11 Happy are those who saw youand who have fallen asleepin your love,for we will surely live as well.
12 Elijah was covered by the whirlwind,and Elisha was filled with his spirit.In his time, he didn’t tremblebefore any ruler,and no one oppressed him.
13 Nothing was too great for him,and in death his body prophesied.
14 During his life,he performed wonders,and in death his accomplishmentswere marvelous.
15 In spite of these things,the people didn’t changetheir hearts and lives,and they didn’t turn from their sinsuntil they were torn awayfrom their land and scattered over the whole earth.The people who remainedwere few in number,but they had a rulerfrom the house of David.
16 Some of them did what pleased God,but others sinned even more.
17 Hezekiah strengthenedthe city’s defenses,and he provided a water supply.He tunneled through rockwith iron tools,and he constructed storage tanksfor water.