2 Chronicles 32:2
New International Version
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem,

New Living Translation
When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib also intended to attack Jerusalem,

English Standard Version
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem,

Berean Standard Bible
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,

King James Bible
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

New King James Version
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem,

New American Standard Bible
Now when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem,

NASB 1995
Now when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to make war on Jerusalem,

NASB 1977
Now when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he intended to make war on Jerusalem,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he had set his face to make war on Jerusalem,

Amplified Bible
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to go to war against Jerusalem,

Christian Standard Bible
Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he planned war on Jerusalem,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he planned war on Jerusalem,

American Standard Version
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Hezekiah saw that Sankherib King of Assyria and their armies came for battle to Jerusalem.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Ezekias saw that Sennacherim was come, and that his face was set to fight against Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
As soon as Hezekiah learned that Sennacherib was planning to attack Jerusalem,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Ezechias saw that Sennacherib was come, and that the whole force of the war was turning against Jerusalem,

English Revised Version
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to wage war against Jerusalem,

Good News Translation
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib intended to attack Jerusalem also,

International Standard Version
As soon as Hezekiah learned that Sennacherib had arrived and had determined to attack Jerusalem,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

Literal Standard Version
And Hezekiah sees that Sennacherib has come, and his face [is] to the battle against Jerusalem,

Majority Standard Bible
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,

New American Bible
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was coming with the intention of attacking Jerusalem,

NET Bible
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem,

New Revised Standard Version
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem,

New Heart English Bible
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he intended to fight against Jerusalem,

Webster's Bible Translation
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

World English Bible
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he was planning to fight against Jerusalem,

Young's Literal Translation
And Hezekiah seeth that Sennacherib hath come, and his face is to the battle against Jerusalem,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Sennacherib Invades Judah
1After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself. 2When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem, 3he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.…

Cross References
Matthew 1:19
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

2 Chronicles 32:1
After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.

2 Chronicles 32:3
he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.


Treasury of Scripture

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

2 Kings 12:17
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Luke 9:51,53
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, …

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2 Chronicles 32
1. Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifies himself, and encourages his people
9. Hezekiah and Isaiah pray against the blasphemies of Sennarchib
21. An angel destroys the host of the Assyrians
24. Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God gives him a sign of recovery
25. His proud heart is humbled by God
27. His wealth and works
31. His error in the ambassage of Babylon
32. He dying, Manasseh succeeds him














PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEFENCE (2Chronicles 32:2-8).

This section is peculiar to the Chronicles. Its contents are "perfectly credible" (Thenius), and are borne out by Isaiah 22:8-11, and 2Kings 20:20, and by the inscription of Sennacherib.

(2) And that he was purposed to fight.--Literally, and his face was for the war. (Comp. 2Chronicles 20:3; Luke 9:53.) . . .

Verse 2. - When Hezekiah saw... and that he purposed... Jerusalem. Whether the three verses of ill omen already alluded to (2 Kings 18:14-16) may be road precedent to this verse, and purport that the bribes had been paid, and yet had failed of their object, so that Hezekiah was now compelled to brace himself to the occasion, and "took counsel," etc. (next verse); or whether this verse dates (as some think)the quailing heart of Hezekiah, and an offer or part payment of treasure by Hezekiah to Sennacherib, which only increased his insolence, as immediately now related, is uncertain, perhaps. In the face of the emphatic language of the three verses of the parallel, and in consideration of the possible motives as suggested above for our compiler omitting the matter altogether, we incline to the former opinion. That would have the effect of making this verse say that when Hezekiah had his eyes opened to the failure of his bribe - a waste payment, for that Sennacherib still "purposed to fight against Jerusalem" - he finally proceeded to take the right steps. However, the witness and indications of Isaiah 22:13-19; Isaiah 29:2-4, may go some way to shield Hezekiah from the entire blame. The silence of our compiler on the whole matter is the one residuum of fact, and unfortunate in its suggestion.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
When Hezekiah
יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ (yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2396: Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites

saw
וַיַּרְא֙ (way·yar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Sennacherib
סַנְחֵרִ֑יב (san·ḥê·rîḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5576: Sennacherib -- a king of Assyr

had come
בָ֖א (ḇā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to make war
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (lam·mil·ḥā·māh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4421: A battle, war

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Jerusalem,
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel


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