2 Chronicles 32:16

16 His envoys kept on speaking against ADONAI, God; and against his servant Hizkiyahu.

2 Chronicles 32:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:16

And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and
against his servant Hezekiah.
] Than what is here recorded, as may be read in ( 2 Kings 18:1-19:37 ) , and ( Isaiah 36:1-22 ) .

2 Chronicles 32:16 In-Context

14 Who of all the gods of those nations that my ancestors completely destroyed was able to rescue his people from me? How then will your God rescue you from me?

15 Don't let Hizkiyahu mislead you or delude you this way, don't believe him. For no god of any nation or kingdom has ever been able to rescue his people from me or my ancestors; how much less will your God rescue you from me!'"

16 His envoys kept on speaking against ADONAI, God; and against his servant Hizkiyahu.

17 He also wrote a letter insulting ADONAI the God of Isra'el and speaking against him; it said, "Just as the gods of the nations of the other countries could not rescue their people from me, likewise Hizkiyahu's God will not rescue his people from me."

18 They were shouting loudly in the language of the Judeans to the people of Yerushalayim who were on the wall in order to terrify them and make them fearful, so that they could capture the city.