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2 Chronicles 32:9-23 LITV
(9) After this Sennacherib the king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem, (and he was by Lachish, and all his power with him) against Hezekiah the king of Judah, and against all Judah in Jerusalem, saying, (10) So says Sennacherib the king of Assyria, On what are you trusting that you sit under siege in Jerusalem? (11) Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you up to die by famine, and by thirst, saying, Jehovah   ( ) our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria? (12) Has not Hezekiah himself removed His high places, and His altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar you shall worship, and on it you shall burn incense. (13) Do you not know what I have done, my fathers and I, to all the people of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands at all able to deliver their land out of my hand? (14) Who among all the gods of these nations whom my fathers have devoted to destruction is he who has been able to deliver his people out of my hand, that your god may be able to deliver you out of my hand? (15) And now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way, nor believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand, from the hand of my fathers; also, surely your god shall not deliver you from my hand. (16) And again his servants spoke against Jehovah  ( ) God, and against His servant Hezekiah. (17) And he had written letters to blaspheme Jehovah  ( ), the God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, As the gods of the nations of the lands have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah shall not deliver His people from my hand. (18) And they called with a great voice in Jewish, against the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and to terrify them, that they might capture the city. (19) And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the peoples of the land, the work of the hands of man. (20) And Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed about this, and they cried to Heaven. (21) And Jehovah  ( ) sent an angel, and cut off every mighty one of valor, both the ruler and the officer, in the camp of the king of Assyria; and he returned with shame of face to his land. And he entered the house of his god, and those from his bowels caused him to fall there by the sword. (22) And Jehovah  ( ) saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all; and He guided them on every side. (23) And many brought an offering to Jehovah  ( ), to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah the king of Judah; and he was lifted up before the eyes of all the nations after this.

2 Chronicles 32:9-23 GNB
(9) Some time later, while Sennacherib and his army were still at Lachish, he sent the following message to Hezekiah and the people of Judah who were with him in Jerusalem: (10) "I, Sennacherib, Emperor of Assyria, ask what gives you people the confidence to remain in Jerusalem under siege. (11) Hezekiah tells you that the LORD  ( ) your God will save you from our power, but Hezekiah is deceiving you and will let you die of hunger and thirst. (12) He is the one who destroyed the LORD's  ( 's) shrines and altars and then told the people of Judah and Jerusalem to worship and burn incense at one altar only. (13) Don't you know what my ancestors and I have done to the people of other nations? Did the gods of any other nation save their people from the emperor of Assyria? (14) When did any of the gods of all those countries ever save their country from us? Then what makes you think that your god can save you? (15) Now don't let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like that. Don't believe him! No god of any nation has ever been able to save his people from any Assyrian emperor. So certainly this god of yours can't save you!" (16) The Assyrian officials said even worse things about the LORD  ( ) God and Hezekiah, the LORD's  ( 's) servant. (17) The letter that the emperor wrote defied the LORD  ( ), the God of Israel. It said, "The gods of the nations have not saved their people from my power, and neither will Hezekiah's god save his people from me." (18) The officials shouted this in Hebrew in order to frighten and discourage the people of Jerusalem who were on the city wall, so that it would be easier to capture the city. (19) They talked about the God of Jerusalem in the same way that they talked about the gods of the other peoples, idols made by human hands. (20) Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed to God and cried out to him for help. (21) The LORD  ( ) sent an angel that killed the soldiers and officers of the Assyrian army. So the emperor went back to Assyria disgraced. One day when he was in the temple of his god, some of his sons killed him with their swords. (22) In this way the LORD  ( ) rescued King Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the power of Sennacherib, the emperor of Assyria, and also from their other enemies. He let the people live in peace with all the neighboring countries. (23) Many people came to Jerusalem, bringing offerings to the LORD  ( ) and gifts to Hezekiah, so that from then on all the nations held Hezekiah in honor.

2 Chronicles 32:9-23 MKJV
(9) After this Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem; and he was against Lachish, and all his forces with him against Hezekiah king of Judah, and against all Judah in Jerusalem, saying, (10) Sennacherib king of Assyria says this, On what do you trust that you sit under siege in Jerusalem? (11) Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give yourselves over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, Jehovah  ( ) our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? (12) Has not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, You shall worship before one altar and burn incense on it? (13) Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the people of other lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands in any way able to deliver their lands out of my hands? (14) Who among all the gods of those nations that my fathers completely destroyed is able to deliver his people out of my hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of my hand? (15) And now do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you in this way, nor yet believe him. For no god of any nation was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers. How much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand? (16) And his servants spoke still more against Jehovah  ( ) God, and against His servant Hezekiah. (17) He also wrote letters to revile Jehovah  ( ), the God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver His people out of my hand. (18) And they cried out with a loud voice in Jewish to the people of Jerusalem on the wall, in order to frighten them and to trouble them, so that they might take the city. (19) And they spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of the hands of man. (20) And for this reason Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to Heaven. (21) And Jehovah  ( ) sent an angel to cut off all the mighty men of power, and the leaders and commanders in the camp of the king of Assyria. And he returned with shame of face to his own land. And he came into the house of his god, and those from his own bowels killed him there with the sword. (22) And Jehovah  ( ) saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and guided them on every side. (23) And many brought gifts to Jehovah  ( ) to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from that time on.

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Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

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BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

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KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation