2 Chronicles 32:22

2Ch 32:22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all [other], and guided them on every side.

Ver. 22. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem.] Who were not only preserved, but much enriched by the spoil of their enemies.

And guided them on every side.] As a careful shepherd doth his flock.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

2Ch 32:22-23. Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem — By this work of wonder he was glorified as the Protector and Saviour of his people; from the hand of Sennacherib, and of all others — For such a deliverance as this was an earnest of great mercy in store for them; and guided them on every side — That is, defended them from all their enemies; just as a shepherd doth his sheep, which he leads into places of safety. And many brought gifts unto the Lord — When they were convinced he had such wonderful power, having seen it exerted for the defence of his people, strangers were thereby induced to supplicate his favour, and those who had been enemies to him and his people, to deprecate his wrath; and both brought gifts to his temple, in token of their desire of the former, or fear of the latter. And presents to Hezekiah — In token of the esteem and honour in which they held him, and to obtain an interest in him. So that he was magnified in the sight of all nations — Or, of all those nations; namely, the nations which were not very remote from Canaan, and heard of these things.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

32:22-23 The Chronicler’s conclusion provides a fitting end to the story: The disaster for Assyria resulted in domestic peace for Judah, and both the Lord and Hezekiah received honor from other nations.

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Or, governed.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

(22) Thus.—And. The whole verse is the chronicler’s own comment on the preceding narrative. (Comp. 2Ki_18:7.)

The hand of all.—Some MSS. appropriately add his enemies, an expression which may have fallen out of the text.

And guided them on every side (round about).—A somewhat unusual phrase. The conjecture, “and gave them rest round about (wayyânah Iâhem for wayyĕnahâlçm), appears correct. (See 2Ch_14:6; 2Ch_15:15; 2Ch_20:30; 1Ch_22:18.) So the LXX. and Vulg.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

22. guided them on every side] The verb in Heb. is the same as in Psa_23:2 (“he leadeth me”). The LXX. read the Heb. differently, “Gave them rest on every side”; cp. 2Ch_20:30.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches,.... Increased by the spoil of the Assyrian camp, and the presents sent him after that by neighbouring nations, Ch2 32:21.

and honour; both from his subjects, and the nations around him:

and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels: which were houses both for rich and curious things, and for armour, he showed to the ambassadors of Babylon; see Gill on Isa 39:2.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

This verse, with the notification of Hezekiah"s great deliverance from the hand of the King of Assyria, summarizes also his various other deliverances, with tacit reference to such suggestion of other conflicts as we have in 2Ki_18:7, 2Ki_18:8. Guided them on every side. The Septuagint reads, gave them rest. This suits the connection as regards meaning best, and also as regards the immediately following adverb, "on every side." It has also in our present book the correspondences of 2Ch_14:6 2Ch_15:15; and especially 2Ch_20:30, with the Hebrew words of which, an easily supposed rectification brings it into exact agreement.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

from the hand of Sennacherib ... from the hand of all others

Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "from the power of Sennacherib ... from the power of all others" or "from Sennacherib ... from all others" (See: Metonymy)

gave them rest on every side

The abstract noun "rest" can be translated as "peacefully." AT: "caused them to live peacefully with all the people of the nations around them" (See: Abstract Nouns)

he was lifted up in the eyes of all nations

Here "lifted up" is an idiom that means to honor. Also, "in the eyes" is a metaphor that represents judgment or evaluation. AT: "the people of all the nations honored him" (See: Idiom and Metaphor)

translationWords

save

king

Assyria

gift

Yahweh

Hezekiah

kingdom of Judah

nation

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