... > Bible > Old Testament > the divided kingdom: story of the Southern Kingdom (Judah) > story of the kings and kingdom of Judah (part II) > story of Hezekiah (Ezechias), son of Ahaz, king of Judah (2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chronicles 29-32) > war with the Assyrians ~ story of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:9 - 19:37; Isaiah 36-37) > Sennacherib, the Assyrian king, invades Judah and captures several cities > Hezekiah pays a large tribute to the king: the treasures from the palace and the temple