2 Chronicles 32 · Verse 9

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,
2 Chronicles 32:9, King James Version

2 Chronicles 32:9 in other translations

BSBLater, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
WEBAfter this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was attacking Lachish, and all his forces were with him), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah who were at Jerusalem, saying,
ASVAfter this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him), unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
YLTAfter this hath Sennacherib king of Asshur sent his servants to Jerusalem--and he is by Lachish, and all his power with him--against Hezekiah king of Judah, and against all Judah, who are in Jerusalem, saying,
DARBYAfter this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (but he himself was before Lachish, and all his power with him), unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
BBEAfter this, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent his servants to Jerusalem (at that time he was stationed with all his army in front of Lachish), to say to Hezekiah and all the men of Judah in Jerusalem,
WebsterAfter this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,

What does 2 Chronicles 32:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 32:9-20
9-20. (See on 2Ki 18:17-35; also 2Ki 19:8-34).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 After this did Sennacherib - Having received the silver and gold mentioned above, he withdrew his army, but shortly after he sent Rab-shakeh with a blasphemous message. This is the fact mentioned here.

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 32:9 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.

אַ֣חַר'A.charafterH310
זֶ֗הZehthisH2088
שָׁ֠לַחSha.lachhe sentH7971
סַנְחֵרִ֨יבsan.che.RivSennacheribH5576
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
אַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
עֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
יְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָהye.Ru.sha.Lay.mahJerusalem towardsH3389
וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and heH1931
עַל\־'al-[was] atH5921
לָכִ֔ישׁla.KhishLachishH3923
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹmem.shal.Toimperial might hisH4475
עִמּ֑וֹi.Mo[was] with himH5973
עַל\־'al-toH5921
יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and toH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.Lim[was] in JerusalemH3389
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 32:9

  • Joshua 10:31

    And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

  • 2 Kings 18:17

    And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

  • Isaiah 37:8

    So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • Joshua 12:11

    The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

  • Micah 1:13

    O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

  • Isaiah 36:2

    And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.

  • Joshua 15:39

    Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3294. B.C. 710. Sennacherib.
2Ki 18:17; Isa 36:2
Lachish.
Jos 10:31; 12:11; 15:39; Isa 37:8; Mic 1:13
power. Heb. dominion.

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

Context

  • 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,

  • 2 Chronicles 32:10

    Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

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2 Chronicles 32:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Después de esto Sennachêrib rey de los Asirios, estando él sobre Lachîs y con él toda su potencia, envió sus siervos á Jerusalem, para decir á Ezechîas rey de Judá, y á todos los de Judá que estaban en Jerusalem:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Après cela, Sankhérib, roi d’Assyrie, étant encore devant Lakis et ayant avec lui toutes ses forces, envoya ses serviteurs à Jérusalem vers Ézéchias, roi de Juda, et vers tous ceux de Juda qui étaient à Jérusalem, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Nach diesem sandte Sanherib, der König von Assyrien, seine Knechte nach Jerusalem an Jehiskia, den König von Juda, und an ganz Juda, das in Jerusalem war, und ließ ihnen sagen:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quæ postquam gesta sunt, misit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum servos suos in Jerusalem (ipse enim cum universo exercitu obsidebat Lachis) ad Ezechiam regem Juda, et ad omnem populum qui erat in urbe, dicens: