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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 32:20

SENNACHERIB'S ARMY SLAIN BY AN ANGEL"And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven. And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and the 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 from his own bowels slew him with the sword. Thus Jehovah saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 32:1-23

4. The invasion by Sennacherib 32:1-23In a few details this account differs from the one in 2 Kings 18-20 and Isaiah 36-37. It was after Hezekiah’s acts of faithfulness that God tested his trust (2 Chronicles 32:1). Many of Judah’s other good kings had followed God faithfully, only to abandon faith in Him later in life as a result of pride (e.g., Solomon, Uzziah, et al.). In this respect, Hezekiah failed too (2 Chronicles 32:25).Hezekiah’s preparations for Sennacherib’s siege did not indicate... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 32:1-33

M. Hezekiah chs. 29-32In contrast to Ahaz, we can see Hezekiah’s love for Yahweh in how he cared for the temple. Ahaz’s reign was full of war, but Hezekiah enjoyed peace. God rewarded Hezekiah’s spiritual restoration of Judah with a remarkable military deliverance. Yet "good king" Hezekiah was not the completely faithful Son of David whose kingdom God had promised to establish forever (1 Chronicles 17:11-14)."He is the ’golden boy’ of Chronicles." [Note: Wilcock, p. 242.] The Chronicler gave... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 32:1-33

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’s preparation to meet the attack.3. To stop the waters, etc.] The chief spring which was thus stopped (or ’hidden’) was the fountain of Gihon: see 2 Chronicles 32:30. 4. The brook] lit. ’torrent-valley.’ The Gihon spring was in the ravine of the Kidron.6. The street of the gate] RV ’the broad place... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 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, preserved in the British Museum, containing an inscription in 487 lines of cuneiform writing, which is lithographed in the Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia, III. 38, 39, and printed in G. Smith’s History of Sennacherib. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 32:9-21

(9-21) A brief summary of what is related in 2 Kings 18:17 to 2 Kings 19:37. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 32:20

(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 (2 Kings 19:16), and to which Isaiah referred in his prophetic answer (Isaiah 37:23). The prayer of Hezekiah is given in 2 Kings 19:15-19; Isaiah 37:15-20. The parallel passages do not say that Isaiah also prayed; but 2 Kings 19:2-4, and Isaiah 37:2-4, report that the king sent a deputation of nobles to the prophet, requesting his prayers... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 32:1-33

HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC2 Chronicles 29:1-36; 2 Chronicles 30:1-27; 2 Chronicles 31:1-21; 2 Chronicles 32:1-33THE bent of the chronicler’s mind is well illustrated by the proportion of space assigned to ritual by him and by the book of Kings respectively. In the latter a few lines only are devoted to ritual, and the bulk of the space is given to the invasion of Sennacherib, the embassy from Babylon, etc., while in Chronicles ritual occupies about three times as many verses as... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 32:1-33

CHAPTER 32 Sennacherib’s Invasion, the Deliverance, and the Passing of Hezekiah 1. Sennacherib’s invasion (2 Chronicles 32:1-2 ) 2. The king’s counsel and trust in God (2 Chronicles 32:3-8 ) 3. Sennacherib’s threatening and arrogance (2 Chronicles 32:9-16 ) 4. Sennacherib’s defiance of God (2 Chronicles 32:17-19 ) 5. Hezekiah’s and Isaiah’s prayer (2 Chronicles 32:20 ) 6. The deliverance (2 Chronicles 32:21-23 ) 7. Hezekiah’s illness, pride and departure (2 Chronicles 32:24-33 )... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Chronicles 32:20

32:20 And for this [cause] Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, {n} prayed and cried to heaven.(n) This shows what the best refuge in all troubles and dangers is. read more

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