2 Chronicles 32:24-33

2 Chronicles 32:24-33

[24] In those days  was sick  to the death,  and prayed  unto the LORD:  and he spake  unto him, and he gave  him a sign.  [25] rendered not again  according to the benefit  done unto him; for his heart  was lifted up:  therefore there was wrath  upon him, and upon Judah  and Jerusalem.  [26] 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  [27] had exceeding  much  riches  and honour:  and he made  himself treasuries  for silver,  and for gold,  and for precious  stones,  and for spices,  and for shields,  and for all manner of pleasant  jewels;  [28] Storehouses  also for the increase  of corn,  and wine,  and oil;  and stalls  for all manner of beasts,  and cotes  for flocks.  [29] Moreover he provided  him cities,  and possessions  of flocks  and herds  in abundance:  for God  had given  him substance  very  much.  [30] also stopped  the upper  watercourse  of Gihon,  and brought it straight  down  to the west side  of the city  of David.  prospered  in all his works.  [31] Howbeit  in the business of the ambassadors  of the princes  of Babylon,  who sent  unto him to enquire  of the wonder  that was done in the land,  God  left  him, to try  him, that he might know  all that was in his heart.  [32] Now the rest  of the acts  and his goodness,  behold, they are written  in the vision  of Isaiah  the prophet,  the son  of Amoz,  and in the book  of the kings  of Judah  and Israel.  [33] slept  with his fathers,  and they buried  him in the chiefest  of the sepulchres  of the sons  of David:  and all Judah  and the inhabitants  of Jerusalem  did him  honour  at his death.  And Manasseh  his son  reigned  in his stead.

What does 2 Chronicles 32:24-33 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Hezekiah fell short of being the perfect Son of David, just like all the rest of Judah"s monarchs. Yet when his heart did become proud because of God"s blessings, he humbled himself ( 2 Chronicles 32:25-26). Consequently, God postponed His discipline ( 2 Chronicles 32:26).
Hezekiah was immensely wealthy and enjoyed much honor in his day ( 2 Chronicles 32:27-30; cf. Solomon). God rewarded his faithfulness and commitment. The Chronicler passed over Hezekiah"s unwise decision-to show the Babylonian envoys his riches-with a brief comment ( 2 Chronicles 32:31; cf. 2 Kings 20:12-19). He was not perfect.
King Hezekiah was one of the greatest of Judah"s reformers. We can see his zeal for God clearly in his zeal for God"s house and the worship it facilitated. Not since Solomon had there been a king who more consistently reflected the heart of David.
". . . the Chronicler has gone out of his way to present Hezekiah as a second Solomon ..." [1]