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Were the gods of those nations ever able to deliver their land from my hand? <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/32.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Surely you must realize what I and the other kings of Assyria before me have done to all the people of the earth! Were any of the gods of those nations able to rescue their people from my power? <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/32.htm">English Standard Version</a> Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to deliver their lands out of my hand? <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/32.htm">King James Bible</a> Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/32.htm">New King James Version</a> Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands in any way able to deliver their lands out of my hand? <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to save their land from my hand? <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands able at all to deliver their land from my hand? <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands able at all to deliver their land from my hand? <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands able at all to deliver their land from my hand? <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Do you not know what I and my fathers (ancestors) have done to all the peoples of the [other] lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands able to rescue their lands from my hand at all? <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “ ‘Don’t you know what I and my predecessors have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have any of the national gods of the lands been able to rescue their land from my power? <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220 &#8216Don&#8217t you know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have any of the national gods of the lands been able to deliver their land from my power? <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any wise able to deliver their land out of my hand? <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You've heard what my ancestors and I have done to other nations. Were the gods of those nations able to defend their land against us? <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands any ways able to deliver their land out of mine hand? <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't you know what I and my predecessors have done to the people of all other countries? Were any of the gods of these other nations ever able to rescue their countries from me? <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> Don't you know what my ancestors and I have done to the people of other nations? Did the gods of any other nation save their people from the emperor of Assyria? <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> Don't you know what my predecessors have done to all the other people in other lands? Were the gods of the people who lived in those lands able to deliver their countries out of my control? <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/net/2_chronicles/32.htm">NET Bible</a> Are you not aware of what I and my predecessors have done to all the nations of the surrounding lands? Have the gods of the surrounding lands actually been able to rescue their lands from my power? <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any way able to deliver their land out of my hand? <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Know ye not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of my hand? <a href="/web/2_chronicles/32.htm">World English Bible</a> Don’t you know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands in any way able to deliver their land out of my hand? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Do you not know what I have done—I and my fathers—to all peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands at all able to deliver their land out of my hand? <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Do ye not know what I have done -- I and my fathers -- to all peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands at all able to deliver their land out of my hand? <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Will ye not know what I did, I and my fathers, to all the peoples of the lands? Being able, were the gods of the nations of the lands able to deliver their land from my hand?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Know you not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of the lands? have the gods of any nations and lands been able to deliver their country out of my hand? <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of the nations and all the lands prevailed so as to free their region from my hand? <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/32.htm">New American Bible</a> Do you not know what my fathers and I have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations in those lands able to rescue their lands from my hand? <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Do you not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the peoples of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands at all able to save their lands out of my hand?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Perhaps you know what I and my fathers have done to all the people of other lands? And the gods of nations of those lands were not able to deliver their lands out of my hand. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And doubtless you will know whatever I have done, I and my fathers, to all the Gentiles in the cities, the gods of these Gentiles were unable to save their cities from my hands!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any wise able to deliver their land out of my hand? <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Know ye not what I and my fathers have done to all the nations of the countries? Could the gods of the nations of all the earth at all rescue their people out of my hand? <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=8504" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/32.htm">Sennacherib Boasts Against the LORD</a> …12Did 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<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Do you not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ṯê·ḏə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: meh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: wa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯay (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">and my fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have done</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵōl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mê (N-mpc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the lands?</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">Have the gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yê (N-mpc) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of these nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: hă·yā·ḵō·wl (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">ever</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">been able</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: lə·haṣ·ṣîl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">to deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">their land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from my hand?</a> 14Who 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?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Isaiah 36:18-20</a> Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? / Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” <a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">2 Kings 18:33-35</a> Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria? / Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” <a href="/2_kings/19-10.htm">2 Kings 19:10-13</a> “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. / Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? / Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? ... <a href="/isaiah/37-10.htm">Isaiah 37:10-13</a> “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. / Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? / Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations—the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? ... <a href="/daniel/3-15.htm">Daniel 3:15</a> Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?” <a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a> But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.” <a href="/2_kings/18-22.htm">2 Kings 18:22</a> But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’? <a href="/isaiah/36-7.htm">Isaiah 36:7</a> But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’? <a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17-19</a> Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands. / They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands. / And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.” <a href="/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18-20</a> Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands. / They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands. / And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.” <a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10-11</a> But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation. / Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.” <a href="/acts/5-38.htm">Acts 5:38-39</a> So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail. / But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.” <a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29-31</a> Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination. / Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. / For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” <a href="/1_samuel/17-36.htm">1 Samuel 17:36-37</a> Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.” / David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.” <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">2 Kings 19:4</a> Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Know you not what I and my fathers have done to all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of my hand?I and my<a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a> In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.