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14 King Hezekiah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: “I have done wrong. I will pay whatever tribute money you demand if you will only withdraw.” The king of Assyria then demanded a settlement of more than eleven tons of silver and one ton of gold.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 18:14 Hebrew 300 talents [10 metric tons] of silver and 30 talents [1 metric ton] of gold.

So the Lord was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. He revolted against the king of Assyria and refused to pay him tribute.

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32 And if he can’t, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away.

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25 Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
    but trusting the Lord means safety.

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“All right, my lord the king,” Israel’s king replied. “All that I have is yours!”

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