Hezekiah’s Wealth and Accomplishments^(A)

²⁷ Hezekiah received immense wealth and honor. He built treasuries for himself to store silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all sorts of valuable items, ²⁸ along with storage facilities for grain, wine, oil, stalls for all sorts of cattle, and sheepfolds for his flocks. ²⁹ He also built cities for himself and stored up flocks and herds in abundance, because God had given him great riches. ³⁰ Hezekiah stopped up the upper outlet of the Gihon springs and diverted them down to the western side of the City of David. He prospered in everything he did.

Hezekiah’s Heart is Tested by God

³¹ Later on, envoys came from the princes of Babylon to inquire about the miracle that had happened in the land.^[a] God left Hezekiah^[b] to himself, so that he might make known^[c] what was really in Hezekiah’s^[d] heart.