This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.

The people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

“And now what are we able to say after this, our God? For we have forsaken your commandments

The king responded, “What is it you are seeking?” Then I quickly prayed to the God of heaven

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them both day and night.

Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, gather there with us. Our God will fight for us!”

Please remember me for good, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.

Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

Please remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, the covenant of the priesthood, and the Levites.

Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!”

That day – let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!

Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

“Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!

“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.

I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’

But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me, for the hand of God has struck me.

The wealth that he consumed he vomits up, God will make him throw it out of his stomach.