2 Chronicles 32:18 BSB

2 Chronicles 32:18

Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

KJV

Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall,.... The messengers of Sennacherib, particularly Rabshakeh the chief speaker; though they were desired to speak in the Syrian language, Isa 36:11, but this they did to affright them, and to trouble them, that they might take the city; to throw them into terror and confusion, that they might prevail upon them to deliver up the city to them.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ	vai.yik.re.'U	and they called out	H7121 →
בְקוֹל־	ve.kol-	with a voice	H6963 →
גָּד֜וֹל	ga.Dol	great	H1419 →
יְהוּדִ֗ית	ye.hu.Dit	[in] Judean	H3066 →
עַל־	'al-	to	H5921 →
עַ֤ם	'am	[the] people of	H5971 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	ye.ru.sha.Lim	Jerusalem	H3389 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
עַל־	'al-	[was] on	H5921 →
הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה	ha.cho.Mah	the wall	H2346 →
לְיָֽרְאָ֖ם	le.ya.re.'Am	to make afraid them	H3372 →
וּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑ם	u.le.va.ha.Lam	and to terrify them	H926 →
לְמַ֖עַן	le.Ma.'an	so that	H4616 →
יִלְכְּד֥וּ	yil.ke.Du	they may capture	H3920 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָעִֽיר׃	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 17:10
Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
leads to
- 1 Samuel 17:36
  Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 17:25–26
  Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he…
- 1 Samuel 17:45
  But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies…
Through
1 Samuel 17:26
David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 5:26
  For who of all flesh has heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the fire, as we have, and survived?
- 1 Samuel 11:2
  But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”
Through
Nehemiah 6:9
For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
leads to
- Psalms 138:3
  On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
- Isaiah 41:10
  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Hebrews 12:12
  Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.