2 Chronicles 32:21
And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and 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 of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
2 Chronicles 32:21 in other translations
| BSB | and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword. |
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| WEB | The LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, the leaders, and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he had come into the house of his god, those who came out of his own body killed him there with the sword. |
| ASV | And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and 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 there with the sword. |
| YLT | and Jehovah sendeth a messenger, and cutteth off every mighty one of valour--both leader and head--in the camp of the king of Asshur, and he turneth back with shame of face to his land, and entereth the house of his god, and those coming out of his bowels have caused him to fall there by the sword. |
| DARBY | And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the princes and the captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of hisgod, they that came forth of his own bowels made him fall there with the sword. |
| BBE | And the Lord sent an angel who put to death all the men of war and the chiefs and the captains in the army of the king of Assyria. So he went back to his country in shame. And when he came into the house of his god, his sons, the offspring of his body, put him to death there with the sword. |
| Webster | And the LORD sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he had come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword. |
What does 2 Chronicles 32:21 mean?
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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…
2 Chronicles 32:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 32:21
- Isaiah 37:36-38
Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.
- Psalms 76:5
The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.
- Isaiah 42:8
I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
- 2 Kings 19:35-37
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.
- Revelation 6:15-16
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
- Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
- Isaiah 37:21
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:
- Isaiah 30:30-33
And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. For through the voice of the Lord shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod. And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
- Isaiah 36:9
How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
- 2 Kings 19:20
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
- Psalms 76:12
He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
- Isaiah 10:33-34
Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 19:20,35-37; Isa 10:16-18; 37:21,36,37; 42:8
angel.
2Sa 24:16; Ps 18:50; Da 3:28; 6:22; Mt 13:49,50; Ac 12:23
cut off all.
Job 9:4; Ps 76:5,7,12
the leaders.
Isa 10:8,16-19,33,34; 17:12-14; 29:5-8; 30:30-33; 33:10-12; 36:9
Re 6:15,16; 19:17,18
with shame.
Ps 132:18; Pr 11:2; 16:18
he was come.
2Ki 19:36,37; Isa 37:37,38
slew him. Heb. made him fall.
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 32:20
And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21
And the Lord sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and 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 of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
- 2 Chronicles 32:22
Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.
2 Chronicles 32:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Jehová envió un ángel, el cual hirió á todo valiente y esforzado, y á los jefes y capitanes en el campo del rey de Asiria. Volvióse por tanto con vergüenza de rostro á su tierra; y entrando en el templo de su dios, allí lo mataron á cuchillo los que habían salido de sus entrañas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel envoya un ange qui extermina tous les hommes forts et vaillants, et les princes, et les capitaines, dans le camp du roi d’Assyrie; et il s’en retourna, la honte au visage, dans son pays; et comme il entrait dans la maison de son dieu, ceux qui étaient sortis de ses entrailles le firent tomber là par l’épée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sandte Jehova einen Engel, der alle tapferen Helden und Fürsten und Obersten im Lager des Königs von Assyrien vertilgte; und dieser zog mit Beschämung des Angesichts in sein Land zurück. Und als er in das Haus seines Gottes ging, fällten ihn daselbst durch das Schwert solche, die aus seinem Leibe hervorgegangen waren. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et misit Dominus angelum, qui percussit omnem virum robustum, et bellatorem, et principem exercitus regis Assyriorum: reversusque est cum ignominia in terram suam. Cumque ingressus esset domum dei sui, filii qui egressi fuerant de utero ejus interfecerunt eum gladio. |