20Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
21Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came out of his own body killed him there with the sword.22Thus Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side.23Many brought gifts to Yahweh to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from then on.
20 Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
21 Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came out of his own body killed him there with the sword.
22 Thus Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side.
23 Many brought gifts to Yahweh to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from then on.
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20 And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
21 And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.
23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
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20 And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
21 And the LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all, and guided them on every side.
23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
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Psalms 132:18(v21)I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will shine.”
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Proverbs 16:18(v21)Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
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Isaiah 42:8(v21)“I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.
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Geneva Bible translators1599 · Public DomainOn vv20–23This 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 Trapp1656 · Public DomainOn vv20–232Ch 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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Matthew Poole1685 · Public DomainOn v23Or, of all those nations which were not very…
Or, of all those nations which were not very remote from Canaan, and heard these matters.
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John Gill1763 · Public DomainOn vv20–23In 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
ch2 32:25
ch2 32:25
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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John Wesley1765 · Public DomainOn v21The Lord sent an angel - The Jewish comment…
The Lord sent an angel - The Jewish comment says the word of the Lord sent Gabriel to do this execution, and that it done with lightning, and in the passover night, the same night wherein the first-born in Egypt were slain.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke1810 · Public DomainOn vv21, 23Verse 21. The Lord sent an angel] See 2Kg…
Verse 21. The Lord sent an angel] See 2Kg 19:36, and the note there.
House of his god] Nisroch.
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They that came forth of his own bowels] His sons Adrammelech and Sharezer.
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Joseph Benson1811 · Public DomainOn vv21–222Ch 32:21. The Lord sent an angel — The…
2Ch 32:21. The Lord sent an angel — The Jewish comment, termed the Targum, says, The Word of the Lord (the Eternal Word) sent Gabriel to do this execution, and that it was done with lightning, and in the passover night, the same night wherein the firstborn in Egypt were slain. Which cut off the mighty men, and the leaders and captains — With a vast number of common soldiers, 2Ki 19:35. They that came forth of his own bowels slew him — See 2Ki 19:37. And with him the Assyrian empire began to fall, and never recovered its former strength. For the next year after Sennacherib’s death, the Medes revolted, being encouraged to it, no doubt, by this great loss at Jerusalem. And by their example, several other nations fell off from the Assyrians and asserted their independence.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary1859 · Public DomainOn vv20, 21, 23
CHAPTER XXXII.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown1871 · Public DomainOn v21AN ANGEL DESTROYS THE ASSYRIANS. (Ch2 32:21-23)
AN ANGEL DESTROYS THE ASSYRIANS. (Ch2 32:21-23)
an angel . . . cut off all the mighty men--(See on Kg2 19:35-37).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges1878 · Public DomainOn vv20–2320. 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 Readers1878 · Public DomainOn vv20–23(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 Commentary1880 · Public DomainOn vv20–23For 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 Illustrator1887 · Public DomainOn v20Prayed 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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Paul E. Kretzmann1924 · Public DomainOn v21The Assyrians Destroyed. The End of Hezekiah’s Reign.
The Assyrians Destroyed. The End of Hezekiah’s Reign.
v. 21. And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valor, the veteran soldiers, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria, 2Ki 19:35-37. So he, who had boasted so inordinately of his invincible army, returned with shame of face to his own land, utterly humiliated, even in the eyes of his own subjects. And when he was come into the house of his god, when, after some time, he was worshiping in the temple of his chief idol, they that came forth of his own bowels, his own sons, slew him there with the sword.
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v. 22. Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, whatever other enemies had designs against him, and guided them on every side, giving to His people the full measure of protection.
v. 23. And many, including members of the neighboring nations, brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, for they also had received the benefit of Jehovah’s interposition, and presents to Hezekiah, king of Judah, so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
v. 24. In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord; and He spake unto him, and He gave him a sign, wrought a miracle in making him well. Cf 2Ki 20:1-11; Isaiah 38.
v. 25. But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up, he yielded to a degree of pride in boastfully exhibiting his treasures to the ambassadors of the king of Babylon, 2Ki 20:15; therefore there was wrath upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
v. 26. Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah, Isa 39:8; 2Ki 20:19.
v. 27. And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches, in personal possessions and in gifts brought to him by neighboring nations, and honor; and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, costly gilded weapons, and for all manner of pleasant jewels, various articles which were highly prized in those days;
v. 28. storehouses also for the increase of corn and wine and oil, and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks, folds for his small cattle.
v. 29. Moreover, he provided him cities, probably to be understood of the watch-towers erected for the use of the shepherds, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God, the Giver of all good gifts, had given him substance very much.
v. 30. This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, namely, at the approach of Sennacherib’s army, and brought it straight down to the west side of the City of David, in a special subterranean canal. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. Hezekiah’s Pool, or reservoir, in the northwest part of Jerusalem still remains, and at least a part of the subterranean channel dug by him has been laid open. 2)
v. 31. Howbeit, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, very likely the king’s miraculous recovery, God left him, to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart; it was a test of Hezekiah’s faith and sincerity, especially in the matter of giving all glory to God alone, both for his health and for his possessions.
v. 32. Now, the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his goodness, all the various displays of his kindness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah, the prophet, the son of Amoz, Isaiah 36-39, and in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel, 2 Kings 18-20.
