Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:17
He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of [other] lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
17. to rail on ] Or, to defy (the same Heb. word as in 2Sa 23:9).
of other lands have not delivered ] R.V. of the lands, which have not delivered.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 17. Wrote also letters] See 2Kg 19:9; 2Kg 19:14.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel,…. See 2Ki 19:9.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(17) He wrote also letters to rail on.And letters wrote he to reproach (Isa. 37:23). Sennacherib wrote to Hezekiah demanding submission, after the failure of the mission of the Tartan and his companions (2Ki. 19:8-14). If, therefore, the chronicler had been careful about the strictly chronological sequence of events, this verse would have followed rather than preceded 18, 19. As it is, the remark is thrown in here as a parenthesis, in the middle of the account of the behaviour of the Assyrian envoys. Something must be allowed for the necessities of abbreviation, which the author has studied in the entire narrative.
As the gods . . . have not delivered.Literally, Like the gods of the nations of the countries, which have not delivered. (Comp. 2Ki. 19:10; 2Ki. 19:12 : Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, &c.) Have the gods of the nations delivered them, &c.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 32:17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of [other] lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.
Ver. 17. He wrote also letters. ] See 2Ki 19:9 ; 2Ki 19:14 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
to rail. It is this railing which is referred to in Hezekiah’s “Songs of the degrees”: e.g. Psa 120:2, Psa 120:3; Psa 123:3, Psa 123:4; Psa 129:5-7.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
He wrote: 2Ki 19:9, 2Ki 19:14, Neh 6:5, Isa 37:14
to rail: 2Ki 19:22, 2Ki 19:28, Isa 10:15, Isa 37:23, Isa 37:24, Isa 37:28, Isa 37:29, Rev 13:6
As the gods: 2Ki 19:12
Reciprocal: 1Ki 21:8 – she wrote 2Ki 19:23 – messengers Jer 29:25 – Because