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32:21 The Lord <03068> sent <07971> a messenger <04397> and he wiped out <03582> all <03605> the soldiers <02428> <01368>, princes <05057>, and officers <08269> in the army <04264> of the king <04428> of Assyria <0804>. So Sennacherib returned <07725> home <0776> humiliated <06440> <01322>. When he entered <0935> the temple <01004> of his god <0430>, some of his own sons <04578> sons <03329> struck <05307> him down <05307> with the sword <02719>. 32:22 The Lord <03068> delivered <03467> Hezekiah <02396> and the residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389> from the power <03027> of King <04428> Sennacherib <05576> of Assyria <0804> and from all <03605> the other nations. He made <05095> them secure <05095> on every side <05439>. 32:23 Many <07227> were bringing <0935> presents <04503> to the Lord <03068> in Jerusalem <03389> and precious gifts <04030> to King <04428> Hezekiah <02396> of Judah <03063>. From that time on <03651> <0310> he was respected <05375> by all <03605> the nations <01471>. 32:24 In those <01992> days <03117> Hezekiah <02396> was stricken <02470> with <05704> a terminal illness <04191>. He prayed <06419> to <0413> the Lord <03068>, who answered <0559> him and gave <05414> him a sign <04159> confirming that he would be healed. 32:25 But Hezekiah <02396> was ungrateful <01576> <03808>; he had a proud <01361> attitude <03820>, provoking God to be <01961> angry <07110> at him, as well as Judah <03063> and Jerusalem <03389>. 32:26 But then Hezekiah <02396> and the residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389> humbled <03665> themselves and abandoned their <01931> pride <03820> <01363>, and the Lord <03068> was not <03808> angry <07110> with <05921> them for the rest of Hezekiah’s <02396> reign <03117>. 32:27 Hezekiah <02396> was <01961> very wealthy <06239> and greatly <03966> <07235> respected <03519>. He made <06213> storehouses <0214> for his silver <03701>, gold <02091>, precious <03368> stones <068>, spices <01314>, and all <03605> his other valuable <02532> possessions <03627> <04043>. 32:28 He made storerooms <04543> for the harvest <08393> of grain <01715>, wine <08492>, and olive oil <03323>, and stalls <0723> for all <03605> his various kinds <0929> of livestock <0929> and his flocks <05739>. 32:29 He built <06213> royal cities <05892> and owned a large number <07230> of sheep <06629> <04735> and cattle <01241>, for <03588> God <0430> gave <05414> him a huge <07227> amount <03966> of possessions <07399>. 32:30 Hezekiah <02396> dammed up <05640> the source <04161> of the waters <04325> of the Upper <05945> Gihon <01521> and directed <03474> them down <04295> to the west side <04628> of the City <05892> of David <01732>. Hezekiah <02396> succeeded <06743> in all <03605> that he did <04639>. 32:31 So <03651> when the envoys <03887> arrived from the Babylonian <0894> officials <08269> to visit <07971> him and inquire <01875> about the sign <04159> that <0834> occurred <01961> in the land <0776>, God <0430> left <05800> him alone to test <05254> him, in order to know <03045> his true motives <03824>. 32:32 The rest <03499> of the events <01697> of Hezekiah’s <02396> reign, including his faithful <02617> deeds, are recorded <03789> in the vision <02377> of the prophet <05030> Isaiah <03470> son <01121> of Amoz <0531>, included in <05921> the Scroll <05612> of the Kings <04428> of Judah <03063> and Israel <03478>. 32:33 Hezekiah <02396> passed away <01> <05973> <07901> and was buried <06912> on the ascent <04608> of the tombs <06913> of the descendants <01121> of David <01732>. All <03605> the people of Judah <03063> and the residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389> buried <06213> him with great honor <04194> <03519>. His son <01121> Manasseh <04519> replaced <08478> him as king <04427>.

• 2Ch 32:24-33 -- Hezekiah's Shortcomings and Accomplishments

• Hezekiah

  [ebd] whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B.C. 726-697). The history of this king is contained in 2 Ki...
  [nave] HEZEKIAH 1. King of Judah, 2 Kin. 16:20; 18:1, 2; 1 Chr. 3:13; 2 Chr. 29:1; Matt. 1:9. Religious zeal of, 2 Chr. 29; 30; 31. Purges the nation of idolatry, 2 Kin. 18:4; 2 Chr. 31:1; 33:3. Restores the true forms of worshi...
  

• Jerusalem

  [ebd] called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the "city of God," the "holy city;" by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning "the holy;" once "the city of Judah" (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the dual form, and means "posses...
  [nave] JERUSALEM Called Jebus, Josh. 18:28; Judg. 19:10; Zion, 1 Kin. 8:1; Zech. 9:13; City of David, 2 Sam. 5:7; Isa. 22:9; Salem, Gen. 14:18; Psa. 76:2; Ariel, Isa. 29:1; City of God, Psa. 46:4; City of the Great King, Psa. 48:2;...
  

• Assyria

  [nave] ASSYRIA An empire founded by Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-12; Mic. 5:6. It extended from east of the Tigris, Gen. 2:14; 10:11; possibly to Egypt, Gen. 25:18. Its armies invade the land of Israel under Pul, 2 Kin. 15:19; 1 Chr. 5:26; ...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Isaiah

  [ebd] (Heb. Yesh'yahu, i.e., "the salvation of Jehovah"). (1.) The son of Amoz (Isa. 1:1; 2:1), who was apparently a man of humble rank. His wife was called "the prophetess" (8:3), either because she was endowed with the prophetic...
  [nave] ISAIAH, called also Esaias. Son of Amos, Isa. 1:1. Prophesies in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, Isa. 1:1; 6:1; 7:1, 3; 14:27; 20:1; 36:1; 38:1; 39:1; at the time of the invasion by Tartan, of...
  

