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2 Chronicles 32:6

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Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

KJV

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Those that trust God with their safety must yet use proper means for their safety, otherwise they tempt him, and do not trust him. God will provide, but so must we also.

This site's exposition

repaired Millo in the city of David

on 2 Chronicles 32:5-6

The wall repair, the outer fortification, and the captains set over the people belong to the same building record Kings only summarizes in a single line at 2 Ki 20:20. Millo, the terraced fill on the city's eastern slope, had needed repair since Solomon's day, and its mention here places Hezekiah among the kings who kept up Jerusalem's defenses. He speaks comfortably to the assembled people before any battle is fought, arming their resolve as carefully as he arms the walls.

The words behind it

15 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.

  • וַיִּתֵּ֛ןand he appointed

    vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times

  • שָׂרֵ֥יcommanders of

    sareiH8269 →421 times

  • מִלְחָמ֖וֹתwars

    milchamotH4421 →320 times

  • עַל־over

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • הָעָ֑םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • וַיִּקְבְּצֵ֣םand he assembled them

    vaiyikbetzemH6908 →127 times

  • אֵלָ֗יוto himself

    ʾelavH413 →5510 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • רְחוֹב֙[the] open place of

    rechovH7339 →

  • שַׁ֣עַר[the] gate of

    shaarH8179 →374 times

  • הָעִ֔ירthe city

    hairH5892 →1090 times

  • וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke

    vaydaberH1696 →1141 times

  • עַל־to

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • לְבָבָ֖םheart their

    levavamH3824 →252 times

  • לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

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

Related verses

9 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.

Isaiah 40:2“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”4 works2 Chronicles 30:22And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.4 worksEzra 10:9So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.3 worksNehemiah 8:16And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the court of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.3 worksGenesis 34:3And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.3 works2 Chronicles 17:14–19These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;3 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Nehemiah 8:1–3At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.2 works1 Chronicles 27:3–34He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.2 works2 Chronicles 29:4Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.2 works

The walk

8 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

    Isaiah 40:2

    “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her…

    it leads to

    • Hosea 2:14

      “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Zechariah 9:12

      Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

    • Isaiah 61:7

      Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy…

    • Jeremiah 33:8–9

      And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.

    • Revelation 18:6

      Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.

  • Through

    Nehemiah 8:16

    And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the court of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate…

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 14:13

      There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the…

    • Nehemiah 12:39

      over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of…

    • Nehemiah 3:26

      and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.

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 Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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