2 Chronicles 32:25
in 2 Chronicles 32But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
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ASV
But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
KJV
But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32
Commentary
9 notes on this verse"In those days," we are told, "Hezekiah was sick unto death, and he prayed to the Lord, and the Lord heard him and gave him a sign," that, namely of which we read in the fourth book of the kingdoms, which was given by Isaiah the prophet through the going back of the sun. "But," it says, "he did not respond to the benefits which he had received, for his heart was proud. And wrath was kindled against him and against Judah and Jerusalem.
This site's exposition
because his heart was proud
on 2 Chronicles 32:25-26
These two verses are Chronicles’ own: “because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him”, and wrath followed. John Wesley names three mercies behind the pride: the Assyrian victory, the recovery from sickness, and the honor of Babylon’s embassy.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
What shall I render that may be so accepted? The divine displeasure he was under for this sin; though it was but a heart-sin, and the overt-act seemed not only innocent but civil (the showing of his treasures to a friend), yet wrath came upon him and his kingdom for it,
Lifted up - For that prodigious victory over the Assyrians, for his miraculous restoration from sickness, and for the honour since done him by an embassy from the great king of Babylon.
But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him,....
When Hezekiah had destroyed other idolatries he began to idolize himself. O what need have great men, and good men, and useful men, to study their own infirmities and follies, and their obligations to free grace, that they may never think highly of themselves, and to beg earnestly of God that he will hide pride from them and always keep them humble!
And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. The formidable design of Sennacherib against Hezekiah's kingdom, and the vigorous attempt he made upon it. This Sennacherib was now, as Nebuchadnezzar was afterwards, the terror and scourge and great oppressor of that part of the world.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
His heart was lifted up - Compare the marginal reference. Hezekiah’s pride was shown in his unnecessarily exhibiting his treasures to the ambassadors from Babylon (see 2Ki 20:13). There was wrath upon him - Compare 2Ki 20:17-18.
Hezekiah rendered not again - He got into a vain confidence, took pleasure in his riches, and vainly showed them to the messengers of the king of Babylon. See on 2Ki 20:12 (note), etc.
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| כִגְמֻ֤ל | khigmul | according to [the] benefit | H1576 → | |
| עָלָיו֙ | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הֵשִׁ֣יב | heshiv | he repaid | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| גָבַ֖הּ | gavah | it was haughty | H1361 → | 34 times |
| לִבּ֑וֹ | libo | heart his | H3820 → | 595 times |
| וַיְהִ֤י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עָלָיו֙ | ʾalav | towards him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| קֶ֔צֶף | ketzef | wrath | H7110 → | 29 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and towards | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְהוּדָ֖ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | virushalim | and Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
כִגְמֻ֤לaccording to [the] benefit
khigmulH1576 →
עָלָיו֙on him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
הֵשִׁ֣יבhe repaid
heshivH7725 →1056 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
גָבַ֖הּit was haughty
gavahH1361 →34 times
לִבּ֑וֹheart his
liboH3820 →595 times
וַיְהִ֤יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
עָלָיו֙towards him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
קֶ֔צֶףwrath
ketzefH7110 →29 times
וְעַל־and towards
veal-H5921 →5755 times
יְהוּדָ֖הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃and Jerusalem
virushalimH3389 →643 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
2 Samuel 24:1Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 21:1
Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 27:23–24
David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
- 1 Chronicles 21:1
Through
Deuteronomy 8:17You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 9:4
When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD…
- 1 Corinthians 4:7
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
- Daniel 4:30
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
- Deuteronomy 9:4
Through
2 Chronicles 32:31And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your…
- Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.
- John 15:5
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
- Deuteronomy 8:2
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Cassian, INSTITUTES 11.10; 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.