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2 Chronicles 32:20

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In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

KJV

And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It was a happy time when the king and the prophet joined thus in prayer. So we engage God for us; so we encourage ourselves in him. Praying to God is here called crying to Heaven, because we are, in prayer, to eye him as our Father in heaven, whence he beholds the children of men, and where he has prepared his throne.

This site's exposition

prayed and cried to heaven

on 2 Chronicles 32:20-21

Hezekiah and Isaiah pray together, the king and the prophet joined in one petition, and 2 Ki 19 with Isaiah 37 already carry the fuller record of that prayer's words. Chronicles states the answer in one verse: the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains, and Sennacherib returns home to be slain by his own sons in the house of his god. The Kings exposition holds the campaign's numbers and Isaiah's oracle; Chronicles' interest lands on the shame that answers the blasphemy, an enemy destroyed in his own temple by his own house.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven. To God in heaven; of the prayer of Hezekiah on this account, see Isa 37:15, and the notes there; See Gill on Isa 37:15, Isa 37:16, Isa 37:17, Isa 37:18, Isa 37:19, Isa 37:20 and though we read not of the prayer of Isaiah, no doubt he made one, as Hezekiah desired, and since he received a message from the Lord, which he sent to Hezekiah, Isa 37:4.

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֞לand he prayed

    vaiyitpalelH6419 →84 times

  • יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiah

    yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times

  • הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • וִֽישַֽׁעְיָ֧הוּand Isaiah

    visha'yahuH3470 →39 times

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • אָמ֛וֹץAmoz

    ʾamotzH531 →13 times

  • הַנָּבִ֖יאthe prophet

    hanavi'H5030 →314 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • זֹ֑אתthis

    zotH2063 →603 times

  • וַֽיִּזְעֲק֖וּand they cried out

    vaiyizakuH2199 →73 times

  • הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פthe heavens

    hashamayimH8064 →421 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

16 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.32 works2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”7 worksPsalms 91:14–15“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.6 works2 Kings 19:2–4And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz5 worksGenesis 32:9Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’5 worksIsaiah 37:14–20So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.4 works
The other 10 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Chronicles 20:6–12and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.4 worksIsaiah 37:1–4On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.3 works2 Kings 19:14–19So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.3 worksPsalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”3 worksJohn 12:38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”3 works2 Kings 19:4Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”2 works1 Kings 8:44When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,2 worksJeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”2 worksJeremiah 27:18If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.2 works2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.1 works

The walk

5 stops

Each 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 Chronicles 14:11

    Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 1:19

      They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.

    • 2 Corinthians 12:9–10

      But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…

    • Psalms 22:5

      They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

    • Psalms 20:7

      Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

    • Romans 8:31

      What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
2 Chronicles: the study guide →Read 2 Chronicles 32 →

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.

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