2 Chronicles 32 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 32:2

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
2 Chronicles 32:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 32:2 in other translations

BSBWhen Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
WEBWhen Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he was planning to fight against Jerusalem,
ASVAnd when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
YLTAnd Hezekiah seeth that Sennacherib hath come, and his face is to the battle against Jerusalem,
DARBYAnd when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was minded to fight against Jerusalem,
BBEAnd when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come for the purpose of fighting against Jerusalem,
WebsterAnd when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

What does 2 Chronicles 32:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 32:2-8
2-8. when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib ... was purposed to fight against Jerusalem--An account of the means taken to fortify Jerusalem against the threatened siege is given only in this passage. The polluting or filling up of wells, and the altering of the course of rivers, is an old practice that still obtains in the wars of the East. Hezekiah's plan was to cover the fountain heads, so that they might not be discovered by the enemy, and to carry the water by subterranean channels or pipes into the city--a plan which, while it would secure a constant supply to the inhabitants, would distress the besiegers, as the country all around Jerusalem was very destitute of water.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 When Hezekiah saw - This was in the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah; and at first the Jewish king bought him off at the great price of three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold; and even emptied his own treasures, and spoiled the house of the Lord, to gratify the oppressive avarice of the Assyrian king. See the whole account, 2Kgs 18:13, etc.

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 32:2 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.

וַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'and he sawH7200
יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
בָ֖אva'he had comeH935
סַנְחֵרִ֑יבsan.che.RivSennacheribH5576
וּפָנָ֕יוu.fa.Navand face hisH6440
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.Mah[was] for warH4421
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 32:2

  • Luke 9:53

    And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

  • Luke 9:51

    And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

  • 2 Kings 12:17

    Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he was purposed to fight. Heb. his face was to war.
2Ki 12:17; Lu 9:51,53

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

Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:2

    And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

  • 2 Chronicles 32:3

    He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.

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2 Chronicles 32:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Viendo pues Ezechîas la venida de Sennachêrib, y su aspecto de combatir á Jerusalem,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et quand Ézéchias vit que Sankhérib venait, et qu’il se dirigeait contre Jérusalem pour lui faire la guerre,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als Jehiskia sah, daß Sanherib gekommen und daß sein Angesicht zum Streit wider Jerusalem gerichtet war,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod cum vidisset Ezechias, venisse scilicet Sennacherib, et totum belli impetum verti contra Jerusalem,