^{14 Ref} And Hezekiah took the letter from the hands of those who had come with it; and after reading it, Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, opening the letter there before the Lord.

^{15 Ref} And Hezekiah made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

^{16 Ref} Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord, and let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see; take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

^{17 Ref} Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have made waste the nations and their lands,

^{18 Ref} And have given their gods to the fire; for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.

^{19 Ref} But now, O Lord our God, give us salvation from his hands, so that it may be clear to all the kingdoms of the earth that you and only you, O Lord, are God.