George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
2 Chronicles 32:12
His altars. Rabsaces was ignorant of the law, and upbraids the king for a commendable action. C. --- Thus our adversaries foolishly blame us for keeping holy days and abstinence. H.
His altars. Rabsaces was ignorant of the law, and upbraids the king for a commendable action. C. --- Thus our adversaries foolishly blame us for keeping holy days and abstinence. H.
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;...
THE SAME HEZEKIAH. Contrast Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:22). See App-67....
_his high places_ Cp. 2 Kings 18:4, R.V. The "high places" (_bâmôth_) were properly sanctuaries of Jehovah, and not necessarily idolatrous in themselves. Yet in practice the _bamoth_were found to give...
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...
_BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS, BE NOT AFRAID NOR DISMAYED FOR THE KING OF ASSYRIA, NOR FOR ALL THE MULTITUDE THAT IS WITH HIM: FOR THERE BE MORE WITH US THAN WITH HIM:_ 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....
THE SAME HEZEKIAH. — _Hezekiah himself._ YE SHALL WORSHIP... UPON IT. — Literally, _before one altar shall ye worship, and thereon shall ye burn incense._ Comp. 2 Kings 18:22 : “Is it not He whose hig...
הֲ לֹא ־הוּא֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ הֵסִ֥יר אֶת ־בּ
HEZEKIAH: THE RELIGIOUS VALUE OF MUSIC 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Chronicles 30:1; 2 Chronicles 31:1;...
PREPARED TO MEET THE FOE 2 Chronicles 32:1 We might have supposed that Hezekiah's faithfulness in cleansing the Temple and restoring the worship of Jehovah would have secured for him and his people c...
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...
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his (g) altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it? (g) Thus the wicked p...
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,...
Ver. 12-15. HATH NOT THE SAME HEZEKIAH TAKEN AWAY HIS HIGH PLACES,.... For the sense of this and the three following verses, see the notes on Isaiah 36:17 Isaiah 36:18 Isaiah 36:19...
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it? Ver. 12. _Hath not the sa...
_To give over yourselves to die by famine_, &c. It appears by this he did not intend to storm the city, but to keep them pent up till they were starved. _Hath not Hezekiah taken away his high places_,...
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...
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, of which Sennacherib foolishly thought that they were sanctuaries of Jehovah, the true God, AND COMMANDED JUDAH AND JERUSALEM, SAY...
Sennacherib's Invasion...
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 32:12 Hezekiah H3169 away H5493 (H8689) places H1116 altars H4196 commanded H559 (H8799) Judah...
HIGH PLACES (_ See Scofield) - (1 Kings 3:2). _...
2 Chronicles 32:9 Let us read the character of modern hostility to Christianity in that of Sennacherib and his marshals. I. The first thing which attracts our notice is their boastful-ness. The Assy...
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
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 32:9 SENNACHERIB... WAS BESIEGING LACHISH. See note on 2 Kings 18:17. See 2 Kings 1
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 Kings 7:48; 2 Chronicles 31:1; 2 Chronicles 4:1; 2 Kings 18:22;...