About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

2 Kings 18:1-37 No King of Judah Trusted the Lord Like Hezekiah Did

 

No King of Judah Trusted the Lord Like Hezekiah Did

2 Kings 18:1-37                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

Now, it [happened] in the 3rd year Hoshea [Elah's] son, king of Israel, [ruled,] that Hezekiah, [Ahaz's] son, king of Judah, began to [rule, at] 25 years old. He [ruled] 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi, [Zachariah's] daughter. 

And [Hezekiah] did [what] was right in the sight of the Lord [God,] according to all that David, his [forefather] did. [Hezekiah] removed the high places, [broke] the images, & cut down the groves.

[Deuteronomy 12:2 You shall [totally] destroy all the places, [in which] the nations [that] you shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, & upon the hills, & under every green tree.]

And [Hezekiah] [broke into] pieces the [brass] serpent that Moses had made. For [until] those days, the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel [burned] incense to it, & he called it Nehushtan.

None of all the kings of Judah, that [were either:] before or after him, trusted in the Lord God of Israel like [Hezekiah] [did.] For [Hezekiah held tight] to the Lord, & [didn't stop] from following Him, & kept [the Lord God's] commandments, [that] the Lord commanded Moses. 

And the Lord was with [Hezekiah,] & he prospered [wherever] he went [out.]

And [Hezekiah] rebelled against [Assyria's] king, & [didn't serve] him. He [attacked] the Philistines, even [all the way] to Gaza, & the borders [of it,] from the [Watchman's] Tower to the fenced city, [a.k.a. fortified city.]

And it [happened] in the 4th year king Hezekiah [ruled,] which was the 7th year Hoshea [Elah's] son, [Israel’s] king, [ruled,] that Shalmaneser, [Assyria's] king, came up against Samaria, & [surrounded] it.

And at the end of 3 years, they [captured] it: even in the 6th year Hezekiah [ruled,] that [was:] Samaria was [captured,] in the 9th year of Hoshea, [Israel's] king, [ruled.]

And [Assyria's] king [carried] away [the Israelites all the way] to Assyria, & put them: in Halah, & in Habor, by the River of Gozan, & in the cities of the Medes, because they [didn't obey] the voice of the Lord their God. 

But [the Israelites] [sinned against] [the Lord God's] covenant, [a.k.a.  contract,] & all that Moses, the Lord [God's] servant commanded, & wouldn't [listen to] them, nor do them. Now, in king [Hezekiah's] 14th year, Sennacherib, [Assyria's] king, [came] up [& fought] against all the fenced cities of Judah, & [captured] them.

And Hezekiah, [Judah's] king, sent to the king of Assyria [at] Lachish, saying, I have [done wrong. Turn away & leave] from me, & I will [pay you whatever fees] you [put] on me.

And [Assyria's] king [charged] Hezekiah, [Judah's] king, 300 talents of silver & 30 talents of gold. And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, & in the [treasury] of the king's house.

At that time, Hezekiah cut off the gold [plated covering] from the doors of the [Lord's] temple, & from the pillars, [that] Hezekiah, [Judah's] king had overlaid, & gave it to [Assyria's] king. And [Assyria's] king sent Tartan, Rabsaris, & RabShakeh from Lachish, to king Hezekiah with a [large army] against Jerusalem.

And [when] they came up to Jerusalem, they stood by the [aqueduct near] the Upper Pool, [that] is [by] the highway of the [Washerman's] Field. 

And when they called [out] to king [Hezekiah,] Eliakim, [Hilkiah's] son, [who] was over the household, & Shebna, the scribe, & Joah, [Asaph's] son, the recorder, came out to them there.

And RabShakeh said to them, Now you [say] to Hezekiah, The great king of Assyria [says this,] [On] what [do you base this] confidence [in which] you [trust?] You [say,] I have [advice,] & strength for the war, (but they are [just worthless] words.)

On Whom [do] you now trust now, that you [dare to] [rebel] against me? Now [look,] you even trust upon Egypt, the staff, [a.k.a. walking stick,] [made from] this bruised reed, [that] if a man [leans on,] it will [break &] will go into his hand, & pierce it. 

Pharaoh, [Egypt's] king, [is like that] to all [who] trust [in] him. But if you say to me, We trust in the Lord our God, [but aren't they] [the Lord God's] high places & altars [that] Hezekiah has] taken away, & [has] said to Judah & Jerusalem, You shall [only] worship [in front of] this altar in Jerusalem?

Therefore, I pray [that] you, give pledges [of loyalty] to my lord, [Assyria's] king, & I will deliver 2,000 horses [to] you, if you, on your part [are] able [to have enough] riders to [put] upon them. Then, how [can] you turn away the face [in disgust, even] 1 captain of the least of my master's servants, & put your trust [in] Egypt for chariots & horsemen?

[Have] I now come up against [to attack,] & destroy this place without the Lord? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, & destroy it. Then, Eliakim, [Hilkiah's] son, Shebna, & Joah, said to RabShakeh, I pray [that] you speak in the Syrian language; to your servants, [because] we understand it.

And [don't] talk with us in the Jew's language, [where] the people, [who] are on the wall [can hear.] But RabShekeh said to them, [Has] my master sent me to [only] speak these words to your master, & to you?

[Hasn't] he [also] sent me [to speak] to the men, [who] sit on the wall, [so] they may eat their own [feces,] & drink their own [urine] with you? Then, RabShekeh stood & cried [out] with a loud voice in the Jew's language, saying, Hear the [words] of [Assyria's] great king. 

The king [says this, Don't] let Hezekiah deceive you, for he [won't] be able to deliver you out of [Assyria's] hand. Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord [God] will [certainly] deliver us, & this city [won't] be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 

[Don't listen] to Hezekiah: for [Assyria's] king [says this,] Make an agreement with me, & come out to me [with] a present, & then, every man [will] eat [from] his own: vine, & his fig tree, & drink [water from] his [own] cistern, [a.k.a. well, or water pit.]

[Don't listen] to Hezekiah, when he [persuades] you, saying, The Lord [God] will deliver us. [But wait,] until I come [to] take you away to a land like your own land. A land of: corn, wine, bread, vineyards, olive oil, & honey, [so] you may live, & not die. 

[Have] any of the gods of the nations at all delivered [their] land out of the king of [Assyria's] hand? Where are the gods of: Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena & Ivah [a.k.a. Ivvah?] Have they delivered Samaria out of [my] hand? 

Who are they among all the gods of the countries, & that have [been able to] [deliver] their country out of [my] hand. [How] [shall] the Lord [God] deliver Jerusalem out of [my] hand? But the people held their peace, & [didn't answer] him a word: for king [Hezekiah] [commanded, Don't] answer him. 

Then, Eliakim, [Hilkiah's] son, [who] was over the household, Shebna, the scribe, & Joah, [Asaph's] son, the recorder, [went] to Hezekiah with their clothes [torn.] [Joshua 7:6 And Joshua [tore] his clothes, & fell upon his face, to the [ground, in front of] the Ark of the Lord, until [evening,] & he, & [Israel's] elders, put dust upon their heads.] 

And [they] told [king Hezekiah] the words of RabShakeh.

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