2 Chronicles 32:9

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
After	אַ֣חַר 'A.char	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular construct
Sennacherib	סַנְחֵרִ֨יב san.che.Riv	H5576	Sancherib · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Assyria	אַשּׁ֤וּר 'a.Shur	H804	Ashshur · proper noun, a place name
send	שָׁ֠לַח Sha.lach	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
servants	עֲבָדָיו֙ 'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָה ye.Ru.sha.Lay.mah	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
Lachish	לָכִ֔ישׁ la.Khish	H3923	Lakish · proper noun, a place name
power	מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹ mem.shal.To	H4475	rule · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Hezekiah	יְחִזְקִיָּה Yᵉchizqîyâh	H3169	Jechizkijah
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
Judah	יְהוּדָ֛ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
saying	לֵאמֹֽר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Joshua 10:31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
2 Kings 18:17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they…
Joshua 12:11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
Joshua 15:39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
Isaiah 36:2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the up…
Isaiah 37:8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
Micah 1:13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgre…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 32:9-23

This story of the rage and blasphemy of Sennacherib, Hezekiah's prayer, and the deliverance of Jerusalem by the destruction of the Assyrian army, we had more at large in the book of Kings, 2 Kings 18 and 19. It is contracted here, yet large enough to show these three things: - I. The impiety and malice of the church's enemies. Sennacherib has his hands full in besieging Lachish (Ch2 32:9), but hears that Hezekiah is fortifying Jerusalem and encouraging his people to stand it out; and therefore, before he come in person to besiege it, he sends messengers to make speeches, and he himself writes letters to frighten Hezekiah and his people into a surrender of the city. See, 1. His great malice…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 32:9

(See on 2Ki. 18:17-35; also 2Ki. 19:8-34).

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 32:9

After this did Sennacherib - Having received the silver and gold mentioned above, he withdrew his army, but shortly after he sent Rab-shakeh with a blasphemous message. This is the fact mentioned here.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 32:9

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem,.... Who are mentioned by name, 2 Kings 18:17 this was after Hezekiah had given him a large quantity of silver and gold to depart, and he did depart from him, 2 Kings 18:14 but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him; one of the cities of Judah, see Isaiah 36:2, from hence he dispatched them unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem; who had retired thither for safety, upon the invasion of their country by the king of Assyria.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 32:3-5

Sennacherib’s attack did not come as a surprise; Hezekiah provoked it by breaking a treaty (2 Kgs 18:7, 20). Because water was critical to both attacker and defender in siege warfare, Hezekiah made sure that Sennacherib’s army would not have access to the city’s water supply. In one of the most famous engineering feats of ancient times, Hezekiah’s tunnel connected the fresh waters of the Gihon Spring to the pool of Siloam, making water accessible from within the city walls. This famous tunnel is almost one-third of a mile long (approximately 580 yards [530 meters]) and about six feet [2 meters] high. The famous Hezekiah inscription, discovered in the tunnel in 1880, describes how the excavat…

Dictionary and topics

Hezekiah — Whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B.C. 726-697). The history of this…
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…
Armies · Called the: Power of Kings — Called the: Power of Kings
Lachish · Besieged by Sennacherib — Besieged by Sennacherib
Self-Exaltation · .Sennacherib — .Sennacherib
Sennacherib · and returns to Assyria — and returns to Assyria
Siege · .By Sennacherib — .By Sennacherib

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 32:9-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 32:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 32:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 32:9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 32:3-5

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 32:9-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 32:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 32:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 32:9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 32:3-5

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Rashi on 2 Chronicles 32:5