2 Chronicles 32:2

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

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

In Context

1Now 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.

3He 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.

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Cross References

2 Kings 12:17Then Hazael, king of Aram, went up against Gath and took it; and his purpose was to go up to Jerusalem.

Isaiah 10:32This very day he is stopping at Nob; he is shaking his hand against the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

Luke 9:53But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 32:2-9

Sennacherib's Invasion; Hezekiah's Patient Confidence. ( b. c. 713.) 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. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him. 4 So there was… Read the whole commentary →

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