2 Chronicles 32:19

2 Chronicles 32:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.
• New International Version (NIV)They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of the other peoples of the world—the work of human hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth—the work of men’s hands.

Context of 2 Chronicles 32:19

17Sennacharib also wrote letters reviling Adonai, the God of Israel, speaking against Him saying, “Just as the gods of the nations of the lands have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah shall not deliver His people from my hand.” 18Then they cried out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall to terrify and frighten them, in order to capture the city. They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth made by human hands. 20Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed about this and cried out to heaven. 21Then Adonai sent an angel who annihilated every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew in disgrace to his own land. When he entered the house of his god some of his own children struck him down with the sword.

2 Chronicles 32:19 word by word

וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כְּעַ֗ל אֱלֹהֵי֙ עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יְדֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of the handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 32:19

• 2 Chronicles 32:13Do not you know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands ever able to deliver their land out of my hand?
• 1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear, so this uncircumcised Philistine will become like one of them—since he has defied the ranks of the living God.”
• Job 15:25for he raises his hand against God and flaunts himself against Shaddai,
• Psalms 10:13Why does the wicked one revile God? He says in his heart: “You will never require anything.”
• Psalms 73:8They scoff and wickedly plan evil. From on high they threaten.
• Psalms 139:19If only You would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloody men!
• 2 Chronicles 6:6But I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name would abide there and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
• Psalms 76:1For the music director, on stringed instruments: a psalm of Asaph, a song.
• Psalms 78:68Instead He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
• Psalms 87:1A psalm of the sons of Korah, a song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
• Psalms 132:13For Adonai has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling:
• Isaiah 14:32What will they answer the messengers of the nation? For Adonai has founded Zion, and the afflicted of His people will find refuge in her.
• Hebrews 12:22But you have come to Mount Zion— to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, a joyous gathering,
• Deuteronomy 4:28There you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which do not see or hear or eat or smell.
• Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molten image—an abomination to Adonai, the work of a craftsman’s hands—and sets it up in secret.’ Then all the people are to answer and say, ‘Amen.’
• 2 Kings 19:18and have cast their gods into the fire—for they were not gods, but the work of human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 32:19

• 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. 10-19The Assyrian king's threats highlighted the main issues for the people of Jerusalem. The real question was whether to trust in God. The enemy king claimed Hezekiah could not be trusted (2 Chronicles 32:11–12) because he had angered the Lord by removing God's shrines and altars. However, the opposite was true. This reform was Hezekiah's greatest act of loyalty to the Lord. The question was whether God could be trusted against Assyria's power (2 Chronicles…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 32:19

• Blasphemy
• Infidelity
• Self-Exaltation
• Sennacherib
• Siege

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jerusalem
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• 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