Thus the Lord 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.
Parallel translations
- WEB Thus Yahweh 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.
- KJV Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.
- BSB 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.
- NASB So the Lord 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.
- NLT That is how the Lord rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from King Sennacherib of Assyria and from all the others who threatened them. So there was peace throughout the land.
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Quick answer
The Chronicler summarizes that Yahweh saved Hezekiah and Jerusalem from Sennacherib and all enemies, guiding them on every side. Salvation is credited wholly to God.
Overview
This verse interprets the deliverance theologically: it was the Lord who 'saved' and 'guided' His people, not their own arms. The language of being led 'on every side' recalls God's shepherding care (cf. Psalm 23). It reinforces the Chronicler's recurring theme that faithfulness brings divine protection, pointing ahead to the greater salvation God provides in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Isa 31:4–5For Yahweh says to me, “As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for their noise, so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights.
- Ps 144:10You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.
- Hos 1:7But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen.”
- Ps 37:39–40But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
- 2 Th 3:5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love, and into the perseverance of Christ.
- John 16:13However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
- Ps 18:48–50He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
- Ps 73:24You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
- Ps 71:20–21You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
- Ps 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.
- Isa 10:24–25Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, says “My people who dwell in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, as Egypt did.
- Isa 33:22For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us.
- Isa 58:11and Yahweh will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters don’t fail.
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