- The prayer of Chizkiyah: Chizkiyah then prayed to G-d as follows: You O G-d the G-d of Israel who is the lone G-d and who has made heaven and earth. Please open Your eyes and pay attention to the words of blasphemy said by Sancheirev. Although the king of Assyria has successfully conquered all of the other lands and kingdoms, and destroyed all of their deities and idols, this is because these deities are not the true G-d but rather the work of man made from wood and stone. Now, oh G-d, please save us from his hand and let all of the nations of the world know that you alone are G-d.
- The response of G-d through Yeshayahu the prophet that Sancheirev will return to his land: The prophet Yeshayahu sent to Chizkiyah the following message of prophecy that he received from G-d: I have heard the prayer that you prayed to Me regarding Sancheirev the king of Assyria. You should know that I will shame him and scoff at him as Jerusalem will not be conquered by him and he will run away back to Assyria. Sancheirev, do you have any idea against whom you blasphemed? You arrogantly claim you can come fight against Me. You boast over the fact that you conquered all the other nations and that you think that you will also be able to conquer the temple in Jerusalem. You were simply the appointed messenger from G-d to punish the other nations and make their lands desolate. I will put a collar around you and drag you back to the land you came from.
- A prophecy for Chizkiyah: The prophet Yeshayahu then gave Chizkiyah the following sign as an omen that the bad days for Jerusalem have come to an end: You will see great blessing in the produce of the land for the next three years and the citizens of Jerusalem will repopulate and from them the entire land of Israel will be repopulated. Sancheirev will never manage to make it to Jerusalem as I will send him back to his land and I will protect the city for My sake and for the sake of my servant David.
- The destruction of the Army of Sancheirev: An angel of G-d was sent to the camp of Assyria in middle of the night, and he smote their army, killing 185,000 men. In the morning, Sancheirev and the remaining survivors woke up and saw that his entire army was dead. Sancheirev then left Israel and returned to his land and settled in the city of Ninveh, in which he continued worshiping his deities.
- The assassination of Sancheirev by his sons: The sons of Sancheirev, Adra-melech and Sharezer, assassinated Sancheirev with the use of the sword. They then fled to the land of Ararat, and his son Eisar became king in his place.
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