(A)Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria nor because of all the horde that is with him; (B)for the One with us is greater than the one with him. With him is only (C)an arm of flesh, but (D)with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Sennacherib Undermines Hezekiah

After this (E)Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem while he was [a]besieging Lachish with all his forces with him, against Hezekiah king of Judah and against all of Judah who were in Jerusalem, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:9 Lit against

“Be strong and courageous.(A) Do not be afraid or discouraged(B) because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him.(C) With him is only the arm of flesh,(D) but with us(E) is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.”(F) And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said.

Later, when Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces were laying siege to Lachish,(G) he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah king of Judah and for all the people of Judah who were there:

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