2 Chronicles 32:33
in 2 Chronicles 32And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
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ASV
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
KJV
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The chiefest of the sepulchres - Most modern commentators render - “on the ascent to the sepulchres;” but some think that an excavation above all the other tombs - in the same repository, but at a higher level (see the margin) - is intended. The catacomb of David was full; and the later princes had sepulchres quite distinct from the old burial-place (see 2Ch 33:20; 2Ki 21:18, 2Ki 21:26; 2Ki 23:30).
This site's exposition
the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
on 2 Chronicles 32:32-33
The closing formula names “the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz” and “the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel” as sources. Then “his son Manasseh reigned in his place”, opening the chapter in which Chronicles alone tells of a repentance Kings never records.
This site's exposition
buried in the upper tombs
The upper tombs, in the reading Albert Barnes reports, lay on the slope leading up to the graves of David's line. The old royal tomb was full by now. Manasseh and Amon were buried in a garden, as 2 Kings 21:18 and 26 record.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
), buried him in the chief of the sepulchres, made as great a burning for him as for Asa, or, which is a much greater honour, made great lamentation for him, as for Josiah. See how the honour of serious godliness is manifested in the consciences of men.
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Did him honour - It is a debt we owe to those who have been eminently useful, to do them honour at their death, when they are out of the reach of flattery, and we have seen the end of their conversation.
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers,....
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.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Chiefest of the sepulchres - This respect they paid to him who, since David, had been the best of all their kings. I shall subjoin a few things from the Targum on this chapter. 2Ch 32:1. “After these things which Hezekiah did, and their establishment, the Lord appointed by his Word to bring Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and his army, into the land of Israel, that he might destroy the Assyrians in the land of the house of Judah, and smite their troops on the mountains of Jerusalem, and deliver all their spoils into the hands of Hezekiah and his people: wherefore Sennacherib came with immense armies, which could not be numbered; and having pitched his camps in the land of the tribe of Judah, besieged their fortified cities with his armies, hoping to overthrow them.” 2Ch 32:8. Hezekiah said-”His help is the strength of the flesh; but our auxiliary is the Word of the Lord.” 2Ch 32:16. “His (Sennacherib’s) servants spoke blasphemy against the Word of the Lord God.” 2Ch 32:18. In the Jews’ speech - “In the language of the holy house.” 2Ch 32:21. “And the Word of the Lord sent Michael, and the angel Gabriel, and destroyed them on the night of the passover with a destructive fire; and burnt up their breath within their bodies, and consumed every soldier, captain, and prince, in the army of the king of Assyria; and he returned with shame of face into his own land.” The destruction of God’s enemies, and the support and salvation of the faithful, is in every instance in this Targum attributed to the Word of the Lord, personally understood. See the note on 2Ch 34:27. 2Ch 32:24. “In those days was Hezekiah sick near to death; but he prayed before the Lord who spoke to him by his Word to preserve him and to add to his life fifteen years.” 2Ch 32:31. […]
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב | vaiyishkav | and he lay down | H7901 → | 212 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֗יו | ʾavotav | ancestors his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ֮ | vaiyikberuhu | and people buried him | H6912 → | 133 times |
| בְּֽמַעֲלֵה֮ | bemaaleh | at [the] ascent of | H4608 → | |
| קִבְרֵ֣י | kivrei | [the] graves of | H6913 → | 67 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| דָוִיד֒ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וְכָבוֹד֙ | vekhavod | and honor | H3519 → | 200 times |
| עָֽשׂוּ־ | ʾasu- | they did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| ל֣וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| בְמוֹת֔וֹ | vemoto | at death his | H4194 → | 156 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יְהוּדָ֖ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י | veyoshevei | and [the] inhabitants of | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה | menasheh | Manasseh | H4519 → | 146 times |
| בְנ֖וֹ | veno | son his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ | tachtav | in place of him | H8478 → | 505 times |
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בand he lay down
vaiyishkavH7901 →212 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אֲבֹתָ֗יוancestors his
ʾavotavH1 →1212 times
וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ֮and people buried him
vaiyikberuhuH6912 →133 times
בְּֽמַעֲלֵה֮at [the] ascent of
bemaalehH4608 →
קִבְרֵ֣י[the] graves of
kivreiH6913 →67 times
בְנֵי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
דָוִיד֒David
davidH1732 →999 times
וְכָבוֹד֙and honor
vekhavodH3519 →200 times
עָֽשׂוּ־they did
ʾasu-H6213 →2628 times
ל֣וֹto him
lo
בְמוֹת֔וֹat death his
vemotoH4194 →156 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
יְהוּדָ֖הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand [the] inhabitants of
veyosheveiH3427 →1079 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became king
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
מְנַשֶּׁ֥הManasseh
menashehH4519 →146 times
בְנ֖וֹson his
venoH1121 →4930 times
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him
tachtavH8478 →505 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
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
it leads to
- Psalms 112:6
Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Luke 1:48
For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- Mark 14:9
And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Psalms 109:13
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
- Psalms 112:6
Through
1 Kings 1:21Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
it leads to
- 1 Kings 2:10
Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 2:10
Through
Deuteronomy 34:8The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning for Moses came to an end.
it leads to
- Genesis 50:3
taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
- Numbers 20:29
When the whole congregation saw that Aaron had died, the entire house of Israel mourned for him thirty days.
- Genesis 50:10
When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
- Genesis 50:3
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
4 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…
- PersonLate monarchyManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the cause of 586…
- 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); Albert Barnes, Notes on 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.