2 Chronicles 32:17

Easy To Read Version

The king of Assyria also wrote letters that insulted the Lord God of Israel. This is what the king of Assyria said in those letters: “The gods of the other nations could not stop me from destroying their people. In the same way Hezekiah’s god won’t be able to stop me from destroying his people.”

Cross References

2 Kings 19:11

You have heard the things the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries. We destroyed them completely! Will you be saved? No!

2 Kings 19:12

The gods of those nations did not save their people. My ancestors [235] destroyed them all. They destroyed Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Tel Assar!

2 Kings 19:14

Hezekiah received the letters from the messengers and read them. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord’s temple [236] and laid the letters out in front of the Lord.

2 Kings 19:22

But who did you insult and make fun of? Who did you speak against? You were against the Holy One of Israel! You acted like you were better than him!

2 Kings 19:28

Yes, you were upset at me. I heard your proud insults. So I will put my hook in your nose. And I will put my bit [239] in your mouth. Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came.”

2 Kings 19:9

The king of Assyria heard a rumor about Tirhakah king of Ethiopia. The rumor said, “Tirhakah has come to fight against you!”

2 Chronicles 32:14

My ancestors destroyed those countries. There is no god that can stop me from destroying his people. So you think your god can save you from me?

2 Chronicles 32:16

The officers of the king of Assyria said worse things against the Lord God and against Hezekiah, God’s servant.

Nehemiah 6:5

Then, the fifth time, Sanballat sent his helper to me with the same message. And he had a letter in his hand that was not sealed.

Isaiah 10:15

An axe is not better than the person that cuts with it. A saw is not better than the person that saws with it. \{But Assyria thinks he is more important and powerful than God.\} And this is like a stick being more powerful and important than the person that picks it up and uses it to punish someone.

Isaiah 37:14

Hezekiah took the letters from the messengers and read them. Then Hezekiah went to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [352]} Hezekiah opened the letters and laid them out in front the Lord.

Revelation 13:6

The animal opened his mouth to say bad things against God. The animal also said bad things against God’s name, against the place where God lives, and against all those who live in heaven.

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men standing near him, “{What did he say?} What is the reward for killing this Philistine and taking away this shame from Israel? Who is this Goliath anyway? He is only some foreigner. [153] Goliath is nothing but a Philistine. Why does he think he can speak against the army of the living God?”

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, [155] Goliath, just like them! Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.