¹⁴ So Hezekiah king of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish:^(A) “I have done wrong.^(B) Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand of me.” The king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents^[a] of silver and thirty talents^[b] of gold.

⁷ And the Lord was with him; he was successful^(A) in whatever he undertook. He rebelled^(B) against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

³² If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.

⁴ The king of Israel answered, “Just as you say, my lord the king. I and all I have are yours.”