At that time Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the doorposts which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.Once again, the king panics, and does not trust in God to rescue the nation. Instead, he raids his treasury, and the Temple, to bribe the king into remitting. This time, though, it doesn't work, which makes the lack of faith even more tragic.
However, one thing of interest here is that Hezekiah had apparently made renovations to the Temple. He had the doorposts overlaid with gold, and then has to remove it to pay the ransom. This is even more tragic, for this was a good king, who had trusted in God and removed the idols. He'd been blessed enough to improve upon the temple, and then has to take it all back.
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