Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
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Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
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And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
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And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 32:20 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 91:14-15 “Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
- 2 Kings 19:2-4 He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them. It may be Yahweh your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”
- 2 Chronicles 14:11 Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:6-12 and he said, “Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you. Didn’t you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the offspring of Abraham your friend forever? They lived in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying, ‘If evil comes on us—the sword, judgment, pestilence, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you (for your name is in this house), and cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear and save.’ Now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned away from them, and didn’t destroy them; behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us. We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
- Isaiah 37:14-20 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahweh’s house, and spread it before Yahweh. Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Turn your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and behold. Hear all of the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God. Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the countries and their land, and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are Yahweh, even you only.”
- Psalms 50:15 Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
- 2 Kings 19:14-19 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahweh’s house, and spread it before Yahweh. Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Incline your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to defy the living God. Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us, I beg you, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Yahweh, are God alone.”
- Isaiah 37:1-4 When king Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh’s house. He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to give birth. It may be Yahweh your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain This showeth what is the best refuge in all…
This showeth what is the best refuge in all troubles and dangers.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 32:20 And for this [cause] Hezekiah the king,…
2Ch 32:20 And for this [cause] Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
Ver. 20. For this cause.] See 2Ki 19:2-3, &c.
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And the prophet Isaiah … prayed.] And at the same time prophesied comfortably. {2Ki 19:14-19}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain In those days Hezekiah was sick,.... Of which sickness,…
In those days Hezekiah was sick,.... Of which sickness, and of his prayer, and of the sign given him, see Isa 38:1 and the notes there.
and the notes there.
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2 Chronicles 32:25
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ch2 32:25But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him,.... Both in the deliverance of him and his people from the king of Assyria, and the recovery of him from his sickness:
for his heart was lifted up; with pride, because of the wonderful defeat of the Assyrian army in his favour, the miracle wrought at his recovery from illness, the riches and honour conferred upon him, the presents brought him from his neighbours, and especially the embassy of the king of Babylon to him:
therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem; who, in imitation of him, fell into the same sin of pride, with many others; and therefore both he and they were threatened with some tokens of the divine displeasure.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 20. And for this cause Hezekiah … prayed] R.V.…
20. And for this cause Hezekiah … prayed] R.V. And Hezekiah … prayed because of this.
heaven] Here used reverently for “God”; cp. 2Ch_28:9; Dan_4:26; Luk_15:21.
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20–23 (cp. 2Ki_19:1-4; 2Ki_19:14-19; 2Ki_19:35-37). Hezekiah and Isaiah pray. The Deliverance
This section is a very brief epitome of 2 Kings 19. The Chronicler assumes here as elsewhere that his readers have access to the fuller sources of information.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (20) For this cause.—Upon this (‘al zôth). The reference…
(20) For this cause.—Upon this (‘al zôth). The reference is to the Assyrian blasphemies against Jehovah, which Hezekiah urged in his prayer for deliverance (2Ki_19:16), and to which Isaiah referred in his prophetic answer (Isa_37:23). The prayer of Hezekiah is given in 2Ki_19:15-19; Isa_37:15-20. The parallel passages do not say that Isaiah also prayed; but 2Ki_19:2-4, and Isa_37:2-4, report that the king sent a deputation of nobles to the prophet, requesting his prayers “for the remnant that were left.”
Cried to heaven.—Comp. 2Ch_30:27; 1Sa_5:12.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For the prayer of Hezekiah, see 2Ki_19:14-19; and for…
For the prayer of Hezekiah, see 2Ki_19:14-19; and for the place of the prayer or prayers of Isaiah, and the indications of their having been offered, see alike 2Ch_19:4-7, and the verses of the grand passage.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Prayed and cried to heaven.
2Ch_32:20
Prayed and cried to heaven.
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True prayer
True prayer is not pestering the Throne with passionate entreaties that a certain method of deliverance which seems best to us, should be forthwith effected; but is a calm utterance of need, and a patient, submissive expectance of fitting help, of which we dare not define the manner or the time. They are wisest, most trustful and reverent, who do not seek to impose their notions or wills on the clearer wisdom and deeper love to which they betake themselves, but are satisfied with leaving all to His arbitrament. True prayer is the bending of our own wills to the Divine, not the urging of ours on it. When Hezekiah received the insolent letter from the invader, he took it and spread it before the Lord, asking God to read it, leaving all else to Him to determine: as if he had said, Behold, Lord, this boastful page. I bring it to Thee, and now it is Thine affair more than mine. The burden which we roll on God lies lightly on our own shoulders; and if we do roll it thither, we need not trouble ourselves with the question of how He will deal with it. (Alex. Maclaren, D.D.)
Fire upwards
A story of the wars of the first Napoleon has often come back to me. He was trying in a winter campaign to cut off the march of the enemy across a frozen lake. The gunners were told to fire on the ice and break it, but the cannon balls glanced harmlessly along the surface. With one of the sudden flashes of genius he gave the word, Fire upwards! and the balls crashed down full weight, shattering the whole sheet into fragments, and the day was won. You can fire upwards in this battle even if you are shut out from fighting it face to face. You can do your share within the four walls of your room. (Miss Trotter.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 cried out to heaven
cried out to heaven
Here "heaven" represents Yahweh. AT: "cried to Yahweh for help" or "pleaded to Yahweh" (See: Metonymy)
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with shame on his face
"embarrassed" or "ashamed"
the house of his god
"the temple of his god"
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Isaiah
prophet
Amoz
cry
heaven
angel
sword
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