2 Chronicles 32:24

Hezekiah's Illness and Pride

24 In those days Hezekiah became sick to the point of death, so he prayed to the Lord, and He spoke to him and gave him a miraculous sign.^[a]

2 Chronicles 32:24 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:24

In those days Hezekiah was sick
Of which sickness, and of his prayer, and of the sign given him, see ( Isaiah 38:1-22 ) and the notes there.

2 Chronicles 32:24 In-Context

22 So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the power of King Sennacherib of Assyria and from the power of all others. He gave them rest on every side.

23 Many were bringing an offering to the Lord to Jerusalem and valuable gifts to King Hezekiah of Judah, and he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations after that.

24 In those days Hezekiah became sick to the point of death, so he prayed to the Lord, and He spoke to him and gave him a miraculous sign.

25 However, because his heart was proud, Hezekiah didn't respond according to the benefit that had come to him. So there was wrath upon him, upon Judah, and upon Jerusalem.

26 Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart-he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem-so the Lord's wrath didn't come on them during Hezekiah's lifetime.

Footnotes

• [a]. 2 Kg 20:1-3,8-11; Isa 38:1-3,7-8