2 Chronicles 32:7

2 Chronicles 32:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
• New International Version (NIV)“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him.

Context of 2 Chronicles 32:7

5And he resolutely set to work and rebuilt all of the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great numbers. 6He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the public square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying, “Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the horde that is with him; for the One with us is greater than the one with him. 8With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 9After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem while he was besieging Lachish with all his forces with him, against Hezekiah king of Judah and against all of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying,

2 Chronicles 32:7 word by word

חִזְק֣וּ וְאִמְצ֔וּ אַל־תִּֽירְא֣וּ וְאַל־תֵּחַ֗תּוּ מִפְּנֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וּמִלִּפְנֵ֖י כָּל־הֶהָמ֣וֹן אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־עִמָּ֥נוּ רַ֖ב מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Be strongחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• and courageousאָמֵץ'âmats · to strengthenH553
• do not fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• or be dismayedחָתַתchâthath · to to be dismayedH2865
• becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the hordeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• with us is greaterרַבrab · manyH7227

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:7

• Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or in dread of them, for the Lord your God is the One who is going with you. He will not desert you or abandon you.”
• Joshua 1:6Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
• 1 Chronicles 28:10Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be courageous and act.”
• Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you.”
• Daniel 10:19And he said, “You who are treasured, do not be afraid. Peace be to you; take courage and be courageous!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I felt strengthened and said, “May my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”
• Zechariah 8:9“The Lord of armies says this: ‘Let your hands be strong, you who are listening in these days to these words from the mouth of the prophets, those who spoke in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of armies was laid, so that the temple might be built.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
• 2 Timothy 2:1You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Chronicles 20:15and he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.
• 2 Kings 18:30And do not let Hezekiah lead you to trust in the Lord by saying, “The Lord will certainly save us, and this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”
• 2 Kings 19:6And Isaiah said to them, “This is what you shall say to your master: ‘The Lord says this: “Do not be fearful because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
• 2 Kings 6:16And he said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are greater than those who are with them.”
• Romans 8:31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
• 1 John 4:4You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7There be more with us than with him - We have more power than they have. (These words he quotes from the prophet Elisha, 2 Kings 6:16;). This was soon proved to be true by the slaughter made by the angel of the Lord in the Assyrian camp.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7On the language, compare the marginal references, for details, see Isaiah 22:5-13; Isaiah 29:3.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 32:7

• Courage
• Faith
• Sennacherib
• Siege

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Hezekiah
• Sennacherib
• Hezekiah (2)
• Names, Proper

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