Contemporary English Version Anglicised

2 Kings 20:14-21 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

14. Isaiah asked Hezekiah, “Where did these men come from? What did they want?”“They came all the way from Babylonia,” Hezekiah answered.

15. “What did you show them?” Isaiah asked.Hezekiah answered, “I showed them everything in my kingdom.”

16. Then Isaiah told Hezekiah:I have a message for you from the Lord.

17. One day everything you and your ancestors have stored up will be taken to Babylonia. The Lord has promised that nothing will be left.

18. Some of your own sons will be taken to Babylonia, where they will be disgraced and made to serve in the king's palace.

19. Hezekiah thought, “At least our nation will be at peace for a while.” So he told Isaiah, “The message you brought me from the Lord is good.”

20. Everything else Hezekiah did while he was king, including how he made the upper pool and tunnel to bring water into Jerusalem, is written in The History of the Kings of Judah.

21. Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became king.