2 Chronicles 32:6

2 Chronicles 32:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate and encouraged them with these words:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he set military captains over the people, gathered them together to him in the open square of the city gate, and gave them encouragement, saying,

Context of 2 Chronicles 32:6

4A big group of people came to help. They stopped the water that came from the springs and from the stream that went through that region. They said, ‘When the kings of Assyria arrive here, we do not want them to find plenty of water.’ 5King Hezekiah's men worked hard to repair the city's walls where they had broken. Hezekiah built towers on the walls. He also built another wall outside the first wall. He made the Millo around the City of David stronger, too. He also made many weapons and shields. Hezekiah chose some men as captains to lead the men of his army. He told them to meet together in the open place near the city's gate. He said to them, 7‘Be strong and brave. Do not be afraid of the king of Assyria and his large army. Do not worry! We have much greater power than he has. 8He has only the strength of human soldiers to help him. But we have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles!’ After King Hezekiah of Judah said that to his men, they felt brave and strong.

2 Chronicles 32:6 word by word

וַיִּתֵּ֛ן שָׂרֵ֥י מִלְחָמ֖וֹת עַל־הָעָ֑ם וַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו אֶל־רְחוֹב֙ שַׁ֣עַר הָעִ֔יר וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־לְבָבָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• captainsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• over the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and gathered them togetherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• to him in the streetרְחוֹבrechôb rechôb · street/plazaH7339
• of the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• comfortablyלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• to them, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:6

• 2 Chronicles 17:14These are the groups of the soldiers in each clan: From Judah's tribe, the officer who led the soldiers was Adnah. He had authority over 300,000 soldiers, in groups of 1,000.
• 1 Chronicles 27:3Jashobeam was a descendant of Perez. He was leader of all the army officers for the first month.
• Ezra 10:9All the men from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin reached Jerusalem in three days. It was the 20th day of the ninth month. All the people sat in the yard in front of God's temple. Their bodies were shaking because they were afraid. It was also raining.
• Nehemiah 8:1All the people met together in the open place near the Water Gate. They asked Ezra to bring the book of the Law of Moses. The Lord had given those laws to the Israelites so that they would obey them.
• 2 Chronicles 30:22All the Levites understood how they should serve the Lord. So King Hezekiah thanked them. The festival continued for seven days. They offered friendship offerings to the Lord. They thanked the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
• Genesis 34:3He liked Dinah very much. He loved her. He spoke kind words to her so that she would love him too.
• Isaiah 40:2Speak kindly to the people in Jerusalem. Tell them that their time of trouble has now finished. Their punishment has been enough. The Lord has made them pay for their sins. He has made them pay twice.’

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Set captains of war over the people - in the street of the gate of the city - That is, the open places at the gate of the city, whither the people came for judgment, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The street of the gate … - Or, “the square at the gate” (compare 2 Chronicles 29:4 note). The gate intended is probably that of Ephraim 2 Chronicles 25:23 - the great northern gate, opposite the “Camp of the Assyrians “ - represented by the modern Damascus gate.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. 2-82-8. when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib ... was purposed to fight against Jerusalem--An account of the means taken to fortify Jerusalem against the threatened siege is given only in this passage. The polluting or filling up of wells, and the altering of the course of rivers, is an old practice that still obtains in the wars of the East. Hezekiah's plan was to cover the fountain heads, so that they might not be discovered by the enemy, and to carry the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 32:6

• Sennacherib
• Siege

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• Hezekiah
• Sennacherib
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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