2 Chronicles 32:2

2 Chronicles 32:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
• New International Version (NIV)When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem,
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib also intended to attack Jerusalem,

Context of 2 Chronicles 32:2

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. And 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. 4Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?”

2 Chronicles 32:2 word by word

וַיַּרְא֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּי־בָ֖א סַנְחֵרִ֑יב וּפָנָ֕יו לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · JehizkiahH3169
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִיבsanchêrîyb · SennacheribH5576
• was comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and that he was purposedפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• to fightמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:2

• 2 Kings 12:17Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
• Luke 9:51Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2When Hezekiah saw - This was in the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah; and at first the Jewish king bought him off at the great price of three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold; and even emptied his own treasures, and spoiled the house of the Lord, to gratify the oppressive avarice of the Assyrian king. See the whole account, 2 Kings 18:13, etc.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 32:2

• Sennacherib
• Siege

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Jerusalem
• 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