2 Chronicles 32:16

16 And still more his servants said against Yahweh God and against Hezekiah his servant.

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 among all the gods of those nations whom my ancestors utterly destroyed was able to save his people from my hand, that your God will be able to save you from my hand?

15 So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you. Do not let him urge you according to this. Do not put trust in him, for no god of any nation and kingdom has been able to save his people from my hand and from the hand of my ancestors. Surely then your God will not save you from my hand!'"

16 And still more his servants said against Yahweh God and against Hezekiah his servant.

17 And he wrote letters to treat Yahweh the God of Israel with contempt and spoke against him, saying, "As the gods of the nations of the earth who did not save their people from my hand, so likewise the God of Hezekiah will not save his people from my hand."

18 Then they called with a great voice in Judean to the people of Jerusalem who [were] upon the wall to frighten them and terrify them, so that they could take the city captive.