< 2 Chronicles 32 >
1 after [the] word: thing and [the] truth: faithful [the] these to come (in): besiege Sennacherib king Assyria and to come (in): besiege in/on/with Judah and to camp upon [the] city [the] to gather/restrain/fortify and to say to/for to break up/open them to(wards) him
After all these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, intending to conquer them for himself.
2 and to see: see Hezekiah for to come (in): come Sennacherib and face his to/for battle upon Jerusalem
When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,
3 and to advise with ruler his and mighty man his to/for to close [obj] water [the] spring which from outside to/for city and to help him
he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
4 and to gather people many and to close [obj] all [the] spring and [obj] [the] torrent: river [the] to overflow in/on/with midst [the] land: country/planet to/for to say to/for what? to come (in): come king Assyria and to find water many
Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
5 and to strengthen: persevere and to build [obj] all [the] wall [the] to break through and to ascend: establish upon [the] tower and to/for outside [to] [the] wall another and to strengthen: persevere [obj] [the] Millo city David and to make missile to/for abundance and shield
Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.
6 and to give: put ruler battle upon [the] people and to gather them to(wards) him to(wards) street/plaza gate [the] city and to speak: speak upon heart their to/for to say
Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
7 to strengthen: strengthen and to strengthen not to fear and not to to be dismayed from face: before king Assyria and from to/for face: before all [the] crowd which with him for with us many from from with him
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
8 with him arm flesh and with us LORD God our to/for to help us and to/for to fight battle our and to support [the] people upon word Hezekiah king Judah
With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” So the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
9 after this to send: depart Sennacherib king Assyria servant/slave his Jerusalem [to] and he/she/it upon Lachish and all dominion his with him upon Hezekiah king Judah and upon all Judah which in/on/with Jerusalem to/for to say
Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
10 thus to say Sennacherib king Assyria upon what? you(m. p.) to trust and to dwell in/on/with siege in/on/with Jerusalem
“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?
11 not Hezekiah to incite [obj] you to/for to give: give [obj] you to/for to die in/on/with famine and in/on/with thirst to/for to say LORD God our to rescue us from palm king Assyria
Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’
12 not he/she/it Hezekiah to turn aside: remove [obj] high place his and [obj] altar his and to say to/for Judah and to/for Jerusalem to/for to say to/for face: before altar one to bow and upon him to offer: offer
Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?
13 not to know what? to make: do I and father my to/for all people [the] land: country/planet be able be able God nation [the] land: country/planet to/for to rescue [obj] land: country/planet their from hand: power my
Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand?
14 who? in/on/with all God [the] nation [the] these which to devote/destroy father my which be able to/for to rescue [obj] people his from hand: power my for be able God your to/for to rescue [obj] you from hand: power my
Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?
15 and now not to deceive [obj] you Hezekiah and not to incite [obj] you like/as this and not be faithful to/for him for not be able all god all nation and kingdom to/for to rescue people his from hand: power my and from hand: power father my also for God your not to rescue [obj] you from hand: power my
So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
16 and still to speak: speak servant/slave his upon LORD [the] God and upon Hezekiah servant/slave his
And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.
17 and scroll: document to write to/for to taunt to/for LORD God Israel and to/for to say upon him to/for to say like/as God nation [the] land: country/planet which not to rescue people their from hand: power my so not to rescue God Hezekiah people his from hand: power my
He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
18 and to call: call out in/on/with voice great: large Judahite upon people Jerusalem which upon [the] wall to/for to fear them and to/for to dismay them because to capture [obj] [the] city
Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
19 and to speak: speak to(wards) God Jerusalem like/as upon God people [the] land: country/planet deed: work hand [the] man
They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
20 and to pray Hezekiah [the] king and Isaiah son: child Amoz [the] prophet upon this and to cry out [the] heaven
In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
21 and to send: depart LORD messenger: angel and to hide all mighty man strength and leader and ruler in/on/with camp king Assyria and to return: return in/on/with shame face to/for land: country/planet his and to come (in): come house: temple God his (and from offspring *Q(K)*) belly his there to fall: kill him in/on/with sword
and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
22 and to save LORD [obj] Hezekiah and [obj] to dwell Jerusalem from hand: power Sennacherib king Assyria and from hand: power all and to guide them from around: side
So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all the others, and He gave them rest on every side.
23 and many to come (in): bring offering: gift to/for LORD to/for Jerusalem and precious thing to/for Hezekiah king Judah and to lift: exalt to/for eye: seeing all [the] nation from after so
Many brought offerings to Jerusalem for the LORD and valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah, and from then on he was exalted in the eyes of all nations.
24 in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) be weak: ill Hezekiah till to/for to die and to pray to(wards) LORD and to say to/for him and wonder to give: give to/for him
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
25 and not like/as recompense upon him to return: return Hezekiah for to exult heart his and to be upon him wrath and upon Judah and Jerusalem
But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
26 and be humble Hezekiah in/on/with height heart his he/she/it and to dwell Jerusalem and not to come (in): come upon them wrath LORD in/on/with day Hezekiah
Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
27 and to be to/for Hezekiah riches and glory to multiply much and treasure to make to/for him to/for silver: money and to/for gold and to/for stone precious and to/for spice and to/for shield and to/for all article/utensil desire
Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
28 and storage to/for produce grain and new wine and oil and stall to/for all animal and animal and flock to/for stall
He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks.
29 and city to make to/for him and livestock flock and cattle to/for abundance for to give: give to/for him God property many much
He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth.
30 and he/she/it Hezekiah to close [obj] exit water Gihon [the] high and to smooth them to/for beneath west [to] to/for city David and to prosper Hezekiah in/on/with all deed his
It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
31 and so in/on/with to mock ruler Babylon [the] to send: depart upon him to/for to seek [the] wonder which to be in/on/with land: country/planet to leave: forsake him [the] God to/for to test him to/for to know all in/on/with heart his
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
32 and remainder word: deed Hezekiah and kindness his look! they to write in/on/with vision Isaiah son: child Amoz [the] prophet upon scroll: book king Judah and Israel
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
33 and to lie down: be dead Hezekiah with father his and to bury him in/on/with ascent grave son: descendant/people David and glory to make: do to/for him in/on/with death his all Judah and to dwell Jerusalem and to reign Manasseh son: descendant/people his underneath: instead him
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.