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2 Chronicles 32

2 Chronicles 32:16

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

Modern
And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.
Traditional
And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
Literal
And his servants spoke against YHWH God and against Hezekiah His servant.
Latin
Sed et alia multa locuti sunt servi ejus contra Dominum Deum, et contra Ezechiam servum ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.

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

People

Hezekiah: A righteous king of Judah

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Hezekiah

Topics

Infidelity: General Scriptures Concerning Self-Exaltation: Sennacherib Sennacherib: Invades Judah Siege by Sennacherib