II Kings - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 402
The History of the People of Israel
the Evmz~1,xv1NG, and the shadow turned back from the advance, which it-had gone upon the sun—dia1 of Ahaz, receding ten degrees. .c. 712.) Qaruhak af Qalzzl smh; an (Embassy stu §z;2ki¤1;. At this time Barodak-Baladan, son
of Baladan, king of Babel, sent letters and presents to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been ill. And Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the stores of his treasures; the silver and gold, and perfumes, and the tine oil; and all the arsenal of his armour; and every- thing contained in his treasuries. There was nothing that Hezekiah did not show them, in his Palace, and in his dominions. Consequently Isaiah the Preacher came to the king Heze- What did those men say? and from whom have they come to you And Hezekiah answered him,
‘ From a distant country ;—-they came from Babel. the aqueducts, and brought the waters END or Isarar-1’s Htsronv or run Hzmmws. SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTERS TO ISAIAH’S (ac. 698.) llzigu uf munaabzly, mth his Qpnztuzg nab Wirkzhuzn.
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PERIOD.--11. KINGS. 21--6 What did you show them in your Palace? ’ 'I`heyhave seen all that is in my Palace. There is nothing in my treasuries which they have not seen ! But Isaiah answered Hezekiah: Listen to a message from the EVER-
L1v1NG. Look ! the days are coming when all that is in your palace, and which your forefathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babel,-·-not a thing will be left, says the EvER—L1vING! And your sons who proceed from you, whom you have produced, will be seized and made eunuéhs in the Temple of the kings of Babel! Hezekiah only replied to ·Isaiah,
‘ The message from the Eva?-LIVING that you have delivered is good! for it says that peace and safety shall be in mydays! ' Regarding the rest of the affairs of
Hezekiah, and all his achievements, and how he made the reservoirs and to the city, they are recorded in the history of events of the times of the kings of judah. But Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasheh his son reigned after him. HISTORY OF THE HEBREWS. Manasheh was twelve years old at
his coronation, and reigned fifty·iive years in jerusalem, and his mother’s name was Hiftzibah. But he did wrong in the eyes of the EvExt~L1v1NG, like the abominable heathen whom the EvEa·r.1vme drove out before the children of Israel. He also restored and built the Columns that Hezikiah his father had destroyed, and raised altars to Bal, and made Shrines, like Ahab king of Israel did; and bowed to all the host of theskies, and served them, and built them altars in the House of the EVER- uvme, although the Evmz—r.1vmo In jerusalem I will place My Name.? He also built altars to all the Host of the Skies in the two courts of the House of the EVER- L1v1NG, and passed his son through 16 18 21
1 Note upon Ch. 2r.! With Ch. zo the work of Isaiah (see 2 Chron., Ch; 32, wg 3;, in
the Hebrew) would seem to end, and the remaining chapters to be the groduct of a later lhand of ia date after the Bablonian Cativit. Probab thwere behemiahwri ypyy ? y , tten as a supplement to Isaiah's history. The style and tone is di erent, and the wide views of he lessns and hilosohof hi ined in the work from joshua to the 2ISt of Ki toppy story contangs are wanting, and the d ilerence in the dramatic power of the narrative in the four concluding Supplementary Chapters to ’ I wouldalso suggest that Isaiah wrote the History of the Hebrews as a prcfatory introduction to his warnings to his Nation, and the promises foretold, if it repented; for had he not done so by showing its crimes, those warnings and promises 402