v. 33. And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchers of the sons of David, in a place higher on the slope than the tombs then occupied. And all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death, by the usual burning of spices, as in the case of Asa, 2Ch 16:14. And Manasseh, his son, reigned in his stead. Hezekiah died in the true faith and was given the testimony that he was a king after the Lord’s heart. Blessed is everyone that heeds the warning of the Lord’s servants in time and willingly returns from the way of error.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0On vv20, 22cried out to heaven
cried out to heaven
Here "heaven" represents Yahweh. AT: "cried to Yahweh for help" or "pleaded to Yahweh" (See: Metonymy)
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv20–23 This showeth what is the best refuge in all…
This showeth what is the best refuge in all troubles and dangers.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv20–23 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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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On v23 Or, of all those nations which were not very…
Or, of all those nations which were not very remote from Canaan, and heard these matters.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv20–23 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
ch2 32:25
ch2 32:25
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.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v21 The Lord sent an angel - The Jewish comment…
The Lord sent an angel - The Jewish comment says the word of the Lord sent Gabriel to do this execution, and that it done with lightning, and in the passover night, the same night wherein the first-born in Egypt were slain.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv21, 23 Verse 21. The Lord sent an angel] See 2Kg…
Verse 21. The Lord sent an angel] See 2Kg 19:36, and the note there.
House of his god] Nisroch.
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They that came forth of his own bowels] His sons Adrammelech and Sharezer.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv21–22 2Ch 32:21. The Lord sent an angel — The…
2Ch 32:21. The Lord sent an angel — The Jewish comment, termed the Targum, says, The Word of the Lord (the Eternal Word) sent Gabriel to do this execution, and that it was done with lightning, and in the passover night, the same night wherein the firstborn in Egypt were slain. Which cut off the mighty men, and the leaders and captains — With a vast number of common soldiers, 2Ki 19:35. They that came forth of his own bowels slew him — See 2Ki 19:37. And with him the Assyrian empire began to fall, and never recovered its former strength. For the next year after Sennacherib’s death, the Medes revolted, being encouraged to it, no doubt, by this great loss at Jerusalem. And by their example, several other nations fell off from the Assyrians and asserted their independence.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv20, 21, 23
CHAPTER XXXII.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v21 AN ANGEL DESTROYS THE ASSYRIANS. (Ch2 32:21-23)
AN ANGEL DESTROYS THE ASSYRIANS. (Ch2 32:21-23)
an angel . . . cut off all the mighty men--(See on Kg2 19:35-37).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv20–23 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 On vv20–23 (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 On vv20–23 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 On v20 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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Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v21 The Assyrians Destroyed. The End of Hezekiah’s Reign.
The Assyrians Destroyed. The End of Hezekiah’s Reign.
v. 21. And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valor, the veteran soldiers, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria, 2Ki 19:35-37. So he, who had boasted so inordinately of his invincible army, returned with shame of face to his own land, utterly humiliated, even in the eyes of his own subjects. And when he was come into the house of his god, when, after some time, he was worshiping in the temple of his chief idol, they that came forth of his own bowels, his own sons, slew him there with the sword.
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v. 22. Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, whatever other enemies had designs against him, and guided them on every side, giving to His people the full measure of protection.
v. 23. And many, including members of the neighboring nations, brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, for they also had received the benefit of Jehovah’s interposition, and presents to Hezekiah, king of Judah, so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
v. 24. In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord; and He spake unto him, and He gave him a sign, wrought a miracle in making him well. Cf 2Ki 20:1-11; Isaiah 38.
v. 25. But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up, he yielded to a degree of pride in boastfully exhibiting his treasures to the ambassadors of the king of Babylon, 2Ki 20:15; therefore there was wrath upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
v. 26. Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah, Isa 39:8; 2Ki 20:19.
v. 27. And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches, in personal possessions and in gifts brought to him by neighboring nations, and honor; and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, costly gilded weapons, and for all manner of pleasant jewels, various articles which were highly prized in those days;
v. 28. storehouses also for the increase of corn and wine and oil, and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks, folds for his small cattle.
v. 29. Moreover, he provided him cities, probably to be understood of the watch-towers erected for the use of the shepherds, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God, the Giver of all good gifts, had given him substance very much.
v. 30. This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, namely, at the approach of Sennacherib’s army, and brought it straight down to the west side of the City of David, in a special subterranean canal. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. Hezekiah’s Pool, or reservoir, in the northwest part of Jerusalem still remains, and at least a part of the subterranean channel dug by him has been laid open. 2)
v. 31. Howbeit, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, very likely the king’s miraculous recovery, God left him, to try him, that He might know all that was in his heart; it was a test of Hezekiah’s faith and sincerity, especially in the matter of giving all glory to God alone, both for his health and for his possessions.
v. 32. Now, the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his goodness, all the various displays of his kindness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah, the prophet, the son of Amoz, Isaiah 36-39, and in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel, 2 Kings 18-20.
v. 33. And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchers of the sons of David, in a place higher on the slope than the tombs then occupied. And all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death, by the usual burning of spices, as in the case of Asa, 2Ch 16:14. And Manasseh, his son, reigned in his stead. Hezekiah died in the true faith and was given the testimony that he was a king after the Lord’s heart. Blessed is everyone that heeds the warning of the Lord’s servants in time and willingly returns from the way of error.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv20, 22 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"
translationWords
Isaiah
prophet
Amoz
cry
heaven
angel
sword
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv21–22 32:21 The fate of Sennacherib is reported similarly to…
32:21 The fate of Sennacherib is reported similarly to the account in Kings (see 2 Kgs 19:35-37).
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