The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 32:8 Explained

2 Chronicles 32:8

KJV: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

YLT: With him is an arm of flesh, and with us is Jehovah our God, to help us, and to fight our battles;' and the people are supported by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Darby: with him is an arm of flesh, but with us is Jehovah our God to help us and to fight our battles. And the people depended upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

ASV: with him is an arm of flesh; but with us is Jehovah our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Chronicles 32:8?

MEANING: What does 2 Chronicles 32:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 32:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Chronicles 32:8?

What is the context of 2 Chronicles 32:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

With him [is] an arm of flesh; but with us [is] the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

What does 2 Chronicles 32:8 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 32:1-15 - Prepared To Meet The Foe

We might have supposed that Hezekiah's faithfulness in cleansing the Temple and restoring the worship of Jehovah would have secured for him and his people complete immunity from invasion. Surely for such a loyal servant, God would graciously interpose and defend from Sennacherib's encampment on the sacred soil of the south country. We are taught the lesson that faith is not rewarded by the unbroken summer of prosperity, but tried, tested, and matured by the stormy blasts of attack and peril. The great Husbandman mined Hezekiah that he might bring forth more fruit.

These careful preparations made by the king and his people for cutting off the water-supply and equipping the soldiers and fortifications against attack, were perfectly consistent with a true faith. Hezekiah's ultimate confidence was not in these things, but in that Greater One who was undoubtedly with them, 2 Chronicles 32:7. There was considerable subtlety in Sennacherib's messages, but he did not understand how much that one altar meant, and how different Jehovah was from the idols of the nations, 2 Chronicles 32:12; 2 Chronicles 15:1-19. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 32

¹ Sennacherib invading Judah, Hezekiah fortifies himself, and encourages his people
⁹ Hezekiah and Isaiah pray against the blasphemies of Sennarchib
²¹ An angel destroys the host of the Assyrians
²⁴ Hezekiah praying in his sickness, God gives him a sign of recovery
²⁵ His proud heart is humbled by God
²⁷ His wealth and works
³¹ His error in the ambassage of Babylon
³² He dying, Manasseh succeeds him

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 32:8 mean?

With him [is] an arm of flesh but with us [is] Yahweh our God to help us and to fight our battles And were strengthened the people by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah -

עִמּוֹ֙ זְר֣וֹעַ בָּשָׂ֔ר וְעִמָּ֜נוּ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖ם מִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּ וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּ הָעָ֔ם עַל־ דִּבְרֵ֖י יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־ יְהוּדָֽה פ

עִמּוֹ֙	With him [is]
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עִם Sense: with.
זְר֣וֹעַ	an arm
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: זְרֹועַ Sense: arm, forearm, shoulder, strength.
בָּשָׂ֔ר	of flesh
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh.
וְעִמָּ֜נוּ	but with us [is]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, first person common plural Root: עִם Sense: with.
יְהוָ֤ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙	our God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ	to help us
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common plural Root: עָזַר Sense: to help, succour, support.
וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖ם	and to fight
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
מִלְחֲמֹתֵ֑נוּ	our battles
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common plural Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
וַיִּסָּמְכ֣וּ	And were strengthened
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: סָמַךְ Sense: to lean, lay, rest, support, put, uphold, lean upon.
הָעָ֔ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
דִּבְרֵ֖י	the words
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ	of Hezekiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִזְקִיָּה Sense: 2th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices.
מֶֽלֶךְ־	king of
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יְהוּדָֽה	Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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