1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

2 Chronicles 32

1 Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifieth himself, and encourageth his people. 9 Against the blasphemies of Sennacherib, by message and letters, Hezekiah and Isaiah pray. 21 An angel destroyeth the host of the Assyrians, to the glory of Hezekiah. 24 Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God giveth him a sign of recovery. 25 He waxing proud is humbled by God. 27 His wealth and works. 31 His error in the embassage of Babylon. 32 He dying, Manasseh succeedeth him.

 32:1 After 310 these 428 acts 1697 of faithfulness 571 Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804b came 935 and invaded 935 Judah 3063 and besieged 2583 5921 the fortified 1219 cities 5892b, and thought 559 to break 1234 into them for himself.

 32:2 Now when Hezekiah 2396 saw 7200 that Sennacherib 5576 had come 935 and that he intended 6440 to make war 4421 on Jerusalem 3389,

 32:3 he decided 3289 with his officers 8269 and his warriors 1368 to cut 5640 off 5640 the [supply of] water 4325 from the springs 5871a which 834 [were] outside 4480 2351 the city 5892b, and they helped 5826 him.

 32:4 So many 7227a people 5971a assembled 6908 and stopped 5640 up all 3605 the springs 4599 and the stream 5158a which flowed 7857 through 8432 the region 776, saying 559, “Why 4100 should the kings 4428 of Assyria 804b come 935 and find 4672 abundant 7227a water 4325?”

 32:5 And he took 2388 courage 2388 and rebuilt 1129 all 3605 the wall 2346 that had been broken 6555 down 6555 and erected 5927 towers 4026 on it, and [built] another 312 outside 2351 wall 2346 and strengthened 2388 the Millo 4407 [in] the city 5892b of David 1732, and made 6213a weapons 7973 and shields 4043 in great 7230 number 7230.

 32:6 He appointed 5414 military 4421 officers 8269 over 5921 the people 5971a and gathered 6908 them to him in the square 7339 at the city 5892b gate 8179, and spoke 1696 encouragingly 5921 3824 to them, saying 559,

 32:7 “Be strong 2388 and courageous 553, do not fear 3372a or be dismayed 2865 because 4480 6440 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804b nor because 4480 6440 of all 3605 the horde 1995 that is with him; for the one with us is greater 7227a than 4480 the one with him.

 32:8 “With him is [only] an arm 2220 of flesh 1320, but with us is the LORD 3068 our God 430 to help 5826 us and to fight 3898a our battles 4421.” And the people 5971a relied 5564 on the words 1697 of Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063.

 32:9 ¶ After 310 this 2088 Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804b sent 7971 his servants 5650 to Jerusalem 3389 while he [was] besieging 5921 Lachish 3923 with all 3605 his forces 4475 with him, against 5921 Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 and against 5921 all 3605 Judah 3063 who 834 [were] at Jerusalem 3389, saying 559,

 32:10 “Thus 3541 says 559 Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804b, ‘On what 4100 are you trusting 982 that you are remaining 3427 in Jerusalem 3389 under siege 4692?

 32:11 ‘Is not Hezekiah 2396 misleading 5496 you to give 5414 yourselves over to die 4191 by hunger 7458 and by thirst 6772, saying 559, “The LORD 3068 our God 430 will deliver 5337 us from the hand 3709 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804b”?

 32:12 ‘Has not the same 1931 Hezekiah 2396 taken 5493 away 5493 His high 1116 places 1116 and His altars 4196, and said 559 to Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389, “You shall worship 7812 before 6440 one 259 altar 4196, and on it you shall burn 6999 incense 6999”?

 32:13 ‘Do you not know 3045 what 4100 I and my fathers 1 have done 6213a to all 3605 the peoples 5971a of the lands 776? Were the gods 430 of the nations 1471 of the lands 776 able 3201 at all 3201 to deliver 5337 their land 776 from my hand 3027?

 32:14 ‘Who 4310 [was there] among all 3605 the gods 430 of those 428 nations 1471 which 834 my fathers 1 utterly 2763a destroyed 2763a who 834 could 3201 deliver 5337 his people 5971a out of my hand 3027, that your God 430 should be able 3201 to deliver 5337 you from my hand 3027?

 32:15 ‘Now 6258 therefore, do not let Hezekiah 2396 deceive 5378 you or mislead 5496 you like this 2088, and do not believe 539 him, for no 3808 3605 god 433 of any 3605 nation 1471 or kingdom 4467 was able 3201 to deliver 5337 his people 5971a from my hand 3027 or from the hand 3027 of my fathers 1. How 637 much 637 3588 less 637 will your God 430 deliver 5337 you from my hand 3027?’”

 32:16 ¶ His servants 5650 spoke 1696 further 5750 against 5921 the LORD 3068 God 430 and against 5921 His servant 5650 Hezekiah 2396.

