Hezekiah Gets Sick And Dies

II Chronicles 32:24–33
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Hezekiah got sick and almost died (v. 24). He prayed, and the Lord gave him a sign that he would recover. He was so proud that he refused to thank the Lord for everything He had done for him (v. 25). This made the Lord angry, and He punished Hezekiah and the people of Judah and Jerusalem.  Later, Hezekiah and the people were sorry and asked the Lord to forgive them (v. 26). As a result, the Lord did not punish them as long as Hezekiah was king. Hezekiah was very rich, and everyone respected him (v. 27). Later he built special rooms to store the silver, the gold, the precious stones, the spices, the shields, and other valuable possessions. Storehouses were also built for his grain, wine, and olive oil and barns were built for his cattle and pens for his sheep (v. 28).

God made Hezekiah extremely rich, so he bought even more sheep, goats, and cattle while he built towns where he could keep all these animals (v. 29). It was Hezekiah who built a tunnel that carried the water from Gihon Spring into the city of Jerusalem. Everything he did was successful (v. 30). The leaders of Babylonia sent messengers to ask Hezekiah about a sign God had given him (v. 31). God let him give his own answer to test him and to see if he would remain faithful. Everything he did while he was king is included in the records kept by Isaiah the prophet (v. 32). These are written in 1^stand 2^nd kings. When he died, he was buried in the section of the royal tombs that were reserved for the most respected people, and everyone in Judah and Jerusalem honored him (v. 33). His son Manasseh then became king.

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