• Prayer

  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• Temptation

  [ebd] (1.) Trial; a being put to the test. Thus God "tempted [Gen. 22: 1; R.V., 'did prove'] Abraham;" and afflictions are said to tempt, i.e., to try, men (James 1:2, 12; comp. Deut. 8:2), putting their faith and patience to the ...
  [nave] TEMPTATION. Gen. 3:1-13; Gen. 20:6; Ex. 34:12 vs. 13-16.; Deut. 7:25; Deut. 8:11-14, 17, 18; Deut. 13:3; 1 Chr. 21:1; 2 Chr. 32:30, 31; Psa. 119:165; Prov. 1:10-17; Prov. 2:10-12, 16; Prov. 4:14, 15; Prov. 5:6-21; Prov. 6:2...
  

• King

  [nave] KING Called King of kings, Ezra 7:12; Ezek. 26:7; Dan. 2:37. Divinely authorized, Deut. 17:15; 1 Sam. 9:16, 17; 16:12; 1 Chr. 22:10; 2 Chr. 2:11, 12; Prov. 8:15; Dan. 2:21, 37; 4:17; 5:20; Hos. 8:4; 13:11. How chosen: By d...
  

• Storehouses

  [isbe] STOREHOUSES - stor'-houz-iz, -ez: The following chief changes in the use of this word (representing various Hebrew words) in the Revised Version (British and American) to be noted are: In Dt 28:8, the Revised Version (Britis...
  [nave] STOREHOUSES Of kings, 2 Kin. 20:13; 1 Chr. 27:25; 2 Chr. 32:27, 28; Ezra 1:7, 8; Esth. 3:9. Records preserved in, Ezra 5:17; 6:1. Treasurers in charge of, Ezra 7:20, 21. Heathen temples used for, Dan. 1:2. Tabernacle use...
  

• Sennacherib

  [ebd] Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. "Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly under reverse, and cruel...
  

• AMBASSADOR

  [ebd] In the Old Testament the Hebrew word tsir, meaning "one who goes on an errand," is rendered thus (Josh. 9:4; Prov. 13:17; Isa. 18:2; Jer. 49:14; Obad. 1:1). This is also the rendering of melits, meaning "an interpreter," in ...
  [isbe] AMBASSADOR - am-bas'-a-dor (mal'akh, "messenger"; 'luts, "interpreter"; tsir, "to go"; hence a messenger; presbeuo, "to act as an ambassador," literally, to be older): An ambassador is an official representative of a king or...
  [smith] a person of high rank employed by a government to represent it and transact its business at the seat of government of some other power. The earliest examples of ambassadors employed occur in (Numbers 20:14; 21:21; Judges 11:7...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Siege

  [nave] SIEGE Offer of peace must be made to the city before begiing, Deut. 20:10-12. Conducted by erecting embankments parallel to the walls of the besieged city, Deut. 20:19, 20; Isa. 29:3; 37:33. Battering-rams used in, See: Ba...
  

• Seacherib

  [nave] SEACHERIB, king of Assyria. Invades Judah; lays siege to Jerusalem, but abandons the country and returns to Assyria, 2 Kin. 18:17-37; 19:8; 2 Chr. 32:1-23; Isa. 36:37;. Death of, 2 Kin. 19:35-37; Isa. 37:36-38.
  

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• AGRICULTURE

  [isbe] AGRICULTURE - ag'-ri-kul-tur, ag'-ri-kul-chur: I. DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE II. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND FERTILITY III. AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS 1. Growing of Grain (1) Plowing and Sowing (2) Reaping (3) Threshing 2. Care of Vi...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [ebd] The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., "Acts of the Days." This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version "Chronicon," and hence "Chronicles." In the Sep...
  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• Gihon

  [ebd] a stream. (1.) One of the four rivers of Eden (Gen. 2:13). It has been identified with the Nile. Others regard it as the Oxus, or the Araxes, or the Ganges. But as, according to the sacred narrative, all these rivers of Eden...
  [nave] GIHON 1. A river in Egypt, Gen. 2:13. 2. Pools near Jerusalem, 1 Kin. 1:33, 38, 45. Hezekiah brings the waters of the upper pool by an aqueduct into the city of Jerusalem, 2 Chr. 32:4, 30; 33:14; Neh. 2:13-15; 3:13-16; Isa...
  

• Wine

  [ebd] The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning "to boil up," "to be in a ferment." Others derive it from a root meaning "to tread out," and hence the juice of the grape trodden out. The Greek word for wine is ...
  [nave] WINE Made from grapes, Gen. 40:11; 49:11; Isa. 25:6; Jer. 40:10, 12; from pomegranates, Song 8:2. Kept in jars, Jer. 13:12; 48:12; in skins, Josh. 9:4, 13; Job 32:19; Matt. 9:17; Luke 5:37, 38; in bottles, Josh. 9:4, 13; Jo...
  

• HEZEKIAH (2)

  [isbe] HEZEKIAH (2) - (chizqiyah, "Yahweh has strengthened"; also written chizqiyahu, "Yah has strengthened him"; Hezekias): One of the greatest of the kings of Judah; reigned (according to the most self-consistent chronology) from...
  

• Hezekiah's Illness

  

• The Death of Sennacherib

  

• Jerusalem Is Saved from Sennacherib

  

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