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Selected Verse: 2 Chronicles 32:27 - Strong Concordance
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| 2Ch 32:27 |
Strong Concordance |
And Hezekiah [03169] had exceeding [03966] much [07235] riches [06239] and honour [03519]: and he made [06213] himself treasuries [0214] for silver [03701], and for gold [02091], and for precious [03368] stones [068], and for spices [01314], and for shields [04043], and for all manner of pleasant [02532] jewels [03627]; |
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King James |
And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
HIS RICHES AND WORKS. (Ch2 32:27-33)
he had exceeding much riches and honour--(compare Kg2 20:13; Isa 39:2). A great portion of his personal wealth, like that of David and Uzziah, consisted in immense possessions of agricultural and pastoral produce. Besides, he had accumulated large treasures in gold, silver, and precious things, which he had taken as spoils from the Philistines, and which he had received as presents from neighboring states, among which he was held in great honor as a king under the special protection of Heaven. Much of his great wealth he expended in improving his capital, erecting forts, and promoting the internal benefit of his kingdom. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
Hezekiah's riches; concluding estimate of his reign; his death and burial. - Ch2 32:27. Like Jehoshaphat (Ch2 17:5; Ch2 18:1), Solomon (Ch2 1:12), and David (Ch1 29:28), Hezekiah attained to riches and glory, and made unto himself treasure-chambers for silver, gold, precious stones, and spices, shields, and all manner of splendid furniture. The מגנּים are named instead of weapons in general. The collection of them brings to recollection the כּליו בּית (Kg2 20:13 and Isa 39:2).
Ch2 32:28
Storehouses also (magazines) for the agricultural produce, and stalls for all manner of cattle, and stalls for the herds, like David (Ch1 27:25.) and Uzziah (Ch2 26:10). מסכּנות is a transposition of מכנסות, storehouses, from כּנס, to heap up. "Cattle and cattle" = all kinds of cattle. ארות, synonymous with אריות (Ch2 9:5), stables or stalls for cattle. The word אורות, which occurs only here, must have the same signification, and be held to be a transposed form of that word.
Ch2 32:29
And cities (?) made (procured) he for himself. ערים cannot in this connection denote the usual cities; it must mean either watch-towers (from עוּר, to watch) or dwelling-places for herds and cattle, since עיר, according to Kg2 17:9, is used of any enclosed place, from a watch-tower to a fenced city. רכוּשׁ, as in Ch2 31:3, of possessions in herds.
Ch2 32:30
The same Hezekiah covered the upper outlet of the water Gihon, and brought it down westwards to the city of David, i.e., by a subterranean channel into the city of David (see on Ch2 32:3). The form ויישׁרם is Piel ויישּׁרם; the Keri is the same conjug., only contracted into ויּשּׁרם, as ויּבּשׁ for וייבּשׁ, the ו of the third person having amalgamated with the first radical, under the influence of the ו consec. With the last clause in Ch2 32:30 cf. Ch2 31:21; Ch1 29:23.
Ch2 32:31
"And so (i.e., accordingly) in the case of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, ... God left him." וכן does not denote attamen; it never has an adversative meaning. Bertheau rightly translates, "and accordingly," with the further remark, that by וכן the account of Hezekiah's treatment of the Babylonian ambassadors, which could not be reckoned among his fortunate deeds, is brought into harmony with the remark that he prospered in all his undertakings. It was permitted by God that Hezekiah should on this occasion be lifted up, and should commit an iniquity which could not but bring misfortune with it; not in order that He might plunge him into misfortune, but to try him, and to humble him (cf. Ch2 32:26).
Ch2 32:32
הסדים, pious deeds, as in Ch2 6:42. ישׂ הזון is the book of Isaiah's prophecies; see the Introduction.
Ch2 32:33
Hezekiah was buried "on the height of the graves of the sons of David," perhaps because there was no longer room in the hereditary burying-place of the kings; so that for Hezekiah and the succeeding kings special graves had to be prepared in a higher place of the graves of the kings. "They did him honour in his death," by the burning of many spices, as we may conjecture (cf. Ch2 16:14; Ch2 21:19). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Pleasant jewels - כלי חמדה keley chemdah, desirable vessels or utensils. |
2 And Hezekiah [02396] was glad [08055] of them, and shewed [07200] them the house [01004] of his precious things [05238], the silver [03701], and the gold [02091], and the spices [01314], and the precious [02896] ointment [08081], and all the house [01004] of his armour [03627], and all that was found [04672] in his treasures [0214]: there was nothing [01697] in his house [01004], nor in all his dominion [04475], that Hezekiah [02396] shewed [07200] them not.
