²⁵ But Hezekiah did nothing in return for the benefit ^[a]he received, ^(A)because his heart was ^[b]proud; ^(B)therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

²⁶ However, ^(A)Hezekiah ^[a]humbled the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come on them in the days of Hezekiah.

³¹ Even in the matter of ^(A)the messengers of the rulers of Babylon, who were sent to him to inquire about ^(B)the wonder that had happened in the land; God left him alone only ^(C)to test him, so that He might know everything that was in his heart.