DAY 4

代下 31 : 20 – 32 : 8

31:20希西家在猶大遍地這樣辦理，行耶和華─他 神眼中看為善為正為忠的事。21凡他所行的，無論是辦神殿的事，是遵律法守誡命，是尋求他的 神，都是盡心去行，無不亨通。32:1這虔誠的事以後，亞述王西拿基立來侵入猶大，圍困一切堅固城，想要攻破佔據。2希西家見西拿基立來，定意要攻打耶路撒冷，3就與首領和勇士商議，塞住城外的泉源；他們就都幫助他。4於是有許多人聚集，塞了一切泉源，並通流國中的小河，說：「亞述王來，為何讓他得著許多水呢？」5希西家力圖自強，就修築所有拆毀的城牆，高與城樓相齊；在城外又築一城，堅固大衛城的米羅，製造了許多軍器、盾牌；6設立軍長管理百姓，將他們招聚在城門的寬闊處，用話勉勵他們，說：7你們當剛強壯膽、不要因亞述王和跟隨他的大軍恐懼、驚慌、因為與我們同在的、比與他們同在的更大，8與他們同在的是肉臂、與我們同在的是耶和華我們的　神、他必幫助我們、為我們爭戰，百姓就靠猶大王希西家的話、安然無懼了。

II Chronicles 31:20- 32:8

31: 20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the LORD his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered. 32: 1 After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, 3 he consulted with his leaders and commanders to stop the water from the springs which were outside the city; and they helped him. 4 Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?” 5 And he strengthened himself, built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired the Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance. 6 Then he set military captains over the people, gathered them together to him in the open square of the city gate, and gave them encouragement, saying, 7 “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him. 8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.