13 And Hezekiah [02396] hearkened [08085] unto them, and shewed [07200] them all the house [01004] of his precious things [05238], the silver [03701], and the gold [02091], and the spices [01314], and the precious [02896] ointment [08081], and all the house [01004] of his armour [03627], and all that was found [04672] in his treasures [0214]: there was nothing [01697] in his house [01004], nor in all his dominion [04475], that Hezekiah [02396] shewed [07200] them not.
27 And Hezekiah [03169] had exceeding [03966] much [07235] riches [06239] and honour [03519]: and he made [06213] himself treasuries [0214] for silver [03701], and for gold [02091], and for precious [03368] stones [068], and for spices [01314], and for shields [04043], and for all manner of pleasant [02532] jewels [03627];
28 Storehouses [04543] also for the increase [08393] of corn [01715], and wine [08492], and oil [03323]; and stalls [0723] for all manner of beasts [0929], and cotes [0220] for flocks [05739].
29 Moreover he provided [06213] him cities [05892], and possessions [04735] of flocks [06629] and herds [01241] in abundance [07230]: for God [0430] had given [05414] him substance [07399] very [03966] much [07227].
30 This same Hezekiah [03169] also stopped [05640] the upper [05945] watercourse [04161] [04325] of Gihon [01521], and brought it straight [03474] down [04295] to the west side [04628] of the city [05892] of David [01732]. And Hezekiah [03169] prospered [06743] in all his works [04639].
31 Howbeit [03651] in the business of the ambassadors [03887] of the princes [08269] of Babylon [0894], who sent [07971] unto him to enquire [01875] of the wonder [04159] that was done in the land [0776], God [0430] left [05800] him, to try [05254] him, that he might know [03045] all that was in his heart [03824].
32 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Hezekiah [03169], and his goodness [02617], behold, they are written [03789] in the vision [02377] of Isaiah [03470] the prophet [05030], the son [01121] of Amoz [0531], and in the book [05612] of the kings [04428] of Judah [03063] and Israel [03478].
33 And Hezekiah [03169] slept [07901] with his fathers [01], and they buried [06912] him in the chiefest [04608] of the sepulchres [06913] of the sons [01121] of David [01732]: and all Judah [03063] and the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389] did him [06213] honour [03519] at his death [04194]. And Manasseh [04519] his son [01121] reigned [04427] in his stead.
19 And it came to pass, that in process of time [03117], after [03318] [06256] the end [07093] of two [08147] years [03117], his bowels [04578] fell out [03318] by reason [05973] of his sickness [02483]: so he died [04191] of sore [07451] diseases [08463]. And his people [05971] made [06213] no burning [08316] for him, like the burning [08316] of his fathers [01].
14 And they buried [06912] him in his own sepulchres [06913], which he had made [03738] for himself in the city [05892] of David [01732], and laid [07901] him in the bed [04904] which was filled [04390] with sweet odours [01314] and divers kinds [02177] of spices prepared [07543] by the apothecaries [04842]' art [04639]: and they made [08313] a very [03966] great [01419] burning [08316] for him.
33 And Hezekiah [03169] slept [07901] with his fathers [01], and they buried [06912] him in the chiefest [04608] of the sepulchres [06913] of the sons [01121] of David [01732]: and all Judah [03063] and the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389] did him [06213] honour [03519] at his death [04194]. And Manasseh [04519] his son [01121] reigned [04427] in his stead.
42 O LORD [03068] God [0430], turn not away [07725] the face [06440] of thine anointed [04899]: remember [02142] the mercies [02617] of David [01732] thy servant [05650].
32 Now the rest [03499] of the acts [01697] of Hezekiah [03169], and his goodness [02617], behold, they are written [03789] in the vision [02377] of Isaiah [03470] the prophet [05030], the son [01121] of Amoz [0531], and in the book [05612] of the kings [04428] of Judah [03063] and Israel [03478].
26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah [03169] humbled [03665] himself for the pride [01363] of his heart [03820], both he and the inhabitants [03427] of Jerusalem [03389], so that the wrath [07110] of the LORD [03068] came [0935] not upon them in the days [03117] of Hezekiah [03169].
31 Howbeit [03651] in the business of the ambassadors [03887] of the princes [08269] of Babylon [0894], who sent [07971] unto him to enquire [01875] of the wonder [04159] that was done in the land [0776], God [0430] left [05800] him, to try [05254] him, that he might know [03045] all that was in his heart [03824].
23 Then Solomon [08010] sat on [03427] the throne [03678] of the LORD [03068] as king [04428] instead of David [01732] his father [01], and prospered [06743]; and all Israel [03478] obeyed [08085] him.
21 And in every work [04639] that he began [02490] in the service [05656] of the house [01004] of God [0430], and in the law [08451], and in the commandments [04687], to seek [01875] his God [0430], he did [06213] it with all his heart [03824], and prospered [06743].
