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2 Chronicles 32:1
1After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to break into them.
2 Chronicles 32:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
- New International Version (NIV)After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.
- English Standard Version (ESV)After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself.
- New King James Version (NKJV)After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself.
Context of 2 Chronicles 32:1
After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to break into them. 2And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was minded to fight against Jerusalem, 3he took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the fountains of waters that were outside the city; and they helped him.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 322 Chronicles 32:1 word by word
אַחֲרֵ֨י הַדְּבָרִ֤ים וְהָאֱמֶת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה בָּ֖א סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיָּבֹ֣א בִֽיהוּדָ֗ה וַיִּ֙חַן֙ עַל־הֶעָרִ֣ים הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְבִקְעָ֥ם אֵלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
- thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- faithfulnessאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
- Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִיבsanchêrîyb · SennacheribH5576
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
- fortifiedבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- breakבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:1
- 2 Chronicles 20:1And it came to pass after this [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them certain of the Maonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.
- 2 Kings 18:13And in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.
- Isaiah 36:1And it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.
- 2 Kings 15:19Pul the king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to establish the kingdom in his hand.
- 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
- 2 Kings 18:11And the king of Assyria carried away Israel to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes;
- Isaiah 7:17Jehovah will bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days which have not come since the day when Ephraim turned away from Judah — [even] the king of Assyria.
- Isaiah 8:6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah which flow softly, and rejoiceth in Rezin and in the son of Remaliah,
- Isaiah 10:5Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
- Hosea 11:5He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king; for they refused to return [to me];
- Isaiah 10:7But he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; for it is in his heart to extirpate and cut off nations not a few.
- Isaiah 37:24By thy servants thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the recesses of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars, the choice of its cypresses; and I will enter into its furthest height, [into] the forest of its fruitful field.
- Micah 2:13One that breaketh through is gone up before them: they have broken forth, and have passed on to the gate, and are gone out by it; and their king passeth on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1After these things - God did not permit this pious prince to be disturbed till he had completed the reformation which he had begun.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The establishment thereof - literally, “the faithfulness thereof” or, in other words, “after these things had been faithfully accomplished.” 2 Chronicles 32:1-8 form a passage supplementary to 2 Kings 18:13-16.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The invasion of Sennacherib, His defeat. (1-23) Hezekiah's sickness, His prosperous reign, and death. (24-33) Verses 1-23 Those who trust God with their safety, must use proper means, else they tempt him. God will provide, but so must we also. Hezekiah gathered his people together, and spake comfortably to them. A believing confidence in God, will raise us above the prevailing fear of man. Let the good subjects and soldiers of Jesus Christ, rest upon his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23The 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.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-202Ch 32:1-20. Sennacherib Invades Judah. 1. After these things, and the establishment thereof--that is, the restoration of the temple-worship. The precise date is given, 2Ki 18:13. Determined to recover the independence of his country, Hezekiah had decided to refuse to pay the tribute which his father had bound himself to pay to Assyria. Sennacherib ... entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities--The whole land was ravaged; the strong…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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