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2 Chronicles 32:1–2

Sennacherib’s Invasion of Judah

32 After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib the king of Assyria came, and he came against Judah. And he encamped against the fortified cities and planned to break them down for himself. When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that his face was set for battle against Jerusalem,

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2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to wage war against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

After Hezekiah had faithfully carried out this work, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified towns, giving orders for his army to break through their walls. When Hezekiah realized that Sennacherib also intended to attack Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

After these deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah; he encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that his purpose was to make war against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

After Hezekiah did all these things to serve the Lord, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and attacked Judah. He and his army surrounded and attacked the strong, walled cities, hoping to take them for himself. Hezekiah knew that Sennacherib had come to Jerusalem to attack it.

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to break into them. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was minded to fight against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

After everything Hezekiah had done so faithfully, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to invade Judah. He set up camp ⸤to attack⸥ the fortified cities. He intended to conquer them himself. 

When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to wage war against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

After these faithful deeds, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities and intended to break into them. Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he planned war on Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

After these things and these acts of faithfulness, King Sennacherib of Assyria came and invaded Judah and encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them for himself. When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem,

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Hezekiah had been completely faithful to the Lord. But in spite of that, Sennacherib came and marched into Judah. He was the king of Assyria. He surrounded the cities that had high walls around them. He got ready to attack them. He thought he could win the battle over them. He thought he could take them for himself.

Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to Jerusalem to make war against it.

2 Chronicles 32:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

After these acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, and thought to break into them for himself.

Now when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to make war on Jerusalem,


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