2 Chronicles 32 · Verse 33

2 Chronicles 32:33

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 32:33, King James Version

2 Chronicles 32:33 in other translations

BSBAnd Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
WEBHezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent to the tombs of the sons of David. All Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem honored him at his death. Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
YLTAnd Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the uppermost of the graves of the sons of David, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem have done honour to him at his death, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.
DARBYAnd Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the highest place of the sepulchres of the sons of David; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
BBESo Hezekiah went to rest with his fathers, and they put his body into the higher part of the resting-places of the sons of David: and all Judah and the people of Jerusalem gave him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son became king in his place.
WebsterAnd Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chief of the sepulchers of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

What does 2 Chronicles 32:33 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 Chiefest of the sepulchres - This respect they paid to him who, since David, had been the best of all their kings. I shall subjoin a few things from the Targum on this chapter. 2Chr 32:1. "After these things which Hezekiah did, and their establishment, the Lord appointed by his Word to bring Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and his army, into the land of Israel, that he might destroy the Assyrians in the land of the house of Judah, and smite their troops on the mountains of Jerusalem, and deliver all their spoils into the hands of Hezekiah and his people: wherefore Sennacherib came with immense armies, which could not be numbered; and having pitched his camps in the land of the tribe of Judah, besieged their fortified cities with his armies, hoping to overthrow them." 2Chr 32:8. Hezekiah said-"His help is the strength of the flesh; but our auxiliary is the Word of the Lord." 2Chr 32:16. "His (Sennacherib's) servants spoke blasphemy against the Word of the Lord God." 2Chr 32:18. In the Jews' speech - "In the language of the holy house." 2Chr 32:21. "And the Word of the Lord sent Michael, and the angel Gabriel, and destroyed them on the night of the passover with a destructive fire; and burnt up their breath within their bodies, and consumed every soldier, captain, and prince, in the army of the king of Assyria; and he returned with shame of face into his own land." The destruction of God's enemies, and the support and salvation of the faithful, is in every instance in this Targum attributed to the Word of the Lord, personally understood. See the note on 2Chr 34:27. 2Chr 32:24. "In those days was Hezekiah sick near to death; but he prayed before the Lord who spoke to him by his Word to preserve him and to add to his life fifteen years." 2Chr 32:31. "The king of Babylon sent, that they might inquire concerning the miracle that had been done in the land; that they might see the two tables of stone which were in the ark of the covenant of the Lord which Moses had placed there with the two tables which he had broken on account of the sin of the calf which they made in Horeb. The Word of the Lord permitted him to show them these; neither did he suffer for it; that he might try him, and see what was in his heart." Thus God speaks after the manner of men: he either brings, or permits them to be brought, into such circumstances as shall cause them to show their prevailing propensities; and then warns them against the evils to which they are inclined, after having shown them that they are capable of those evils. To know ourselves, and our own character, is of the utmost importance to our religious growth and perfection. He who does not know where his weakness lies, is not likely to know where his strength lies. Many, by not being fully acquainted with their own character, have been unwatchful and unguarded, and so become an easy prey to their enemies. Know thyself is a lesson which no man can learn but from the Spirit of God.

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 32:33 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ֮vai.yik.be.ru.Huand people buried himH6912
בְּֽמַעֲלֵה֮be.ma.'a.Lehat [the] ascent ofH4608
קִבְרֵ֣יkiv.Rei[the] graves ofH6913
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
דָוִיד֒da.VidDavidH1732
וְכָבוֹד֙ve.kha.Vodand honorH3519
עָֽשׂוּ\־'a.su-they didH6213
ל֣וֹloto him
בְמוֹת֔וֹve.mo.Toat death hisH4194
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.Veiand [the] inhabitants ofH3427
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
מְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
בְנ֖וֹve.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of himH8478

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 32:33

  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

  • Deuteronomy 34:8

    And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

    Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. …

  • Genesis 50:10-11

    And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel–mizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

  • 1 Kings 2:10

    So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  • 1 Kings 1:21

    Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.

  • 1 Kings 11:43

    And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:14

    And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.

  • Numbers 20:29

    And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 25:1

    And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

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slept.
1Ki 1:21; 2:10; 11:43
chiefest. or, highest. did him.
16:14; Ge 50:10,11; Nu 20:29; De 34:8; 1Sa 2:30; 25:1; Pr 10:7
And Manasseh.
33:1-20

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 32:32

    Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:33

    And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

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2 Chronicles 32:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y durmió Ezechîas con sus padres, y sepultáronlo en los más insignes sepulcros de los hijos de David, honrándole en su muerte todo Judá y los de Jerusalem: y reinó en su lugar Manasés su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Ézéchias s’endormit avec ses pères, et on l’enterra à l’endroit le plus élevé des sépulcres des fils de David; et tout Juda et les habitants de Jérusalem lui rendirent honneur à sa mort; et Manassé, son fils, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehiskia legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und man begrub ihn auf der Anhöhe der Gräber der Söhne Davids; und ganz Juda und die Bewohner von Jerusalem erzeigten ihm Ehre bei seinem Tode. Und Manasse, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dormivitque Ezechias cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum super sepulchra filiorum David: et celebravit ejus exequias universus Juda, et omnes habitatores Jerusalem: regnavitque Manasses filius ejus pro eo.