2 Chronicles 32 · Verse 8

2 Chronicles 32:8

With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 32:8, King James Version

2 Chronicles 32:8 in other translations

BSBWith him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
WEBAn arm of flesh is with him, but the LORD our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
ASVwith him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Jehovah our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
YLTWith him is an arm of flesh, and with us is Jehovah our God, to help us, and to fight our battles;' and the people are supported by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
DARBYwith him is an arm of flesh, but with us is Jehovah our God to help us and to fight our battles. And the people depended upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
BBEWith him is an arm of flesh; but we have the Lord our God, helping us and fighting for us. And the people put their faith in what Hezekiah, king of Judah, said.
WebsterWith him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

What does 2 Chronicles 32:8 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…

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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…

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2 Chronicles 32:8 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.

עִמּוֹ֙i.Mo[is] with himH5973
זְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'an arm ofH2220
בָּשָׂ֔רba.SarfleshH1320
וְעִמָּ֜נוּve.'i.Ma.nuand [is] with usH5973
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּle.'a.ze.Re.nuto help usH5826
וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖םu.le.hi.la.Chemand to fightH3898
מִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּmil.cha.mo.Te.nubattles ourH4421
וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּvai.yi.sa.me.Khuand they supported themselvesH5564
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
עַל\־'al-onH5921
דִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697
יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָֽה\׃\ \פye.hu.DahJudahH3063

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 32:8

  • Jeremiah 17:5

    Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:17

    Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.

  • Acts 18:10

    For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

  • 2 Timothy 4:17

    Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:15

    And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

  • Psalms 46:11

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  • 1 John 4:4

    Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

  • Deuteronomy 20:1

    When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:12

    And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:11

    And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

  • Deuteronomy 20:4

    For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
an arm.
Job 40:9; Jer 17:5; 1Jo 4:4
with us.
13:12; 14:11; Ps 46:7,11; Isa 8:10; 41:10; Ac 18:10; 2Ti 4:17,22
to fight.
20:15; De 20:1,4; Jos 10:42
rested. Heb. leaned.
15; 20:20; Isa 36:18
upon the words.
Pr 12:25

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 32:7

    Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

  • 2 Chronicles 32:8

    With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

  • 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,

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2 Chronicles 32:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Con él es el brazo de carne, mas con nosotros Jehová nuestro Dios para ayudarnos, y pelear nuestras batallas. Y afirmóse el pueblo sobre las palabras de Ezechîas rey de Judá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
avec lui est un bras de chair, mais avec nous est l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, pour nous aider et pour combattre nos combats. Et le peuple s’appuya sur les paroles d’Ézéchias, roi de Juda.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Mit ihm ist ein Arm des Fleisches; aber mit uns ist Jehova, unser Gott, um uns zu helfen und unsere Streite zu führen! Und das Volk verließ sich auf die Worte Jehiskias, des Königs von Juda.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cum illo enim est brachium carneum: nobiscum Dominus Deus noster, qui auxiliator est noster, pugnatque pro nobis. Confortatusque est populus hujuscemodi verbis Ezechiæ regis Juda.