2 Chronicles 32:21
in 2 Chronicles 32and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
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ASV
And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
KJV
And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe Lord sent an angel - See 2Ki 19:36 (note), and the note there. House of his god - Nisroch. They that came forth of his own bowels - His sons Adrammelech and Sharezer.
This site's exposition
cried out to heaven in prayer
on 2 Chronicles 32:20-21
Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah pray together, and 2 Kings 19 with Isaiah 37 carry the fuller record of that prayer. Sennacherib withdraws “in disgrace” and is struck down by his own sons in the temple of his god, shame answering the blasphemy.
This site's exposition
the LORD sent an angel
Adam Clarke names the god of this temple as Nisroch and the sons as Adrammelech and Sharezer, from 2 Kings 19:37. The murder came years after the king of Assyria withdrew in disgrace, and Chronicles sets the two side by side. He was shamed first, then slain.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Thus was he mortified first, and then murdered--shamed first, and then slain. Evil pursues sinners; and, when they escape one mischief, they run upon another unseen. By this work of wonder, (1.) God was glorified, as the protector of his people.
And the Lord sent an angel,....
The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מַלְאָ֔ךְ | malakh | an angel | H4397 → | 213 times |
| וַיַּכְחֵ֞ד | vaiyakhched | and he annihilated | H3582 → | |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גִּבּ֥וֹר | gibor | mighty [man] of | H1368 → | 158 times |
| חַ֙יִל֙ | chayil | strength | H2428 → | 246 times |
| וְנָגִ֣יד | venagid | and officer | H5057 → | 45 times |
| וְשָׂ֔ר | vesar | and commander | H8269 → | 421 times |
| בְּמַחֲנֵ֖ה | bemachaneh | in [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אַשּׁ֑וּר | ʾashur | Assyria | H804 → | 151 times |
| וַיָּשָׁב֩ | vaiyashav | and he returned | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| בְּבֹ֨שֶׁת | bevoshet | with shame of | H1322 → | |
| פָּנִ֜ים | panim | face | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| לְאַרְצ֗וֹ | leartzo | to own land his | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וַיָּבֹא֙ | vaiyavo' | and he came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| אֱלֹהָ֔יו | ʾelohav | god his | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וּמִֽיצִיאֵ֣י | umitziov | and some of [the] offspring<s> of | H3329 → | |
| מֵעָ֔יו | meav | lower parts his | H4578 → | 32 times |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| הִפִּילֻ֥הוּ | hipiluhu | they made fall him | H5307 → | 435 times |
| בֶחָֽרֶב׃ | vecharev | by the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מַלְאָ֔ךְan angel
malakhH4397 →213 times
וַיַּכְחֵ֞דand he annihilated
vaiyakhchedH3582 →
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
גִּבּ֥וֹרmighty [man] of
giborH1368 →158 times
חַ֙יִל֙strength
chayilH2428 →246 times
וְנָגִ֣ידand officer
venagidH5057 →45 times
וְשָׂ֔רand commander
vesarH8269 →421 times
בְּמַחֲנֵ֖הin [the] camp of
bemachanehH4264 →215 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
אַשּׁ֑וּרAssyria
ʾashurH804 →151 times
וַיָּשָׁב֩and he returned
vaiyashavH7725 →1056 times
בְּבֹ֨שֶׁתwith shame of
bevoshetH1322 →
פָּנִ֜יםface
panimH6440 →2123 times
לְאַרְצ֗וֹto own land his
leartzoH776 →2504 times
וַיָּבֹא֙and he came
vaiyavo'H935 →2568 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
אֱלֹהָ֔יוgod his
ʾelohavH430 →2601 times
וּמִֽיצִיאֵ֣יand some of [the] offspring<s> of
umitziovH3329 →
מֵעָ֔יוlower parts his
meavH4578 →32 times
שָׁ֖םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
הִפִּילֻ֥הוּthey made fall him
hipiluhuH5307 →435 times
בֶחָֽרֶב׃by the sword
vecharevH2719 →413 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 76:5The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
it leads to
- Nahum 3:18
O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
- Psalms 13:3
Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
- Jeremiah 51:39
While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares…
- Isaiah 46:12
Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
- Isaiah 37:36
Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
- Nahum 3:18
Through
Isaiah 10:8“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 18:24
For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
- 2 Kings 19:10
“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of…
- 2 Kings 18:24
Through
Isaiah 37:21Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
it leads to
- Isaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
- Isaiah 58:9
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.