2 Chronicles 32:17

Contextual Overview

⁹After this, while King Sennacherib of Assyria with all his armed forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem against King Hezekiah of Judah and against all those of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, ⁹ After this did Sancheriv king of Ashshur send his servants to Yerushalayim, (now he was before Lakhish, and all his power with him,) to Hizkiyahu king of Yehudah, and to all Yehudah who were at Yerushalayim, saying, ⁹ After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying, ⁹ After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria, who was besieging Lachish with all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalem to Hezekiah king of Judah and to all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, ⁹ After this King Sennacherib of Assyria and all his army surrounded and attacked Lachish. Then he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah in Jerusalem: ⁹ Afterward King Sennacherib of Assyria, while attacking Lachish with all his military might, sent his messengers to Jerusalem. The message was for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem. It read: ⁹After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria, while he was at Lachish [besieging it] with all his forces, sent his servants to Jerusalem, to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying, ⁹ After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem while he was besieging Lachish with all his forces with him, against Hezekiah king of Judah and against all of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying, ⁹ After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him,) to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying, ⁹ After this, did Saneherib King of Asshur send his seruants to Ierusalem (while he was against Lachish, and all his dominion with him) vnto Hezekiah King of Iudah and vnto all Iudah that were at Ierusalem, saying,

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He wrote: 2 Kings 19:9, 2 Kings 19:14, Nehemiah 6:5, Isaiah 37:14

to rail: 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:28, Isaiah 10:15, Isaiah 37:23, Isaiah 37:24, Isaiah 37:28, Isaiah 37:29, Revelation 13:6

As the gods: 2 Kings 19:12

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 21:8 - she wrote 2 Kings 19:23 - messengers Jeremiah 29:25 - Because

Cross-References

Genesis 33:3
He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Genesis 33:3
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Genesis 33:3
And he himself passed on before them and bowed down to the ground seven times until he came to his brother.

Genesis 33:3
Jacob himself went out in front of them and bowed down flat on the ground seven times as he was walking toward his brother.

Genesis 33:3
But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Genesis 33:3
Then Jacob crossed over [the stream] ahead of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times [bowing and moving forward each time], until he approached his brother.

Genesis 33:3
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Genesis 33:3
So he went before them and bowed him selfe to the ground seuen times, vntill he came neere to his brother.

Genesis 33:3
But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Genesis 33:3
Jacob himself walked in front of them all, bowing to the ground seven times as he came near his brother.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel,.... See 2 Kings 19:9.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The author of Chronicles compresses into 13 verses the history which occupies in Kings a chapter and a half (2 Kings 18:17-19; where see the notes).

2 Chronicles 32:10

In the siege - Perhaps “in straitness” (compare Jeremiah 19:9). Jerusalem is thought by some to have been not so much besieged at this time, as distressed and straitened for supplies, because the Assyrians were masters of the open country.

2 Chronicles 32:13

fathers - i. e. “predecessors.” Sennacherib really belonged to a dynasty that had only furnished one king before himself.

2 Chronicles 32:22

Guided them ... - A slight alteration of the existing text gives the sense - “gave them rest round about;” a common expression in Chronicles 2 Chronicles 15:15; 2 Chronicles 20:30.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 32:17. Wrote also letters — See 2 Kings 19:9; 2 Kings 19:14.