 32:17 He also wrote 3789 letters 5612 to insult 2778a the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, and to speak 559 against 5921 Him, saying 559, “As the gods 430 of the nations 1471 of the lands 776 have not delivered 5337 their people 5971a from my hand 3027, so 3651 the God 430 of Hezekiah 2396 will not deliver 5337 His people 5971a from my hand 3027.”

 32:18 They called 7121 this out with a loud 1419 voice 6963 in the language 3066 of Judah 3066 to the people 5971a of Jerusalem 3389 who 834 were on the wall 2346, to frighten 3372a and terrify 926 them, so 4616 that they might take 3920 the city 5892b.

 32:19 They spoke 1696 of the God 430 of Jerusalem 3389 as of the gods 430 of the peoples 5971a of the earth 776, the work 4639 of men’s 120 hands 3027.

 32:20 ¶ But King 4428 Hezekiah 2396 and Isaiah 3470b the prophet 5030, the son 1121 of Amoz 531, prayed 6419 about 5921 this 2088 and cried 2199 out to heaven 8064.

 32:21 And the LORD 3068 sent 7971 an angel 4397 who destroyed 3582 every 3605 mighty 1368 warrior 1368, commander 5057 and officer 8269 in the camp 4264 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804b. So he returned 7725 in shame 1322 6440 to his own land 776. And when he had entered 935 the temple 1004 of his god 430, some 4480 of his own 4578 children 3329 4578 killed 5307 him there 8033 with the sword 2719.

 32:22 So the LORD 3068 saved 3467 Hezekiah 2396 and the inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389 from the hand 3027 of Sennacherib 5576 the king 4428 of Assyria 804b and from the hand 3027 of all 3605 [others], and guided 5095 them on every 5439 side 5439.

 32:23 And many 7227a were bringing 935 gifts 4503 to the LORD 3068 at Jerusalem 3389 and choice 4030 presents 4030 to Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063, so that he was exalted 5375 in the sight 5869 of all 3605 nations 1471 thereafter 4480 310 3651.

 32:24 ¶ In those 1992a days 3117 Hezekiah 2396 became 2470a mortally 4191 ill 2470a; and he prayed 6419 to the LORD 3068, and the LORD spoke 559 to him and gave 5414 him a sign 4159.

 32:25 But Hezekiah 2396 gave 7725 no 3808 return 7725 for the benefit 1576 he received 5921, because 3588 his heart 3820 was proud 1361b; therefore wrath 7110a came 1961 on him and on Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389.

 32:26 However, Hezekiah 2396 humbled 3665 the pride 1363 of his heart 3820, both he and the inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389, so that the wrath 7110a of the LORD 3068 did not come 935 on them in the days 3117 of Hezekiah 2396.

 32:27 ¶ Now Hezekiah 2396 had 1961 immense 3966 riches 6239 and honor 3519b; and he made 6213a for himself treasuries 214 for silver 3701, gold 2091, precious 3368 stones 68, spices 1314, shields 4043 and all 3605 kinds of valuable 2532 articles 3627,

 32:28 storehouses 4543 also for the produce 8393 of grain 1715, wine 8492 and oil 3323, pens 723a for all 3605 kinds 929 of cattle 929 and sheepfolds 723a for the flocks 5739.

 32:29 He made 6213a cities 5892b for himself and acquired 4735 flocks 6629 and herds 1241 in abundance 7230, for God 430 had given 5414 him very 3966 great 7227a wealth 7399.

 32:30 It was Hezekiah 2396 who stopped 5640 the upper 5945a outlet 4161 of the waters 4325 of Gihon 1521 and directed 3474 them to the west 4628 side 4628 of the city 5892b of David 1732. And Hezekiah 2396 prospered 6743b in all 3605 that he did 4639.

 32:31 Even 3651 [in the matter of] the envoys 3917b of the rulers 8269 of Babylon 894, who sent 7971 to him to inquire 1875 of the wonder 4159 that had happened 1961 in the land 776, God 430 left 5800a him [alone only] to test 5254 him, that He might know 3045 all 3605 that was in his heart 3824.

 32:32 ¶ Now the rest 3499a of the acts 1697 of Hezekiah 2396 and his deeds 2617a of devotion 2617a, behold 2009, they are written 3789 in the vision 2377 of Isaiah 3470b the prophet 5030, the son 1121 of Amoz 531, in the Book 5612 of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063 and Israel 3478.

 32:33 So Hezekiah 2396 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and they buried 6912 him in the upper 4608 section 4608 of the tombs 6913 of the sons 1121 of David 1732; and all 3605 Judah 3063 and the inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389 honored 3519b him at his death 4194. And his son 1121 Manasseh 4519 became 4427a king 4427a in his place 8478.