2 Chronicles 32 · Verse 10

2 Chronicles 32:10

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
2 Chronicles 32:10, King James Version

2 Chronicles 32:10 in other translations

BSB“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?
WEBSennacherib king of Assyria says, “In whom do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?
ASVThus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide the siege in Jerusalem?
YLT‘Thus said Sennacherib king of Asshur, On what are ye trusting and abiding in the bulwark, in Jerusalem?
DARBYThus says Sennacherib king of Assyria: On what do ye rely that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
BBESennacherib, king of Assyria, says, In what are you placing your hope, waiting here in the walled town of Jerusalem?
WebsterThus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, On what do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

What does 2 Chronicles 32:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 32:9-20

9-20. (See on 2Ki 18:17-35; also 2Ki 19:8-34).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Thus saith Sennacherib - See all these circumstances largely explained 2 Kings 18:17-36 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 32:1-23

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 believing confidence in God, will raise us above the prevailing fear of man. Let the good subjects and soldiers of Jesus Christ, rest upon his word, and boldly say, Since God is for us, who can be against us? By the favour of…

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2 Chronicles 32:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּ֣הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe saysH559
סַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivSennacheribH5576
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מָה֙mahwhat?H4100
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.Tem[are] youH859
בֹּטְחִ֔יםbo.te.ChimrelyingH982
וְיֹשְׁבִ֥יםve.yo.she.Vimand remainingH3427
בְּמָצ֖וֹרbe.ma.Tzorin siegeH4692
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃bi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 32:10

  • 2 Kings 18:19

    And Rab–shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

  • Isaiah 36:4

    And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thus saith.
2Ki 18:19; Isa 36:4
siege. Heb. strong-hold.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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,

  • 2 Chronicles 32:10

    Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

  • 2 Chronicles 32:11

    Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

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2 Chronicles 32:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así ha dicho Sennachêrib rey de los Asirios: ¿En quién confiáis vosotros para estar cercados en Jerusalem?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit Sankhérib, roi d’Assyrie: En quoi vous confiez-vous, que vous demeuriez assiégés dans Jérusalem?
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht Sanherib, der König von Assyrien: Worauf vertrauet ihr, daß ihr in Belagerung bleibet zu Jerusalem?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum: In quo habentes fiduciam sedetis obsessi in Jerusalem?