²⁷ Hezekiah had very great wealth and honor,^(A) and he made treasuries for his silver and gold and for his precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuables. ²⁸ He also made buildings to store the harvest of grain, new wine and olive oil; and he made stalls for various kinds of cattle, and pens for the flocks. ²⁹ He built villages and acquired great numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him very great riches.^(B)

³⁰ It was Hezekiah who blocked^(C) the upper outlet of the Gihon^(D) spring and channeled^(E) the water down to the west side of the City of David. He succeeded in everything he undertook. ³¹ But when envoys were sent by the rulers of Babylon^(F) to ask him about the miraculous sign^(G) that had occurred in the land, God left him to test^(H) him and to know everything that was in his heart.