2 Chronicles 32:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come for the purpose of fighting against Jerusalem,

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  • 2 Kgs 12:17 : 17 Then Hazael, king of Aram, went up against Gath and took it; and his purpose was to go up to Jerusalem.
  • Luke 9:51 : 51 And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,
  • Luke 9:53 : 53 But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Chr 32:1
    88%

    1 Now after these things and this true-hearted work, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came into Judah, and put his army in position before the walled towns of Judah, designing to make his way into them by force.

  • Isa 36:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1 And it came about in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah that Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the walled towns of Judah and took them.

    2 And the king of Assyria sent the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a strong force, and he took up his position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's

  • 2 Chr 32:7-11
    5 verses
    83%

    7 Be strong and take heart; have no fear, and do not be troubled on account of the king of Assyria and all the great army with him: for there is a greater with us.

    8 With him is an arm of flesh; but we have the Lord our God, helping us and fighting for us. And the people put their faith in what Hezekiah, king of Judah, said.

    9 After this, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent his servants to Jerusalem (at that time he was stationed with all his army in front of Lachish), to say to Hezekiah and all the men of Judah in Jerusalem,

    10 Sennacherib, king of Assyria, says, In what are you placing your hope, waiting here in the walled town of Jerusalem?

    11 Is it not Hezekiah who has got you to do it, causing your death from need of food and water, by saying, The Lord our God will give us salvation out of the hands of the king of Assyria?

  • 2 Kgs 18:13
    80%

    13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the walled towns of Judah and took them.

  • 2 Chr 32:3
    78%

    3 He took up with his rulers and men of war the question of stopping up the water-springs outside the town; and they gave him their support.

  • Isa 37:8-10
    3 verses
    78%

    8 So the Rab-shakeh went back, and when he got there the king of Assyria was making war against Libnah: for it had come to his ears that the king of Assyria had gone away from Lachish.

    9 And when news came to him that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had made an attack on him, ... And he sent representatives to Hezekiah, king of Judah, saying,

    10 This is what you are to say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: Let not your God, in whom is your faith, give you a false hope, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

  • 2 Chr 32:21-23
    3 verses
    77%

    21 And the Lord sent an angel who put to death all the men of war and the chiefs and the captains in the army of the king of Assyria. So he went back to his country in shame. And when he came into the house of his god, his sons, the offspring of his body, put him to death there with the sword.

    22 So the Lord gave Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem salvation from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from all others, giving them rest on every side.

    23 And great numbers came to Jerusalem with offerings for the Lord, and things of great price for Hezekiah, king of Judah: so that he was honoured among all nations from that time.

  • 2 Kgs 19:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    8 So the Rab-shakeh went back, and when he got there the king of Assyria was making war against Libnah, for it had come to his ears that he had gone away from Lachish.

    9 And when news came to him that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had made an attack on him, he sent representatives to Hezekiah again, saying,

  • Isa 37:5
    75%

    5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

  • 2 Kgs 19:16
    74%

    16 Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord, and let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see; take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

  • Isa 37:21
    74%

    21 Then Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent to Hezekiah, saying, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, The prayer you have made to me against Sennacherib, king of Assyria, has come to my ears.

  • 2 Kgs 19:5
    74%

    5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

  • 2 Kgs 18:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17 Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's field.

    18 And they sent for the king, and Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them.

  • 2 Kgs 16:5
    74%

    5 Then Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war; and they made an attack on Ahaz, shutting him in, but were not able to overcome him.

  • Isa 37:15
    72%

    15 And he made prayer to the Lord, saying,

  • Isa 39:3
    72%

    3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, What did these men say, and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.

  • 2 Chr 32:16-18
    3 verses
    72%

    16 And his servants said even more against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah.

    17 And he sent letters, in addition, to put shame on the Lord, the God of Israel, and to say evil against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not been able to keep their people safe from my hands, no more will the God of Hezekiah keep his people safe from my hands.

    18 These things they said, crying out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, with the purpose of troubling them and putting fear into them, so that they might take the town;

  • Isa 38:4
    72%

    4 Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 20:14
    72%

    14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.

  • Isa 37:17
    72%

    17 Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord; let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see: take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

  • 2 Kgs 19:32
    72%

    32 For this cause the Lord says about the king of Assyria, He will not come into this town, or send an arrow against it; he will not come before it with arms, or put up an earthwork against it;

  • Isa 39:5
    72%

    5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Give ear to the word of the Lord of armies:

  • Isa 7:1
    72%

    1 Now it came about in the days of Ahaz, the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin, the king of Aram, and Pekah, the son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but were not able to overcome it.

  • Isa 36:22
    71%

    22 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said.

  • Isa 37:1
    71%

    1 And on hearing it Hezekiah took off his robe and put on haircloth and went into the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Chr 32:26
    71%

    26 But then, Hezekiah, in sorrow for what he had done, put away his pride; and he and all Jerusalem made themselves low, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come on them in Hezekiah's life-time.

  • 2 Kgs 18:9
    71%

    9 Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against Samaria, shutting it in with his armies.

  • 2 Chr 31:8
    71%

    8 And when Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw all the store of goods, they gave praise to the Lord and to his people Israel.

  • Isa 36:13
    71%

    13 Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria:

  • 2 Chr 32:30
    71%

    30 It was Hezekiah who had the higher spring of the water of Gihon stopped, and the water taken down on the west side of the town of David. In everything he undertook, Hezekiah did well.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
    71%

    4 And he took the walled towns of Judah, and came as far as Jerusalem.

  • Isa 37:33
    71%

    33 For this cause the Lord says about the king of Assyria, He will not come into this town, or send an arrow against it; he will not come before it with arms, or put up an earthwork against it.

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    71%

    1 And on hearing it, King Hezekiah took off his robe, and put on haircloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

  • Isa 38:22
    71%

    22 And Hezekiah said, What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the Lord?

  • Isa 37:13
    70%

    13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the town of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivva?

  • 2 Kgs 20:16
    70%

    16 And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Give ear to the word of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 20:4
    70%

    4 Now before Isaiah had gone out of the middle of the town, the word of the Lord came to him, saying,