The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives.

He was committed to following the Lord; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors.

Sennacherib’s servants further insulted the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah.

He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Uzziah had done. (He did not, however, have the audacity to enter the temple.) Yet the people were still sinning.