2 Chronicles Chapter 32
2 Chronicles Chapter 32 Verses 1-23: Hezekiah’s dealings with Sennacherib, king of Assyria (ca. 705 – 681 B.C.; see notes on 2 Kings 18:13 – 19:37; Isa. Chapters 36 and 37). The Assyrian king came because Hezekiah, determined to recover the independence of his nation, refused to pay the tribute his father had bound him to pay to Assyria. Sennacherib retaliated, and Hezekiah fortified the city (verse 5), and trusted God (verses 8, 11), who delivered them (verses 21-22), and was glorified (verse 23). 2 Chronicles 32:1 "After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself." The author of Kings reports that Hezekiah’s trust in the Lord had been rewarded with good success for his nation (2 Kings 18:5-7). As examples of that success in political affairs, he mentions victory over the Philistines (2 Kings 18:13-16). Hezekiah’s preparations for an Assyrian attack against spiritual encouragement to the citizens of Jerusalem (verses 6-8). It appears that even though Hezekiah had re-established worship in the temple in Jerusalem, and even though his heart was stayed upon God, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came and camped against the fenced cities of Judah. 2 Chronicles 32:2 "And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem," Into the land of Judah, which he perceived and understood by reports brought to him. And that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem.
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