of their Fathers.  The only one that answered prayers and watched over the people for good.

One part that Rabshakeh got right was that they only had one altar for offerings and incense.  They did not need anything else, because they had the one true God.

2 Chronicles 32:13-14

¹³ Know not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of lands? were the redeemers of the nations (goy) of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? ¹⁴ Who among all the redeemers of those nations (goy) that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people (am) out of mine hand, that your Redeemer should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?

Now Rabshakeh is declaring the might of Assyrian Empire.  At this point no nations was able to stand against the Assyrian Army.  He makes a point of saying no nations god could redeem them from the might of Assyrian.  Rabshakeh doubts that Yehovah the Redeemer of Israel will do any better.

2 Chronicles 32:15-16

¹⁵ Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation (goy) or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your Redeemer deliver you out of mine hand? ¹⁶ And his servants spoke yet against Yehovah Redeemer, and against his servant Hezekiah.

Next Rabshakeh denigrates Hezekiah.  He claims that Hezekiah deceived the people into believing Yehovah would deliver them.  Rabshakeh’s mistake is that he does not know who he is addressing.  These people were descendants of those that were delivered from Egypt, these were the descendent of those that took the land from the inhabitants.  The Judeans had a long history of God’s miracles.  They had seen the power of God move for them over an 800 year period.  They understood what it took for God to answer them and today they were going to stick with their faith.

2 Chronicles 32:17

¹⁷ He wrote also letters to rail on Yehovah Redeemer of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, As the redeemers of the nations (goy) of lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the Redeemer of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.

The Assyrians wrote letters to try to dissuade the Judeans, repeating many of the things Rabshakeh had previously said.

2 Chronicles 32:18-19

¹⁸ Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech to the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. ¹⁹ And they spoke against the Redeemer of Jerusalem, as against the redeemers of the people (am) of the earth, the work of the hands of man (adam).

The Assyrians spoke in the language of the Judeans in an attempt to frighten them.  However, none of Rabshakeh’s words seems to change much, 2 Kings 18:36.

³⁶ But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

The people stood their ground.  There was no point in saying anything, they had put their faith in something a man like Rabshakeh nor any goy could understand.  The Judeans were committed to Yehovah.  The only One that can bring peace in our lives.

2 Chronicles 32:20

²⁰ And for this Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

Now Hezekiah is doing the best thing He could do.  He is praying to Yehovah along side one most righteous people during his reign, Isaiah.  God will answer Him in power.

Unfortunately the early Christians did not follow Hezekiah’s pattern when confronted by the Spiritual Assyrians.

2 Chronicles 32:21

²¹ And Yehovah sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his redeemer, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

2 Kings 19 provides a little more detail to exactly how Yehovah answered Hezekiah.  What follows is the end of the prophesy and the results, 2 Kings 19:32-37.

³² Therefore thus says Yehovah concerning the king of Assyria, he shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. ³³ By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says Yehovah.  ³⁴ For I will defend this city, to save it, for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake. ³⁵ And it came to pass that night, that the angel of Yehovah went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred eighty and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they all dead corpses. ³⁶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. ³⁷ And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his redeemer, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

The Assyrians who were unrivaled at the time were defeated and not one Judean had to lift a sword against them.  Remember Hezekiah’s words, 2 Chronicles 32:7-8.

⁷ Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that with him: for more with us than with him: ⁸ With him an arm of flesh; but with us Yehovah our Redeemer to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

It does not matter how many come against us.  When we are weak, there is a strength we can draw from.  It is in our weakness that we are strong, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.

⁹ And He said to me, My grace (charis) is sufficient for you: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power (dunamis) of Messiah may rest upon me. ¹⁰ Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Messiah’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Our real strength lies in our faith in Him.  No man can do it on his own.  The sooner we learn that and rely only on His strength, then we will be strong.

2 Chronicles 32:22

²² Thus Yehovah saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all, and guided them on every side.

Let this be a lesson to us.  The same God that moved for Hezekiah, will move for us when we trust explicitly in His ways and walk as He would have us walk.

2 Chronicles 32:23

²³ And many brought gifts to Yehovah to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations (goy) from thenceforth.

