2 Chronicles 32:2
in 2 Chronicles 32When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
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ASV
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
KJV
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWhen Hezekiah saw - This was in the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah; and at first the Jewish king bought him off at the great price of three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold; and even emptied his own treasures, and spoiled the house of the Lord, to gratify the oppressive avarice of the Assyrian king. See the whole account, 2Ki 18:13, etc.
This site's exposition
After all these acts of faithfulness
on 2 Chronicles 32:1-2
Chronicles opens Sennacherib’s invasion with a clause Kings does not carry: “After all these acts of faithfulness”, tying the Assyrian threat to the temple reform. Albert Barnes renders the Hebrew word as faithfulness, the reform completed and secured before the trial arrived. The Kings exposition carries the campaign’s full detail.
This site's exposition
Sennacherib had come to make war
Adam Clarke dates this to the fourteenth year of Hezekiah. At first the king paid Sennacherib three hundred talents of silver and thirty of gold, stripping the temple, as 2 Kings 18:14 to 16 tells. Chronicles leaves the payment out.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come,.... Into the land of Judah, which he perceived and understood by reports brought to him: and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem; to besiege it and take it, if possible; this he saw was his design, by taking the fenced cities in his way, and coming forward with his forces.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib . . . was purposed to fight against Jerusalem--An account of the means taken to fortify Jerusalem against the threatened siege is given only in this passage.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
After these deeds of integrity, etc. and planned to make a breach therein - Heb.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּרְא֙ | vaiyar' | and he saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בָ֖א | va' | he had come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| סַנְחֵרִ֑יב | sancheriv | Sennacherib | H5576 → | 13 times |
| וּפָנָ֕יו | ufanav | and face his | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | lamilchamah | [was] for war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וַיַּרְא֙and he saw
vaiyar'H7200 →1300 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
כִּי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
בָ֖אhe had come
va'H935 →2568 times
סַנְחֵרִ֑יבSennacherib
sancherivH5576 →13 times
וּפָנָ֕יוand face his
ufanavH6440 →2123 times
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה[was] for war
lamilchamahH4421 →320 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →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
Luke 9:51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
it leads to
- Isaiah 50:5–9
The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
- Luke 18:31
Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- Mark 16:19
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- Luke 13:22
Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
- 1 Timothy 3:16
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world,…
- Isaiah 50:5–9
Through
Luke 9:53But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
it leads to
- John 4:9
“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
- John 4:40–42
So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
- John 4:9
Through
2 Kings 12:17At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 24:23–24
In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king…
- 2 Chronicles 24:23–24
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
- PersonDivided kingdomSennacheribKing of Assyria whose siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC ended with the angel of Jehovah in the camp — and whose own annals boast of shu…
- 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 on the Old Testament; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).