2 Chronicles 32:20

2 Chronicles 32:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to heaven about this.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now because of this King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried out to heaven.

Context of 2 Chronicles 32:20

18They called out loudly in the Judahite dialect to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, trying to scare and terrify them so they could seize the city. 19They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth. King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven. 21The Lord sent a messenger and he wiped out all the soldiers, princes, and officers in the army of the king of Assyria. So Sennacherib returned home humiliated. When he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword. 22The Lord delivered Hezekiah and the residents of Jerusalem from the power of King Sennacherib of Assyria and from all the other nations. He made them secure on every side.

2 Chronicles 32:20 word by word

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞ל יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּ בֶן־אָמ֛וֹץ הַנָּבִ֖יא עַל־זֹ֑את וַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · JehizkiahH3169
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּyesha‛yâh yesha‛yâhû · IsaiahH3470
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Amozאָמוֹץ'âmôts · AmozH531
• prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• and criedזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• to heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:20

• 2 Kings 19:14Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord.
• Isaiah 37:1When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Kings 19:2He sent Eliakim the palace supervisor, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, clothed in sackcloth, with this message to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz:
• Isaiah 37:2Eliakim the palace supervisor, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, clothed in sackcloth, sent this message to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz:
• 2 Chronicles 14:11Asa prayed to the Lord his God: “O Lord, there is no one but you who can help the weak when they are vastly outnumbered. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you and have marched on your behalf against this huge army. O Lord our God, don’t let men prevail against you!”
• 2 Chronicles 20:6He prayed: “O Lord God of our ancestors, you are the God who lives in heaven and rules over all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess strength and power; no one can stand against you.
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
• Psalms 91:14The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 The author of Chronicles compresses into 13 verses the history which occupies in Kings a chapter and a half (2 Kings 18:17-19; where see the notes). 2 Chronicles 32:10 In the siege - Perhaps “in straitness” (compare Jeremiah 19:9). Jerusalem is thought by some to have been not so much besieged at this time, as distressed and straitened for supplies, because the Assyrians were masters of the open country. 2 Chronicles 32:13 fathers - i. e…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. 9-209-20. (See on 2Ki 18:17-35; also 2Ki 19:8-34).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 32:20

• Prayer
• Sennacherib
• Siege

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• Amoz
• Hezekiah
• Isaiah
• Prayer
• Sennacherib
• Cause
• 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