 A series of events occurred after the defeat of the Assyrian Army.  The news of Sennacherib’s defeat was heard by many nations.  They too had felt the oppression of the Assyrians and wanted to honor Yehovah the Redeemer of Hezekiah.

2 Chronicles 32:24-25

²⁴ In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed to Yehovah: and he spoke to him, and He gave him a sign. ²⁵ But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit to him; for his heart (leb) was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

Later Hezekiah would get sick to death, but he would be healed by Yehovah.  2 Kings and Isaiah record that when he was honored by the Babylonians.  However, Hezekiah did not glorify God.  Like Uzziah discussed earlier, Hezekiah lifted up his own heart.  This is something we must always be carefully not to do.  There is nothing wrong when good things happen, but never forget, James 1:17.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

When good thing happen, we must never forget where they are coming from and why, James 1:18.

¹⁸ Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

When good happens, it is to be used to help us grow in Him and not simply for our own pleasures.

2 Chronicles 32:26

²⁶ Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Yehovah came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

This last comment on Hezekiah’s life is not found in either 2 Kings or Isaiah.  Both end in the a similar way, 2 Kings 20:18-19.

¹⁸ And of your sons that issue from you, which beget, will take away; and will be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. ¹⁹ Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of Yehovah which you have  spoken. And he said, not if peace and truth be in my days?

 And in Isaiah 39:7-8

⁷ And of your sons that issue from you, which you beget, shall they take away; and be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. ⁸ Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good the word of Yehovah which spoken. He said moreover, For be peace and truth in my days.

In both 2 Kings and Isaiah, the discussion of Hezekiah’s life ends on a rather a selfish note.  2 Chronicles states that Hezekiah humbled himself toward the end of His life.  This is not only important to Hezekiah, but to us as well.  Solomon states Proverbs 25:2.

² The glory of God to conceal a thing, but the honor of kings to search out a matter.

One must be very careful when reading the Bible.  There is often information in various books of the Bible that have to be properly cross-referenced to understand the entire message.  It will take a mature disciple, the remainder of their life to fully comprehend all parts of the Bible and then there will still be more to learn.  The Bible is a lifetime pursuit.  For those that pursue it, the Bible will provide answers to questions never imagined and peace that only comes through studying through the Holy Spirit.

If only two of the sources for Hezekiah’s life was used, it would present Hezekiah in a rather selfish light.  However, he did humble himself and probably had discussions with his son Manasseh.  Manasseh who is considered one of the worse Kings in the Southern Kingdom, repented towards the end of His life, 2 Chronicles 33:12-13.

¹² And when he (Manasseh) was in affliction, he besought Yehovah his Redeemer, and humbled himself greatly before the Redeemer of his fathers, ¹³ And prayed to Him: and he was intreated of Him, and heard his request, and brought him again to Jerusalem into His kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yehovah He Redeemer.

This would mean that Hezekiah’s time was not wasted, Proverbs 22:6.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Hezekiah who may have raised Manasseh in the faith, his efforts were not in vain.  Although Manasseh did much evil, he repented and completely returned to the ways of Yehovah.  It is best to never to turn from Yehovah.  However, if the alternative is to be righteous early in life or at the end, it is better to be righteous to the end.

2 Chronicles 32:27-30

²⁷ And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; ²⁸ Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks. ²⁹ Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for Redeemer had given him substance very much. ³⁰ This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

Hezekiah did a lot of good during his lifetime and he was tremendously blessed for what he did.  He brought a revival to the land that resulted in a lot of good for him and the people.

2 Chronicles 32:31

³¹ Howbeit in the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was in the land, Redeemer left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

Unfortunately, Hezekiah was not perfect.  After he recovered from His sickness, Babylonian ambassadors came with gifts.  Hezekiah showed them all that the had, but did not give Yehovah the glory, this is discussed in 2 Kings 20 and Isaiah 38.

2 Chronicles 32:32

³² Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. ³³ And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in upper sepulchers of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

Hezekiah will always be remembered as a king that brought the revival to Judah and stood against the Assyrians.  He may not have been perfect, but what he did is something worthy of study by all believers.

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