2 Chronicles 32:2

When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to attack Jerusalem,

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

In Context

1After Hezekiah's faithful work, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invaded Judah and attacked its fortified towns, planning to conquer them for himself.

3he talked with his army commanders about blocking up the water sources that lay outside the city. This is what they did.

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Cross References

2 Kings 12:17Around this time Hazael, king of Aram, went and attacked Gath, and captured it. Then he marched to attack Jerusalem.

Isaiah 10:32Today the invaders stop at Nob, shaking their fists at the mountain of the Daughter of Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.

Luke 9:53But the people would not welcome him because he was determined to press on 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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