Hezekiah was almost 40 years old and into his 14th year as king of Judah when Assyrians invaded. Their king, Sennacherib, led his soldiers on a campaign to capture every walled city in Judah.Hezekiah sent a message of apology to Sennacherib, who was attacking one of Jerusalem’s outlying cities, Lachish. Hezekiah said, “I’m so sorry. I was wrong. Please stop the attacks. I’ll give you whatever it takes to end this.” Sennacherib demanded 11 tons of silver and a ton of gold.
Hezekiah takes Temple money
Hezekiah emptied the Temple and palace treasuries of all their silver and sent it to the Assyrian king.For the gold, he had to strip the gold panels off the Temple doors and doorway. He sent that to the Assyrian king, too.
Assyrian king wants it all
Assyrian Prime Minister Rabshakeh said, “Deliver this message to Hezekiah: The Great King —the king of Assyria—has a question for you. Who’s your daddy? Who’s going to save you now?Do you think mere words can stop a powerful army with a solid war strategy? You’ve rebelled against me. Who’s left to protect you now?You think your neighbor down south will save you? Don’t lean on Pharoah’s Egypt. Egypt is a cracked cane. If you lean on it, you’re going to get impaled."
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