2 Chronicles 32:16

And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.

BSB

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KJV

And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

ASV

And his servants spake yet more against Jehovah God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

YLT

And again have his servants spoken against Jehovah God, and against Hezekiah His servant,

DBT

And his servants spoke yet more against Jehovah, the [true]God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

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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.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Related commentary

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.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical

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,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Psalms 31:18
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Psalms 73:9
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
John 15:21
But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
Job 15:25–26
For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,

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About this book

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

2 Chronicles — Solomon to the exile — retold through the southern kings only. A priestly history that keeps its lens on the temple, on reform kings, and on the repentance formula (7:14) that will be quoted in a thousand sermons.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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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
Psalms 73:9
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
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.”
Through
John 15:21
But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
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.”

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