2 Kings 18:25

Am I, &c. — He neither owned God's word, nor regarded his providence; but he forged this, to strike a terror into Hezekiah and the people.

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1 Kings 13:18 ; 2 Chronicles 35:21 ; 2 Kings 19:22-37 ; 2 Kings 19:6 ; Amos 3:6 ; Isaiah 10:5 ; Isaiah 10:6 ; John 19:10 ; John 19:11

²⁵ Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

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2 Kings 18:25