New King James Version
2 Chronicles 32:1
1After 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)After Hezekiah had faithfully carried out this work, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified towns, giving orders for his army to break through their walls.
Context of 2 Chronicles 32:1
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. 2And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, 3he consulted with his leaders and commanders to stop the water from the springs which 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- these thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- and the establishmentאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
- thereof, Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִיבsanchêrîyb · SennacheribH5576
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): besiegeH935
- into Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
- against the fencedבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- and thoughtאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to winבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:1
- 2 Chronicles 20:1It happened after this that the people of Moab with the people of Ammon, and others with them besides the Ammonites, came to battle against Jehoshaphat.
- 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 36:1Now 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 king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to strengthen the kingdom under his control.
- 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
- 2 Kings 18:11Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
- Isaiah 7:17The Lord will bring the king of Assyria upon you and your people and your father’s house—days that have not come since the day that Ephraim departed from Judah.”
- Isaiah 8:6“Inasmuch as these people refused The waters of Shiloah that flow softly, And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah’s son;
- Isaiah 10:5“Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
- Hosea 11:5“He shall not return to the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent.
- Isaiah 10:7Yet he does not mean so, Nor does his heart think so; But it is in his heart to destroy, And cut off not a few nations.
- Isaiah 37:24By your servants you have reproached the Lord, And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, To the limits of Lebanon; I will cut down its tall cedars And its choice cypress trees; I will enter its farthest height, To its fruitful forest.
- Micah 2:13The one who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out, Pass through the gate, And go out by it; Their king will pass before them, With the Lord at their head.”
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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