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2 Chronicles 32:19
And they spake against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man, placing Jehovah on a level with base idols.
And they spake against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man, placing Jehovah on a level with base idols.
The author of Chronicles compresses into 13 verses the history which occupies in Kings a chapter and a half (2 Kings 18:17; where see the notes). 2 Chronicles 32:10 IN THE SIEGE - Perhaps “in straitn...
CHAPTER 32 SENNACHERIB'S INVASION, THE DELIVERANCE, AND THE PASSING OF HEZEKIAH _ 1. Sennacherib's invasion (2 Chronicles 32:1)_ 2. The king's counsel and trust in God (2 Chronicles 32:3) 3. Sennac...
2 Chronicles 29:1 to 2 Chronicles 32:33. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 18:2 f., 2 Kings 18:13;...
GOD OF JERUSALEM.. remarkable title used by heathen....
_against the God of Jerusalem_ R.V. OF THE GOD OF JERUSALEM. For this designation cp. Psalms 135:21. _as against the gods of the people_ R.V. AS OF THE GODS OF THE PEOPLES. which were _the work of t...
14. THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (29-32) TEXT 2 Chronicles 29:1. Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was A...
_AND THEY SPAKE AGAINST THE GOD OF JERUSALEM, AS AGAINST THE GODS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH, WHICH WERE THE WORK OF THE HANDS OF MAN._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (CONCLUDED) This chapter abbreviates the account of Sennacherib's invasion as related in 2 Kings 18:13; 2 Kings 20:21, but supplements it by various particulars respecting Hezekiah'...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 32 SENNACHERIB COMES TO ATTACK JERUSALEM – 2 CHRONICLES 32:1-23...
(1-23) Invasion and Divine overthrow of Sennacherib. (Comp. 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 19:37.) The Assyrian monarch’s own record of the campaign may be read on his great hexagonal prism of terra-cotta,...
(9-21) A brief summary of what is related in 2 Kings 18:17 to 2 Kings 19:37....
THEY SPAKE AGAINST. — Or, _spake of_ Literally, _unto._ (Comp. Psalms 2:7; Psalms 3:2.) PEOPLE. — _Peoples._ THE WORK. — The versions have “works.” Instead of repeating the offers which the Assyrian...
וַֽ יְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל ־אֱלֹהֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כְּ...
HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1;...
THE CRY TO HEAVEN ANSWERED 2 Chronicles 32:16 Sennacherib's generals were even more insolent than himself. Their aim was to discourage the people and undermine their faith. To destroy confidence in G...
One is almost inevitably halted by the opening statement of the chapter. "After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came." It would seem to be a strange answer of God to...
And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, [which were] the (m) work of the hands of man. (m) Which were invented, made and authorized by man....
By this time Israel had been carried away captive. And Sennacherib thought to do the same by Judah. The Holy Ghost hath considered this part of the church's history so important, as to cause three rec...
God fully answered the king's faith; but the iniquity of the people's heart was little changed, and the ways of God in judgment began to be manifested; and in such a manner as to make it evident that,...
AND THEY SPAKE AGAINST THE GOD OF JERUSALEM,.... The only living and true God, whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem professed to be their God, and who was worshipped by them in the temple there: AS AGAI...
And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, [which were] the work of the hands of man. Ver. 19. _As against the gods of the people of the earth._] Thi...
_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 an...
1 Sennacherib inuading Iudah, Hezekiah fortifieth himselfe and encourageth his people. 9 Against the blasphemies of Sennacherib by message and letters, Hezekiah & Isaiah pray. 21 An Angel destroyeth...
ASSYRIA THREATENS JUDAH (vv.1-18) Assyria had before this conquered the ten tribes (2 Kings 17:1), and their king, Sennacharib, confident of taking Judah also, came to encamp against the fortified c...
1-23 Those who trust God with their safety, must use proper means, else they tempt him. God will provide, but so must we also. Hezekiah gathered his people together, and spake comfortably to them. A b...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Chronicles 32:19 spoke H1696 (H8762) against H5921 God H430 Jerusalem H3389 gods H430 people H5971 work H46
CONTENTS: Invasion of Sennacherib. His army defeated in answer to prayer. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Isaiah, angel. CONCLUSION: A believing confidence in God will raise us above the prevailing fear...
2 Chronicles 32:1. _Sennacherib king of Assyria,_ Our knowledge of the once great and flourishing empire of the Assyrians, is very imperfect. Berosus, a native of Chaldea, has written the most; Herodo...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:1, 2 CHRONICLES 32:30 Hezekiah built a new WATER system for Jerusalem. A tunnel brought water directly fr
CRITICAL NOTES.] Sen. invades Israel (2 Chronicles 32:1); H.’s preparations to meet him (2 Chronicles 32:6); Sen.’s seductions (2 Chronicles 32:9); Sen.’s letter ...
EXPOSITION This chapter of thirty-three verses is paralleled by the sixty-one verses that begin with 2 Kings 18:13 and end with 2 Kings 19:37; and by Isaiah 36:1;...
Now in chapter 32, we find that, Sennacherib, the king of Assyria was coming against them, he entered into Judah, and he encamped against the fenced cities, he thought to win them for himself. And whe...
1 Samuel 17:36; 2 Chronicles 32:13; 2 Chronicles 6:6; 2 Kings 19:18;...