2 Chronicles 32:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, 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 of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

The lord

Angel

Cut off all

Job 9:4

Psalm 76:5

The leaders

With shame

Psalm 132:18

Proverbs 11:2

Proverbs 16:18

He was come

2 Kings 19:36

Isaiah 37:37

Bible References

The lord

Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: "This is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'I have heard your prayer concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria.

For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated. His majestic glory will go up in smoke.

Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: "This is what the Lord God of Israel says: 'Because you prayed to me concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria,

I am the Lord! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols.

Angel

When the angel extended his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented from his judgment. He told the angel who was killing the people, "That's enough! Stop now!" (Now the Lord's angel was near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.)

He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; he is faithful to his chosen ruler, to David and his descendants forever."

Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, "Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than serve or pay homage to any god other than their God!

My God sent his angel and closed the lions' mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king."

It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Cut off all

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength -- who has resisted him and remained safe?

The bravehearted were plundered; they "fell asleep." All the warriors were helpless.

The leaders

Indeed, he says: "Are not my officials all kings?

The many nations massing together are as good as dead, those who make a commotion as loud as the roaring of the sea's waves. The people making such an uproar are as good as dead, those who make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves.

But the horde of invaders will be like fine dust, the horde of tyrants like chaff that is blown away. It will happen suddenly, in a flash.

The Lord will give a mighty shout and intervene in power, with furious anger and flaming, destructive fire, with a driving rainstorm and hailstones.

"Now I will rise up," says the Lord. "Now I will exalt myself; now I will magnify myself.

Certainly you will not refuse one of my master's minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen.

Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

Then I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky: "Come, gather around for the great banquet of God,

With shame

I will humiliate his enemies, and his crown will shine.

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

He was come

So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.