They called out with a loud voice in the Jews’ language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
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They called out with a loud voice in the Jews’ language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
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Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
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And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to terrify them, and to affright them; that they might take the city.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 32:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 17:10 The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!”
- 1 Samuel 17:26 David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
- 2 Kings 18:26-28 Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.” 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?” Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and spoke, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.
- Nehemiah 6:9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.
- Isaiah 36:13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and called out with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Their words are written, 2 Kings 18:19.
Their words are written, 2 Kings 18:19.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 32:18 Then they cried with a loud voice…
2Ch 32:18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that [were] on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
Ver. 18. Then they cried … in the Jews’ speech] See 2Ki 18:28.
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To affright them, and to trouble them.] To sow the seeds of sedition amongst them, to make division, and thereby get dominion.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah, and the inhabitants of…
Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria,.... As most clearly appeared; for no stroke was struck but by him:
and from the hand of all other; the Arabic version adds,"who were round about them;''who by this defeat were deterred from attacking them:
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and guided them on every side: and guarded them all around, as a shepherd leads his flock, where they may be secure from all dangers.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 32:18-19. That they might take the city —…
2Ch 32:18-19. That they might take the city — By a surrender of it into their hands. They spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people — They set the God of Israel, the Creator of heaven and earth, upon the same footing with the idols of the heathen.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain they cried with a loud voice . . .…
they cried with a loud voice . . . unto the people of Jerusalem . . . on the wall--It appears that the wall on the west side of the city reached as far to the side of the uppermost pool of Gihon at that time as it does now, if not farther; and the wall was so close to that pool that those sent to negotiate with the Assyrian general answered him in their own tongue (see on Kg2 18:27).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. in the Jews’ speech] R.V. in the Jews’…
18. in the Jews’ speech] R.V. in the Jews’ language. Cp. 2Ki_18:28 ff. The Rab-shakeh shewed clearly that his object was not to treat with Hezekiah, but to excite a revolt among the Jews against Hezekiah and so gain possession of the city.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (18) They cried . . . on the wall.—LXX.…
(18) They cried . . . on the wall.—LXX. and Vulg., “he cried” (i.e., the Rab-sak). (See 2Ki_18:26-28.)
To affright them, and to trouble (terrify, scare) them; that they might take the city.—This is the chronicler’s own statement of the purpose of the words of the Rab-sak reported in 2Ki_18:28-35.
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To affright.—The pi‘el of yârç, “to fear,” occurs besides, thrice in Neh_6:9; Neh_6:14; Neh_6:19; and once in 2Sa_14:15.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain In the Jews" speech. (see again 2Ki_18:26, 2Ki_18:27) The…
In the Jews" speech. (see again 2Ki_18:26, 2Ki_18:27) The last three clauses of this verse are additional matter to that contained in the parallel.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 They cried out
They cried out
"Sennacherib's servants shouted loudly"
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to frighten them and trouble them
These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize the intensity of fear. AT: "to make them very afraid" (See: Doublet)
they might capture
"the Assyrian army might capture"
They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken of the gods of the other peoples of the earth
"They mocked the God of Jerusalem as they had mocked the gods of the other peoples of the earth"
which are merely the work of men's hands
This emphasizes that humans made these idols with their own hands and are therefore worthless. AT: "which are merely idols that men have made" (See: Metonymy)
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Jerusalem
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