2 Chronicles 32:18
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Moreover he cried out with a loud voice, in the Jews' tongue, to the people that sat on the walls of Jerusalem, that he might frighten them, and take the city.

they cried

2 Kings 18:26-28 Then Eliacim, the son of Helcias, and Sobna, and Joahe, said to Rabsaces: We pray thee, speak to us, thy servants, in Syriac: for we understand that tongue: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the hearing of the people that are upon the wall. . . .

Isaiah 36:13 Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said: Hear the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.

to affright

1 Samuel 17:10,26 And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand. . . .

Nehemiah 6:9 For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more:

Context
Sennacherib Boasts Against the LORD
17He wrote also letters full of blasphemy against the Lord the God of Israel, and he spoke against him: As the gods of other nations could not deliver their people out of my hand, so neither can the God of Ezechias deliver his people out of this hand. 18Moreover he cried out with a loud voice, in the Jews' tongue, to the people that sat on the walls of Jerusalem, that he might frighten them, and take the city.19And he spoke against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, the works of the hands of men.…
Cross References
2 Kings 18:28
Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said: Hear the word of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.

Isaiah 36:13
Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said: Hear the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.

Lexicon
Then [the Assyrians] called out
וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ (way·yiq·rə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

loudly
בְקוֹל־ (ḇə·qō·wl-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound

in Hebrew
יְהוּדִ֗ית (yə·hū·ḏîṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3066: The Jewish -- language

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the people
עַ֤ם (‘am)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

of Jerusalem
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

who
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

were on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the wall,
הַֽחוֹמָ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2346: A wall of protection

to frighten
לְיָֽרְאָ֖ם (lə·yā·rə·’ām)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

and terrify them
וּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑ם (ū·lə·ḇa·hă·lām)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 926: To tremble inwardly, be, alarmed, agitated, to hasten anxiously

in order that
לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 4616: Purpose -- intent

to capture
יִלְכְּד֥וּ (yil·kə·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

the city.
הָעִֽיר׃ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement


Additional Translations
Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order that to capture the city.Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech to the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

And he cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language to the people of Jerusalem on the wall, calling them to assist them, and pull down the walls, that they might take the city.

And they cried with a loud voice in the Jewish [language] to the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to frighten them and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

And they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech to the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to fill them with consternation; that they might take the city.

They cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city.

And they call with a great voice in Jewish, against the people of Jerusalem who are on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them, that they may capture the city,
Jump to Previous
Affright Afraid City Consternation Cried Crying Fear Fill Frighten Great Hebrew Jerusalem Jewish Jews Judah Loud Order Purpose Putting Shouted Speech Terrify Trouble Troubling Voice Wall
Jump to Next
Affright Afraid City Consternation Cried Crying Fear Fill Frighten Great Hebrew Jerusalem Jewish Jews Judah Loud Order Purpose Putting Shouted Speech Terrify Trouble Troubling Voice Wall
Links
2 Chronicles 32:18 NIV
2 Chronicles 32:18 NLT
2 Chronicles 32:18 ESV
2 Chronicles 32:18 NASB
2 Chronicles 32:18 KJV

2 Chronicles 32:18 Bible Apps
2 Chronicles 32:18 Biblia Paralela
2 Chronicles 32:18 Chinese Bible
2 Chronicles 32:18 French Bible
2 Chronicles 32:18 German Bible

Alphabetical: a afraid and called capture city frighten Hebrew in Jerusalem Judah language loud make might of on order out people so take terrify that the them Then they this to voice wall were who with

OT History: 2 Chronicles 32:18 They cried with a loud voice (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

2 Chronicles 32:17
Top of Page
Top of Page