Second Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1004
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
against the Evs.x·L1vxN0 Gon, and against Hezekiah, His servant. He also wrote letters to insult the LIVING GOD of Israel, and said to Him, ‘ You are like the Gods of the Nations of the Countries who could not rescue their Peoples from My Hand! So the GOD of Hezekiah cannot rescue His people from My Then they shouted with a loud voice in judith to the People of jerusalem who were on the wall, to terrify and dispirit them, so that they might capture the City. They conse- quently spoke of the GOD of jerusa- lem as of the Gods of the Peoples of the earth, made by the hands of men I But Hezekiah the King, and Isaiah-
ben-Amoz the Preacher, prayed about this, and cried to the Heavens, and the EvER—LIvING sent His Messenger, and destroyed all the soldiers of the Army, with its Commander, and Generals,in the camp of the King of Ashur. So he returned disgraced back to his own country, and went to the House of his God, and the progeny of his own bowels caused him to.fa1l there by the sword. Thus the EVER-Livmosaved Heze-
kiah and the inhabitants of jerusa- lem from the hand of Senakerib King of Ashur, and from the hand of all, and turned them back. Conse- quently many brought gifts to the Evan-uvmo at jerusalem, with congratulations to Hezekiah, King of judea, and he was raised in the opinion of all the Nations after that. Qrgzkialy is taken SI1. At this period Hezekiah was il
nearly to death, but he prayed to the Evan-uvme, Who answered him,
2 5 and performed a sign for him. But Hezekiah did not repay to Him in return; for his heart was proud. Therefore anger came upon himself, and judea, and jerusalem. (yro ac.) §z;zkiub’¤ ¥r¤¤p2ritg. 26 '1`hen Hezekiah lowered the pride of his heart, and the People of jerusalem with him, so that the anger of the EVER-LIVING did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah. Then Hezekiah became rich and very greatly honoured, so he made himself treasuries for the silver and gold, and precious stones, and for the spices, and the shields, and all his costly furniture, and hams to collect com, and wine, and oil; and yards for all kinds of cattle; and cattle and flocks for the yards. He also made villages for himself, and acquired sheep and oxen in abun- dance; for GOD gave him very great Prosperity. It was Hezekiah also who turned the upper waters of the Ghihon, and conducted them to a bed on the West of the City of David, for Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did. But, however, in the aEair of the
Scientific Inquirers, who were sent to him from Babel, to enquire about the remarkable Event which had hap- pened to the Earth, GOD left him, to test him, and know all his heart. But the rest of the doings of Heze-
kiah, and his piety, they can be seen written in the Visions of Isaiah·ben- Amoz, the Preacher, in the History of the Kings of judah and Israel. (698 B.c.) Then Hezekiah slept with his
fathers, and they buried him on the top of the Tombs of the Descendants of David, and made a mourning for him. After his death all judea, and the inhabitants of jerusalem, elected Manasseh, his son King in his stead. 28 33 (698 ac.) Marianne}; Iwgius in illctgxz. Manasseh was twelve years old at 33 his coronation,_and reigned fifty—five years in jerusalem. 1 No*rn.—-·Ch.32, v, 31. This referred to the
going back of the Shadow on the Dial, which the Chaldean Astronomers had noted, and enquired after, as the Greek paan Historians gtell us they informed Alexan er the Great that it was one of the wonders they had recorded in their Scientific Books. See Professor A. L. Totton’s Chronology.-—-F. F. 9 Norm —·Ch. 32, v. 32. This statement
and that in Ch. :6, v. 22, of II. Chronicles, I think, that the Prohet Isaiah prove, pwas the writer of the Six Histor cal Books, from judges to Second Kins inc glusive, and accounts for their master y and philosophic style as compared to those later written The -»F. F. IOO4
