2 Chronicles 32 · Verse 26

2 Chronicles 32:26

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
2 Chronicles 32:26, King James Version

2 Chronicles 32:26 in other translations

BSBThen Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
WEBHowever, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the LORD’s wrath didn’t come on them in the days of Hezekiah.
ASVNotwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Jehovah came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
YLTand Hezekiah is humbled for the loftiness of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the wrath of Jehovah hath not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
DARBYAnd Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Jehovah came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
BBEBut then, Hezekiah, in sorrow for what he had done, put away his pride; and he and all Jerusalem made themselves low, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come on them in Hezekiah's life-time.
WebsterNotwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

What does 2 Chronicles 32:26 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Humbled himself - Awoke from his sleep, was sorry for his sin, deprecated the wrath of God, and the Divine displeasure was turned away from him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 32:24-33

God left Hezekiah to himself, that, by this trial and his weakness in it, what was in his heart might be known; that he was not so perfect in grace as he thought he was. It is good for us to know ourselves, and our own weakness and sinfulness, that we may not be conceited, or self-confident, but may always live in dependence upon Divine grace. We know not the corruption of our own hearts, nor what we shall do if God…

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2 Chronicles 32:26 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּכָּנַ֤עvai.yi.ka.Na'and he humbled himselfH3665
יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
בְּגֹ֣בַהּbe.Goahin [the] haughtiness ofH1363
לִבּ֔וֹli.Boheart hisH3820
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.Veiand [the] inhabitants ofH3427
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
בָ֤אva'it cameH935
עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemtowards themH5921
קֶ֣צֶףKe.tzef[the] wrath ofH7110
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בִּימֵ֖יbi.Meiin [the] days ofH3117
יְחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ\׃ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 32:26

  • Jeremiah 26:18-19

    Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:27-28

    Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord. Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:12

    And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

  • James 4:10

    Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:23

    And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

  • 2 Kings 20:16-19

    And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord. Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?

  • 2 Chronicles 33:19

    His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.

  • 1 Kings 21:19

    And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

  • Leviticus 26:40-41

    If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:

  • 1 Kings 21:29

    Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.

  • Isaiah 39:6-8

    Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hezekiah.
33:12,19,23; 34:27; Le 26:40,41; 2Ki 20:19; Jer 26:18,19; Jas 4:10
pride. Heb. lifting up. so.
1Ki 21:19
days.
34:27,28; 1Ki 21:29
See on
2Ki 20:16-19; Isa 39:6-8

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 32:25

    But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:26

    Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:27

    And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;

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2 Chronicles 32:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Empero Ezechîas, después de haberse engreído su corazón, se humilló, él y los moradores de Jerusalem; y no vino sobre ellos la ira de Jehová en los días de Ezechîas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Ézéchias s’humilia de ce que son cœur s’était élevé, lui et les habitants de Jérusalem; et la colère de l’ Éternel ne vint pas sur eux pendant les jours d’Ézéchias.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da demütigte sich Jehiskia wegen der Überhebung seines Herzens, er und die Bewohner von Jerusalem; und der Zorn Jehovas kam nicht über sie in den Tagen Jehiskias.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Humiliatusque est postea, eo quod exaltatum fuisset cor ejus, tam ipse quam habitatores Jerusalem: et idcirco non venit super eos ira Domini in diebus Ezechiæ.