2 Chronicles 32:16
in 2 Chronicles 32And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.
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ASV
And his servants spake yet more against Jehovah God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
KJV
And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32
Commentary
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spoke further against the LORD God
on 2 Chronicles 32:16-19
Sennacherib’s servants press the same argument in writing and aloud. Letters go out “mocking the LORD, the God of Israel”. Verse 19 states the blasphemy: “They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth”.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
10 ), saying, There is no help for him in God, Ps. iii. Thus they hoped to take the city by weakening the hands of those that should defend it. Satan, in his temptations, aims to destroy our faith in God's all-sufficiency, knowing that he shall gain his point if he can do that; as we keep our ground if our faith fail not, Luke xxii.
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After, &c. - An emphatical preface, signifying, that notwithstanding all his zeal for God, God saw fit to exercise him with a sore trial. And God ordered it at this time, that he might have an opportunity of shewing himself strong, on the behalf of his returning people. It is possible, we may be in the way of our duty, and yet meet with trouble and danger.
And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah. Than what is here recorded, as may be read in 2Ki 18:1, and Isa 36:1.
The real answer God gave to Sennacherib's blasphemies, and to Hezekiah's prayers, in the total rout of the Assyrian army, to the shame of Sennacherib and the honour of Hezekiah,
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעוֹד֙ | veod | and again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| דִּבְּר֣וּ | diberu | they spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| עֲבָדָ֔יו | ʾavadav | servants his | H5650 → | 799 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וְעַ֖ל | veal | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| עַבְדּֽוֹ׃ | avdo | servant his | H5650 → | 799 times |
וְעוֹד֙and again
veodH5750 →490 times
דִּבְּר֣וּthey spoke
diberuH1696 →1141 times
עֲבָדָ֔יוservants his
ʾavadavH5650 →799 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
וְעַ֖לand on
vealH5921 →5755 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
עַבְדּֽוֹ׃servant his
avdoH5650 →799 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 73:9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
it leads to
- Revelation 13:6
And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
- James 3:6
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on…
- Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
- Revelation 13:6
Through
John 15:21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
it leads to
- Matthew 10:22
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- John 16:3
They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
- Matthew 24:9
Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- Matthew 10:18
On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
- John 8:19
“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
- Matthew 10:22
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
- PersonDivided kingdomSennacheribKing of Assyria whose siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC ended with the angel of Jehovah in the camp — and whose own annals boast of shu…
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.