Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 32:10
“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Sennacherib king of Assyria sends servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah and the Judahite people while his forces besiege Lachish.
The words — The Hebrew כֹּה (koh, "thus") and מָה (mah, "what") open the declaration and frame the direct question regarding the foundation of their trust.
The thread — This identical challenge appears in the parallel records of 2 Kings 18:19 and Isaiah 36:4, where the Rabshakeh delivers the same Assyrian proclamation.
Why it lands — The text explicitly questions the grounds for staying in a besieged city, requiring the listener to identify whether their security rests on divine promise or human calculation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 18:19 The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
- Isaiah 36:4 The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?