Doesn’t Hezekiah persuade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, ‘Yahweh our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?’
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Doesn’t Hezekiah persuade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, ‘Yahweh our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?’
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Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
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Doth not Hezekiah persuade you, to give you over to die by famine and by thirst, saying: The LORD our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Cross-references (12)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 32:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 18:27 But Rabshakeh said to them, “Has my master sent me to your master and to you, to speak these words? Hasn’t he sent me to the men who sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own urine with you?”
- 2 Kings 18:30 Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
- 2 Kings 19:10 ‘Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: “Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- 2 Chronicles 32:15 Now therefore don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand?”
- Psalms 3:2 Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.”
- Psalms 11:1-3 In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”? For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?
- Psalms 22:8 “He trusts in Yahweh. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.”
- Psalms 42:10 As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 71:11 saying, “God has forsaken him. Pursue and take him, for no one will rescue him.”
- Isaiah 36:12 But Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me only to your master and to you, to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?”
- Isaiah 36:18 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, “Yahweh will deliver us.” Have any of the gods of the nations delivered their lands from the hand of the king of Assyria?
- Matthew 27:43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 32:11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give…
2Ch 32:11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Ver. 11. Doth not Hezekiah persuade (or deceive) you?] See on 2Ki 18:29-30.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high…
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places,.... For the sense of this and the three following verses, see the notes on Isa 36:17; see Gill on Isa 36:18, Isa 36:19, Isa 36:20
2 Chronicles 32:16
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ch2 32:16And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah. Than what is here recorded, as may be read in Kg2 18:1, and Isa 36:1.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 32:11-12. To give over yourselves to die by…
2Ch 32:11-12. To give over yourselves to die by famine, &c. — It appears by this he did not intend to storm the city, but to keep them pent up till they were starved. Hath not Hezekiah taken away his high places, &c. — He speaks thus through his ignorance of the divine law, which enjoined them to worship only at Jerusalem.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. persuade] Or “entice”; cp. 1Ch_21:1 (“provoked” for the…
11. persuade] Or “entice”; cp. 1Ch_21:1 (“provoked” for the same Heb. word).
to give over yourselves] R.V. to give you over.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) Doth not Hezekiah persuade you.—Is not Hezekiah inciting…
(11) Doth not Hezekiah persuade you.—Is not Hezekiah inciting you (2Ki_18:32; 1Ch_21:1). The, verb recurs in 2Ch_32:15.
To give over yourselves . . . by thirst.—In order to deliver you to dying . . . by thirst. A softening down of the coarse expression recorded in 2Ki_18:27. Esarhaddon in the record of his Egyptian campaign uses similar language: “siege-works against him I constructed, and food and water, the life of their souls, I cut off.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The policy of Sennacherib, in the direct attempt to…
The policy of Sennacherib, in the direct attempt to undermine Hezekiah by appealing straight to his people, instead of to himself or his ministers of state, is yet more pronounced in expression, as seen in 2Ki_18:26, 2Ki_18:27.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Is not Hezekiah misleading you ... king of Assyria'?
Is not Hezekiah misleading you ... king of Assyria'?
Sennacherib uses a rhetorical question to cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their situation. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "Hezekiah is misleading you ... king of Assyria.'" (See: Rhetorical Question)
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that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst
"so that you will die from lack of food and water"
from the hand of the king of Assyria
Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "from the power of the king of Assyria" or "from the king of Assyria" (See: Metonymy)
Has not this same Hezekiah taken away ... sacrifices'?
Sennacherib uses a rhetorical question to cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their situation. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "This is the same Hezekiah who has taken away ... sacrifices.'" or "Hezekiah has taken away ... sacrifices.'"
commanded Judah and Jerusalem
Here "Judah" and "Jerusalem" represent the people who live there. AT: "commanded the people of Judah and Jerusalem" (See: Metonymy)
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die
famine
hand
altar
command
worship
sacrifice
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