2 Chronicles 32:1

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
After	אַחֲרֵ֨י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
things	הַדְּבָרִ֤ים ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
establishment	וְהָאֱמֶת֙ ve.ha.'e.Met	H571	stability · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Sennacherib	סַנְחֵרִ֣יב san.che.Riv	H5576	Sancherib · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Assyria	אַשּׁ֑וּר 'a.Shur	H804	Ashshur · proper noun, a place name
came	בָּ֖א ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
entered	וַיָּבֹ֣א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Judah	בִֽיהוּדָ֗ה vi.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
encamped	וַיִּ֙חַן֙ vai.Yi.chan	H2583	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fenced	הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת ha.be.tzu.Rot	H1219	to gather grapes · definite article + adjective, feminine plural absolute
cities	הֶעָרִ֣ים he.'a.Rim	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
thought	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
win	לְבִקְעָ֥ם le.vik.'Am	H1234	to cleave · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Kings 18:13-37 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.
2 Kings 15:19 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to con…
2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by…
2 Kings 18:11 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of t…
2 Chronicles 20:1-2 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came agains…
Isaiah 7:17-18 The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departe…
Isaiah 8:6-8 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
Isaiah 10:5-11 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 32:1-8

Here is, I. The formidable design of Sennacherib against Hezekiah's kingdom, and the vigorous attempt he made upon it. This Sennacherib was now, as Nebuchadnezzar was afterwards, the terror and scourge and great oppressor of that part of the world. He aimed to raise a boundless monarchy for himself upon the ruins of all his neighbours. His predecessor Shalmaneser had lately made himself master of the kingdom of Israel, and carried the ten tribes captives. Sennacherib thought, in like manner, to win Judah for himself. Pride and ambition put men upon grasping at universal dominion. It is observable that, just about this time, Rome, a city which afterwards came to reign more than any other had…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 32:1

After these things - God did not permit this pious prince to be disturbed till he had completed the reformation which he had begun.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 32:1

After these things, and the establishment thereof,.... What are recorded in the preceding chapters, when matters were well settled, especially with respect to religion and temple service, and when Hezekiah was well established in the throne of his kingdom, had fought with and defeated the Philistines, and cast off the Assyrian yoke, and was in very prosperous circumstances; for it was in the fourteenth year of his reign that what follows was done: Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself; or to break them, or into them; or through them (y) to break down the walls to take them, and join them to himsel…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 32:1-23

The Chronicler summarizes in twenty-three verses the lengthy account of the siege against Jerusalem (cp. 2 Kgs 18:17–19:37; Isa 36–38). God’s response to the attack of King Sennacherib of Assyria was a blessing that resulted from Judah’s and Hezekiah’s faithfulness in seeking the Lord.

Dictionary and topics

Sennacherib — Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Sennacherib · and returns to Assyria — and returns to Assyria
Siege · .By Sennacherib — .By Sennacherib
Sieges · Described as: Encamping against — Described as: Encamping against

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 32:1-8

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 32:1

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 32:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 32:1-23

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Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 32:1-8

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 32:1

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 32:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 32:1-23

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 32:1