Bible Commentary

Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 11. persuade ] Or “entice”; cp. 1Ch 21:1 (“provoked” for the same Heb. word). to give over yourselves ] R.V. to give … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:11”

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem? 10. abide in the siege ] R.V. abide the siege. in Jerusalem ] Isaiah promised deliverance in Jerusalem; e.g. in Isa 29:8; Isa 30:19. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 10. Thus saith Sennacherib] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:10”

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he [himself laid siege] against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that [were] at Jerusalem, saying, 9. his servants ] Three of these are specified in 2 Kin. by their titles, viz. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:9”

With him [is] an arm of flesh; but with us [is] the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 8. an arm of flesh ] Cp. Jer 17:5. Contrast the frequent phrase “a mighty hand and a stretched … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:8”

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is] with him: for [there be] more with us than with him: 7. and courageous ] R.V. and of a good courage. there be moe ] R.V. there is a greater. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:7”

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying, 6. in the street of the gate ] R.V. in the broad place at the gate; cp. 2Ch 29:4; Neh 8:16. There is nothing here … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:6”

Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. 5. Also he strengthened himself ] R.V. And he took courage. Cp. 2Ch 1:1 (note). broken … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:5”

So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? 4. who stopt ] R.V. and they stopped. the brook that ran ] R.V. the brook that flowed. The Heb. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:4”

He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which [were] without the city: and they did help him. 3. to stop the waters ] Cp. 2Ki 20:20 (“[Hezekiah] made the pool and the conduit and brought water into the city”) and Isa 22:9; Isa 22:11. At … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:3”

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, Verse 2. When 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 32:2”