30 This same Hezekiah [03169] also stopped [05640] the upper [05945] watercourse [04161] [04325] of Gihon [01521], and brought it straight [03474] down [04295] to the west side [04628] of the city [05892] of David [01732]. And Hezekiah [03169] prospered [06743] in all his works [04639].
3 He took counsel [03289] with his princes [08269] and his mighty men [01368] to stop [05640] the waters [04325] of the fountains [05869] which were without [02351] the city [05892]: and they did help [05826] him.
30 This same Hezekiah [03169] also stopped [05640] the upper [05945] watercourse [04161] [04325] of Gihon [01521], and brought it straight [03474] down [04295] to the west side [04628] of the city [05892] of David [01732]. And Hezekiah [03169] prospered [06743] in all his works [04639].
3 He appointed also the king's [04428] portion [04521] of his substance [07399] for the burnt offerings [05930], to wit, for the morning [01242] and evening [06153] burnt offerings [05930], and the burnt offerings [05930] for the sabbaths [07676], and for the new moons [02320], and for the set feasts [04150], as it is written [03789] in the law [08451] of the LORD [03068].
9 And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] did secretly [02644] those things [01697] that were not right against the LORD [03068] their God [0430], and they built [01129] them high places [01116] in all their cities [05892], from the tower [04026] of the watchmen [05341] to the fenced [04013] city [05892].
29 Moreover he provided [06213] him cities [05892], and possessions [04735] of flocks [06629] and herds [01241] in abundance [07230]: for God [0430] had given [05414] him substance [07399] very [03966] much [07227].
5 And she said [0559] to the king [04428], It was a true [0571] report [01697] which I heard [08085] in mine own land [0776] of thine acts [01697], and of thy wisdom [02451]:
10 Also he built [01129] towers [04026] in the desert [04057], and digged [02672] many [07227] wells [0953]: for he had much [07227] cattle [04735], both in the low country [08219], and in the plains [04334]: husbandmen [0406] also, and vine dressers [03755] in the mountains [02022], and in Carmel [03760]: for he loved [0157] husbandry [0127].
25 And over the king's [04428] treasures [0214] was Azmaveth [05820] the son [01121] of Adiel [05717]: and over the storehouses [0214] in the fields [07704], in the cities [05892], and in the villages [03723], and in the castles [04026], was Jehonathan [03083] the son [01121] of Uzziah [05818]:
28 Storehouses [04543] also for the increase [08393] of corn [01715], and wine [08492], and oil [03323]; and stalls [0723] for all manner of beasts [0929], and cotes [0220] for flocks [05739].
2 And Hezekiah [02396] was glad [08055] of them, and shewed [07200] them the house [01004] of his precious things [05238], the silver [03701], and the gold [02091], and the spices [01314], and the precious [02896] ointment [08081], and all the house [01004] of his armour [03627], and all that was found [04672] in his treasures [0214]: there was nothing [01697] in his house [01004], nor in all his dominion [04475], that Hezekiah [02396] shewed [07200] them not.
13 And Hezekiah [02396] hearkened [08085] unto them, and shewed [07200] them all the house [01004] of his precious things [05238], the silver [03701], and the gold [02091], and the spices [01314], and the precious [02896] ointment [08081], and all the house [01004] of his armour [03627], and all that was found [04672] in his treasures [0214]: there was nothing [01697] in his house [01004], nor in all his dominion [04475], that Hezekiah [02396] shewed [07200] them not.
28 And he died [04191] in a good [02896] old age [07872], full [07649] of days [03117], riches [06239], and honour [03519]: and Solomon [08010] his son [01121] reigned [04427] in his stead.
12 Wisdom [02451] and knowledge [04093] is granted [05414] unto thee; and I will give [05414] thee riches [06239], and wealth [05233], and honour [03519], such as none of the kings [04428] have had that have been before [06440] thee, neither shall there any after [0310] thee have the like.
1 Now Jehoshaphat [03092] had riches [06239] and honour [03519] in abundance [07230], and joined affinity [02859] with Ahab [0256].
5 Therefore the LORD [03068] stablished [03559] the kingdom [04467] in his hand [03027]; and all Judah [03063] brought [05414] to Jehoshaphat [03092] presents [04503]; and he had riches [06239] and honour [03519] in abundance [07230].
27 And Hezekiah [03169] had exceeding [03966] much [07235] riches [06239] and honour [03519]: and he made [06213] himself treasuries [0214] for silver [03701], and for gold [02091], and for precious [03368] stones [068], and for spices [01314], and for shields [04043], and for all manner of pleasant [02532] jewels [03627];