14 Hezkiyah accepted the letter brought by the messengers and read it. Then he went into Yahweh’s residence and spread it out in front of Yahweh 15 and prayed to Yahweh, saying, 16 “Commander-in-chief Yahweh, Yisrael’s god, who’s enthroned above the winged creatures. You alone are God over all of earth’s kingdoms—you made the heavens and the earth. 17 Yahweh, please pay attention and listen. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and look, and listen to everything that Sennacherib has said to defy the living god. 18 Yahweh, it’s true that the Assyrian kings have destroyed all those nations and their regions, 19 and his men threw their gods into the fire, because they weren’t gods at all—they’re just crafted from wood and stone, so they destroyed them. 20 But now, Yahweh our god, save us from his power so that all of the world’s kingdoms will know that you alone are Yahweh who is God.