2 Chronicles 32:19

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 32:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they spake of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men`s hands.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they spake of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men`s hands.
2 Chronicles 32:19 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19And they spake of the God of Jerusalem, as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men`s hands.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, etc.] The only living and true God, whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem professed to be their God, and who was worshipped by them in the temple there: as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man; they made no difference between the one and the other, but spoke as freely and as contemptibly of the one as of the other, (see <233619> Isaiah 36:19,20 37:10-13).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The author of Chronicles compresses into 13 verses the history which occupies in Kings a chapter and a half (2 Kings 18:17-19; where see the notes). 2 Chronicles 32:10 In the siege - Perhaps “in straitness” (compare Jeremiah 19:9). Jerusalem is thought by some to have been not so much besieged at this time, as distressed and straitened for supplies, because the Assyrians were masters of the open country. 2 Chronicles 32:13 fathers - i. e. “predecessors.” Sennacherib really belonged to a dynasty that had only furnished one king before himself. 2 Chronicles 32:22 Guided them ... - A slight alteration of the existing text gives the sense - “gave them rest round about;” a common expression in…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“spake: Ch2 32:13-17; Sa1 17:36; Job 15:25, Job 15:26; Psa 10:13, Psa 10:14, Psa 73:8-11, Psa 139:19, Psa 139:20 the God: Ch2 6:6; Psa 76:1, Psa 76:2, Psa 78:68, Psa 87:1-3, Psa 132:13, Psa 132:14; Isa 14:32; Heb 12:22 the work: Deu 4:28, Deu 27:15; Kg2 19:18; Psa 135:15-18; Isa 2:8, Isa 37:19, Isa 44:16-20; Jer 1:16, Jer 10:3, Jer 10:9, Jer 32:30; Hos 8:5, Hos 8:6 2 Chronicles 32:20”
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