2 Chronicles 32:20

“And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.] To God in heaven; of the prayer of Hezekiah on this account, (see <233715>Isaiah 37:15-20), and the notes there; and though we read not of the prayer of Isaiah, no doubt he made one, as Hezekiah desired, and since he received a message from the Lord, which he sent to Hezekiah, (<233704>Isaiah 37:4,21).”

“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…”

“Hezekiah: Kg2 19:14-19; Isa 37:1, Isa 37:14-20 the prophet: Kg2 19:2-4; Isa 37:2-4 prayed: Ch2 14:11, Ch2 20:6-12; Psa 50:15, Psa 91:14, Psa 91:15 2 Chronicles 32:21”

“Prayer of King Hezekiah and of the prophet Isaiah for the help of the Lord. - Ch2 32:20. The main contents of Hezekiah's prayer are communicated in Kg2 19:14-19 and Isa 37:15-19. There it is not expressly said that Isaiah also prayed, but it may be inferred from the statement in Kg2 19:2. and Isa 37:2. that Hezekiah sent a deputation to the prophet with the request that he would pray for the people. In answer Isaiah promised the ambassadors deliverance, as the word of the Lord. זאת על, on account of this, i.e., on account of the contempt shown for the God of Israel, which was emphatically dwelt upon both in the prayer of Hezekiah ( Kg2 19:16) and in the word of Isaiah, v. 22ff. Ch2 32:21 The…”