And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke (A)encouragingly to them, saying, (B)“Be strong and courageous. (C)Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, (D)for there are more with us than with him. With him is (E)an arm of flesh, (F)but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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