2 Chronicles 32:10

10 "Thus says King Sennacherib of Assyria: On what are you relying, that you undergo the siege of Jerusalem?

2 Chronicles 32:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:10

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, whereon do ye trust,
&c.] On what power in heaven or on earth?

that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
hold out against the siege of it, and do not deliver it up.

2 Chronicles 32:10 In-Context

8 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles." The people were encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.

9 After this, while King Sennacherib of Assyria was at Lachish with all his forces, he sent his servants to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah of Judah and to all the people of Judah that were in Jerusalem, saying,

10 "Thus says King Sennacherib of Assyria: On what are you relying, that you undergo the siege of Jerusalem?

11 Is not Hezekiah misleading you, handing you over to die by famine and by thirst, when he tells you, "The Lord our God will save us from the hand of the king of Assyria'?

12 Was it not this same Hezekiah who took away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, "Before one altar you shall worship, and upon it you shall make your offerings'?