2 Chronicles 32:6

Contextual Overview

¹After these faithful deeds, King Sennacherib of Assyria came and entered Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities and intended to break into them. ¹ After these things, and this faithfulness, Sancheriv king of Ashshur came, and entered into Yehudah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself. ¹ After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. ¹ After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. ¹ After Hezekiah did all these things to serve the Lord , Sennacherib king of Assyria came and attacked Judah. He and his army surrounded and attacked the strong, walled cities, hoping to take them for himself. ¹ After these faithful deeds were accomplished, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He besieged the fortified cities, intending to seize them. ¹After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, intending to take them for himself. ¹ After these acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, and intended to break into them for himself. ¹ After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself. ¹ After these things faithfully described, Saneherib King of Asshur came and entred into Iudah, and besieged the strong cities, & thought to winne them for him selfe.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he set captains: 2 Chronicles 17:14-19, 1 Chronicles 27:3, 4-34

in the street: Ezra 10:9, Nehemiah 8:1-3, Nehemiah 8:16

comfortably to them: Heb. to their heart, 2 Chronicles 30:22, Genesis 34:3, Isaiah 40:2, *marg.

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 29:4 - east street

Cross-References

Genesis 32:8
and he said, "If Esav comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape."

Genesis 32:8
And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

Genesis 32:8
And he thought, "If Esau comes to one company and destroys it, the remaining company will be able to escape."

Genesis 32:8
Jacob thought, "Esau might come and destroy one camp, but the other camp can run away and be saved."

Genesis 32:8
"If Esau attacks one camp," he thought, "then the other camp will be able to escape."

Genesis 32:8
and he said, "If Esau comes to the one camp and attacks it, then the other camp which is left will escape."

Genesis 32:8
for he said, "If Esau comes to the one company and attacks it, then the company which is left will escape."

Genesis 32:8
For he said, If Esau come to ye one copanie and smite it, the other companie shall escape.

Genesis 32:8
And he said, "If Esau comes to the one camp and strikes it, then the camp which remains will escape."

Genesis 32:8
He thought, "If Esau attacks one group, perhaps the other can escape."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he set captains of war over the people,.... To teach them the exercises of war, to lead them on against the enemy, to direct them where to stand, and what to do in defence of the city:

and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city; the street which led to the gate, and was large and commodious to assemble the people in:

and spake comfortably to them; to animate and encourage them to hold out the siege, and do all they could to repel the enemy;

saying; as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The street of the gate ... - Or, “the square at the gate” (compare 2 Chronicles 29:4 note). The gate intended is probably that of Ephraim 2 Chronicles 25:23 - the great northern gate, opposite the “Camp of the Assyrians “ - represented by the modern Damascus gate.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 32:6. Set captains of war over the people - in the street of the gate of the city — That is, the open places at the gate of the city, whither the people came for judgment, &c.