<a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5,6</a> Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years… <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">2 Kings 19:11-13,17,18</a> Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? … were the gods<a href="/2_chronicles/32-19.htm">2 Chronicles 32:19</a> And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.<a href="/2_kings/18-33.htm">2 Kings 18:33-35</a> Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? … <a href="/2_kings/19-18.htm">2 Kings 19:18,19</a> And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-17.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-1.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-26.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-5.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Able</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezra/9-5.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-19.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezra/7-14.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 32</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifies himself, and encourages his people</a> 9. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-9.htm">Hezekiah and Isaiah pray against the blasphemies of Sennarchib</a> 21. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">An angel destroys the host of the Assyrians</a> 24. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-24.htm">Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God gives him a sign of recovery</a> 25. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">His proud heart is humbled by God</a> 27. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">His wealth and works</a> 31. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-31.htm">His error in the ambassage of Babylon</a> 32. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-32.htm">He dying, Manasseh succeeds him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? This phrase is spoken by Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, during his campaign against Judah. It reflects the Assyrian practice of boasting about their military conquests and instilling fear in their enemies. Historically, Assyria was known for its powerful army and brutal tactics, which included deporting conquered peoples to prevent rebellion. The reference to "my fathers" highlights the continuity of Assyrian dominance, as previous kings had also expanded the empire's territory. This statement is intended to intimidate the people of Judah by reminding them of Assyria's past victories over other nations.Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand? Sennacherib's rhetorical question challenges the power of the gods worshiped by the nations he has conquered. In the ancient Near East, military success was often seen as a reflection of a nation's gods' power. By claiming that no other gods have been able to save their lands, Sennacherib is asserting the superiority of Assyria and its gods. This statement sets the stage for a theological confrontation, as it questions the ability of the God of Israel to protect Judah. Theologically, this can be seen as a test of faith for the people of Judah, as they are called to trust in the Lord despite the overwhelming threat. This challenge is reminiscent of other biblical narratives where the power of God is demonstrated over false gods, such as Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal in <a href="/1_kings/18.htm">1 Kings 18</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a> The Assyrian king who invaded Judah and laid siege to Jerusalem. He is known for his arrogance and blasphemy against the God of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The king of Judah during Sennacherib's invasion. He is noted for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of Judah. 3. <a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a> A powerful empire during this period, known for its military conquests and attempts to dominate the region, including Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, which was under siege by Sennacherib's forces. It is a central location in the account of God's deliverance. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gods_of_the_nations.htm">The gods of the nations</a> Refers to the deities worshiped by the peoples conquered by Assyria, which Sennacherib mocks as powerless.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_folly_of_arrogance.htm">The Folly of Arrogance</a> Sennacherib's pride and blasphemy against God serve as a warning against arrogance and the assumption that human power can rival divine authority. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The account underscores God's control over nations and history, reminding believers that no earthly power can thwart His purposes. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_crisis.htm">Faith in Crisis</a> Hezekiah's reliance on God during a time of national crisis exemplifies the importance of faith and prayer in the face of overwhelming challenges. <a href="/topical/t/the_powerlessness_of_idols.htm">The Powerlessness of Idols</a> Sennacherib's mockery of the gods of other nations highlights the futility of idolatry and the truth that only the God of Israel is able to save. <a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a> The eventual deliverance of Jerusalem illustrates God's faithfulness to His people and His ability to rescue them from seemingly impossible situations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 32</a> <a href="/q/do_i_remember_you_fondly_every_time.htm">Is confessing sins necessary for divine forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_27_1-2_say_jotham_was_faithful.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 27:1-2 claim Jotham faithfully followed God if 'the high places' were not removed, suggesting partial disobedience?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_demand_execution_in_2_chron_15_13.htm">Why would a loving God demand the execution of anyone who refused to seek Him (2 Chronicles 15:13), conflicting with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy?</a> <a href="/q/what_events_are_in_wars_of_the_lord.htm">Why did Elijah write to King Jehoram?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) What I and my fathers have done.--The Assyrian kings are fond of such references to their predecessors.The people of other lands.--Rather, the peoples of the countries.Those lands.--The countries.Their lands.--Their country. The chronicler omits the names of the vanquished states given in <a href="/2_kings/18-34.htm" title="Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?">2Kings 18:34</a>, some of which had probably become obscure by lapse of time.Assurbanipal relates that in his eighth campaign he carried off the gods of Elam with the other spoils: "His gods, his goddesses, his furniture, his goods, people small and great, I carried off to Assyria;" and he adds the names of nineteen of these deities.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Some of these deeds of Sennacherib and his fathers, i.e. predecessors in the kingdom of Assyria, are mentioned in detail in <a href="/2_kings/17.htm">2 Kings 17</a>, passim. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Do you not הֲלֹ֣א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no know תֵדְע֗וּ (ṯê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know what מֶ֤ה (meh) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I and my fathers וַאֲבוֹתַ֔י (wa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father have done עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙ (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make to all לְכֹ֖ל (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the peoples עַמֵּ֣י (‘am·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the lands? הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land Have the gods אֱלֹהֵי֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of these nations גּוֹיֵ֣ (gō·w·yê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts ever הֲיָכ֣וֹל (hă·yā·ḵō·wl) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every been able יָֽכְל֗וּ (yā·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> To be able, have power to deliver לְהַצִּ֥יל (lə·haṣ·ṣîl) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver their land אַרְצָ֖ם (’ar·ṣām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land from my hand? מִיָּדִֽי׃ (mî·yā·ḏî) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 32:13 Don't you know what (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 32:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 32:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 32:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 32:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>