2 Chronicles 32:1-13
<01697> [these things.]
King .... Assyria <04428 0804> [king of Assyria.]
seize <01234> [win them. Heb. break them up.]
intended ... attack <04421 06440> [he was purposed to fight. Heb. his face was to war.]
consulted <03289> [took counsel.]
stopping <05640> [to stop.]
stopped <05640> [who stopped.]
This was prudently done; for, without water, how could an immense army subsist in ar arid country? No doubt the Assyrian army suffered much through this; as a Christian army did, through the same cause, 1,800 years afterwards.
stream <05158> [the brook.]
flowed through <08432 07857> [ran through the midst of. Heb. overflowed. kings.]
The Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic read king, in the singular number.
find <04672> [find.]
energetically .............. fortified <02388> [he strengthened.]
broken <06555> [that was broken.]
wall ........ wall <02346 0312> [another wall.]
terrace <04407> [Millo.]
weapons <07973> [darts. or, swords, or weapons.]
appointed ... officers <08269 05414> [he set captains.]
square <07339> [in the street.]
encouraged ... saying <03824 0559> [comfortably to them. Heb. to their heart.]
strong <02388> [strong.]
afraid <03372> [be not afraid.]
stronger <07227> [for there.]
strength <02220> [an arm.]
<03068> [with us.]
fight <03898> [to fight.]
encouraged <05564> [rested. Heb. leaned.]
words <01697> [upon the words.]
Sennacherib <05576> [A.M. 3294. B.C. 710. Sennacherib.]
Lachish <03923> [Lachish.]
military might <04475> [power. Heb. dominion.]
<0559> [Thus saith.]
siege <04692> [siege. Heb. strong-hold.]
you ... you will die <05414 04191> [to give over.]
Lord ... God <03068 0430> [The Lord our God.]
<03169> [Hath not.]
one ... eliminated <05493> [taken away.]
This was artfully malicious: many of the people had sacrificed to Jehovah on high places, (ch. 31:1;) and Hezekiah had removed them, as incentives to idolatry. Hence Rabshakeh insinuates that by so doing he had offended Jehovah, deprived the people of their religious rights, and that, consequently, he could neither expect the blessing of God, nor the cooperation of the people.
worship <07812> [Ye shall worship.]
altars ......... one altar <0259 04196> [one altar.]
predecessors <01> [I and my.]
gods <0430> [were the gods.]
