Isaiah 37

Hezekiah is greatly distressed, and sends to Isaiah the prophet to pray for him, Isaiah 37:1-4 . Isaiah returns a comfortable answer, and predicts the destruction of the king of Assyria and his army, Isaiah 37:5-7 . Sennacherib, hearing that his kingdom was invaded by the Ethiopians, sends a terrible letter to Hezekiah, to induce him to surrender, Isaiah 37:9-13 . Hezekiah goes to the temple, spreads the letter before the Lord, and makes a most affecting prayer, Isaiah 37:14-20 . Isaiah is sent to him to assure him that his prayer is heard; that Jerusalem shall be delivered; and that the Assyrians shall be destroyed, Isaiah 37:21-35 . That very night a messenger of God slays one hundred and eighty-five thousand Assyrians, Isaiah 37:36 . Sennacherib returns to Nineveh, and is slain by his own sons, Isaiah 37:37 , Isaiah 37:38 .