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 from the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:5 Hezekiah BUILT ANOTHER WALL, probably to protect the city against the invading Assyrians. The city wall was also extended to make room for the refugees arriving from the north. THE MILLO. See note on 2 Sam. 5:9. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:9 SENNACHERIB... WAS BESIEGING LACHISH. See note on 2 Kings 18:17. See 2 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 19:9 and notes. The speech of Sennacherib’s SERVANTS follows the familiar pattern of propaganda. They are trying to separate the people from their leader and to intimida... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:18 The LANGUAGE OF JUDAH was Hebrew. Aramaic was the international language of Judah and the nations surrounding it (see 2 Kings 18:26). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:20 HEZEKIAH THE KING AND ISAIAH THE PROPHET. The Chronicler omits details of Hezekiah’s prayer and Isaiah’s prophecy (see 2 Kings 19:15). He stresses that God has promised to hear his people’s prayer in times of distress (see 2 Chronicles 6:24). CRIED TO HEAVEN.... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:21 SHAME OF FACE was the result when the arrogant Assyrian king tried to destroy God’s people (compare Psalms 34:4; Psalms 35:4). SOME OF HIS OWN SONS STRUCK HIM DOWN. This did not happen until 20 years later, in 681 B.C. (see notes on 2 Kings 19:35–36; 19:37).... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:24, 2 CHRONICLES 32:31 Compare 2 Kings 20:1. These events preceded Sennacherib’s invasion by a few years. The SIGN was the miraculous backward movement of the shadow. Related to this incident was the king’s proud display of his wealth before the Babylonian envoys... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:27 RICHES AND HONOR are regular signs of divine blessing on faithful rulers (see 1 Chronicles 29:28; 2 Chronicles 1:11; 2 Chronicles 17:5). Hezekiah’s tunnel was part of the engineering work referred to in 2 Chronicles 32:30 (see vv.... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:32 THE VISION OF ISAIAH THE PROPHET... IN THE BOOK OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL. Not the canonical book of Isaiah 1:1 but a historical work now lost (see notes on 1 Kings 14:19; 2 Chronicles 26:22). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]