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Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
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Leaders United in Prayer
Scholars note that the Chronicler explicitly states that both King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah prayed. While parallel accounts in Kings and Isaiah focus on Hezekiah's prayer, this verse highlights the powerful unity of political and spiritual leadership turning to God together in a crisis.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The author of Chronicles compresses into 13 verses the history that occupies a chapter and a half in the book of Kings ([Reference 2 Kings 18:17–19…
19th Century
Anglican
For this cause. — Upon this (‘al zôth). The reference is to the Assyrian blasphemies against Jehovah, which Heze…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah,the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven…
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