"Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken." Isaiah 39:3-8. Filled with remorse, "Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah." 2 Chronicles 32:26. But the evil seed had been sown and in time was to spring up and yield a harvest of desolation and woe. During his remaining years the king of Judah was to have much prosperity because of his steadfast purpose to redeem the past and to bring honor to the name of the God whom he served; yet his faith was to be severely tried, and he was to learn that only by putting his trust fully in Jehovah could he hope to triumph over the powers of darkness that were plotting his ruin and the utter destruction of his people.

" Men da Ezekias ydmygede sig og vendte om fra sit hovmod sammen med Jerusalems indbyggere, kom Herrens vrede ikke over dem i Ezekias' dage." 2Krøn. 32,26. Men den onde sæd var sået og skulle til sin tid spire og bringe sin sørgelige høst. Judas konge havde lykken med sig i de sidste år, han levede, fordi han havde besluttet at råde bod på det, der var tabt i fortiden, og at ære Guds navn. Hans tro blev dog stillet på en alvorlig prøve, og han skulle lære, at hun kun kunne gøre sig håb om at sejre over mørkets magter, som ville ombringe ham selv og tilintetgøre hans folk, ved at stole ubetinget på Herren.