Keraia
2 Chronicles 32

2 Chronicles 32:14

Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem · 2 Chronicles 32:9–19
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Translations

Modern
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
Traditional
Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
Literal
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction—who has been able to deliver his people from my hand, that your God should be able to snatch you up from my hand?
Latin
Quis est de universis diis gentium, quas vastaverunt patres mei, qui potuerit eruere populum suum de manu mea, ut possit etiam Deus vester eruere vos de hac manu?

Original

Hebrew
English
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?

Notes

2 Chronicles 32:10–19

The Assyrian king's threats highlighted the main issues for the people of Jerusalem. The real question was whether to trust in God. The enemy king claimed Hezekiah could not be trusted (2 Chronicles 32:11–12) because he had angered the Lord by removing God's shrines and altars. However, the opposite was true. This reform was Hezekiah's greatest act of loyalty to the Lord. The question was whether God could be trusted against Assyria's power (2 Chronicles 32:11–15).

2 Chronicles 32:1–23

The Chronicler summarizes the long account of the siege against Jerusalem in twenty-three verses (compare 2 Kings 18:17–19:37; Isaiah 36–38). God responded to King Sennacherib of Assyria's attack by blessing Judah and Hezekiah for their faithfulness in seeking the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Hezekiah

Parallels

2 Kings 18:17–37 Isaiah 36:1–22

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Hezekiah

Topics

Presumption: Sennacherib Self-Exaltation: Sennacherib Sennacherib: Invades Judah Siege by Sennacherib