2 Chronicles 32:6 He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate and encouraged them with these words:

◄ 2 Chronicles 32:6 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate and encouraged them with these words:

English Standard Version
And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

New American Standard Bible
He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

King James Bible
And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He set military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

International Standard Version
He appointed military officers to take charge of the people, who gathered them together in the square near the city gate and spoke to them encouragingly,

American Standard Version
And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he appointed captains of the soldiers of the army: and he called them all together in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke to their heart, saying:

Darby Bible Translation
And he set captains of war over the people, and assembled them to him on the open place at the gate of the city, and spoke consolingly to them saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And he putteth heads of war over the people, and gathereth them unto him, unto the broad place of a gate of the city, and speaketh unto their heart, saying,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

32:1-23 Those who trust God with their safety, must use proper means, else they tempt him. God will provide, but so must we also. Hezekiah gathered his people together, and spake comfortably to them. A believing confidence in God, will raise us above the prevailing fear of man. Let the good subjects and soldiers of Jesus Christ, rest upon his word, and boldly say, Since God is for us, who can be against us? By the favour of God, enemies are lost, and friends gained.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. he … gathered them together … in the street—that is, the large open space at the gate of Eastern cities. Having equipped his soldiers with a full suit of military accoutrements, he addressed them in an animated strain, dwelling on the motives they had to inspire courage and confidence of success, especially on their consciousness of the favor and helping power of God.