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2 Chronicles 32:21

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What does 2 Chronicles 32:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
2 Chronicles 32:21 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 32

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews` language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.
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.
20And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.
21And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
22Thus Jehovah saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all [others], and guided them on every side.
23And many brought gifts unto Jehovah to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
24In those days Hezekiah was sick even unto death: and he prayed unto Jehovah; and he spake unto him, and gave him a sign.
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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 the Lord sent an angel, etc.] The Targum is, ''the Word of the Lord sent Gabriel;” Josephus f136 takes this angel, or messenger sent of God, to be the pestilence; and others suppose it to be a hot pestilential wind, common in the eastern countries, called “Samiel”, or the poison wind, by which multitudes are sometimes destroyed at once; of which Thevenot and other travellers make mention, (see Gill on “<182721>Job 27:21”), (see Gill on “<199106>Psalm 91:6”), but be it as it may, it was sent of God, was under his direction, and by his power and providence did the execution according to his prediction: which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“AN ANGEL DESTROYS THE ASSYRIANS. (Ch2 32:21-23) an angel . . . cut off all the mighty men--(See on Kg2 19:35-37).”
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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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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Lord sent an angel - The Jewish comment says the word of the Lord sent Gabriel to do this execution, and that it done with lightning, and in the passover night, the same night wherein the first - born in Egypt were slain. 2 Chronicles 32:25”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“32:21 The fate of Sennacherib is reported similarly to the account in Kings (see 2 Kgs 19:35-37).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Lord: Kg2 19:20, Kg2 19:35-37; Isa 10:16-18, Isa 37:21, Isa 37:36, Isa 37:37, Isa 42:8 angel: Sa2 24:16; Psa 18:50; Dan 3:28, Dan 6:22; Mat 13:49, Mat 13:50; Act 12:23 cut off all: Job 9:4; Psa 76:5, Psa 76:7, Psa 76:12 the leaders: Isa 10:8, Isa 10:16-19, Isa 10:33, Isa 10:34, Isa 17:12-14, Isa 29:5-8, Isa 30:30-33, Isa 33:10-12, Isa 36:9; Rev 6:15, Rev 6:16, Rev 19:17, Rev 19:18 with shame: Psa 132:18; Pro 11:2, Pro 16:18 he was come: Kg2 19:36, Kg2 19:37; Isa 37:37, Isa 37:38 slew him: Heb. made him fall 2 Chronicles 32:22”
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