2 Chronicles 32

2 Chronicles 32:1

THe establishment] the Italian, this faithfulnesse, of Hezekiah in re-establishing Gods pure service: Others translate it, this establishment.

2 Chronicles 32:3

To stop filling up the mouthes or oads of the springs, and bringing the, waters thereof into the city by pipes under ground, verse 30. see Isa. 22. 9. 11.

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The brook] which came and issued from that great spring of Gibon, which was on the west-sid of Ierusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:5

〈◊〉〈◊〉] see upon Isaiah 22:9. [broken] which peradventure remained so after the ruine, 2 Chronicles 25:23. [to the towers] even to the very top of them: [another wall] for to make a kinde of a ditch with brayes in it.

2 Chronicles 32:8

An arme] namely worldly power or strength, Ier. 17. 5.

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Against the God] the Italian hath it, of the God, or against the God.

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Rendred not] the Italian, did not acknowledge, namely, to God, in containing himselfe in humility before him, and holding his life, kingdom, and every thing else, as from him.

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Coates] for his flocks, and small sorts of catell.

2 Chronicles 32:30

The upper water course] upon the Assyrans comming, v. 4. he stopped the rising spring of Gibon, whose water was before brought to the city by high pipes and conduits into the poole called the upper poole, Isaiah 7:3. and taking the same spring lower under the earth, he brought the water by chanells under ground into the new or lower poole which he himselfe had made Isa. 22. 9. 11 to take away the water from the enemies, and furnish the city abundantly therewith: [straight] whereas before the water course fetched a compasse towards the South, he made this water course straight from the West to the East [under ground] these words are added in the Italian, or elow from the West, that is to say, taking the spring from the bottome of the rock, which was on the West side of Ierusalem, or from the West down; that is to say, drawing the water from the West side of Ierusalem to the hast side which was the lowerside.

2 Chronicles 32:31

Left him] did not guide him not strengthen him with his Spirit in this temptation of worldly ambition; for that humility which hee shewed when Isaiah admonished him, and his perseverance in piety, doe shew that hee was never quite deprived of Gods grace: [he might know] a humane kinde of speech, not that God indeed did doe this to know any such thing; but to make Hezekiah himselfe to know it; and to have the whole Church to take example thereby.

2 Chronicles 32:32

The vision] in his prophesie, Isaiah 36:1-22. to chapter. 40.

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Did him honour] with funerall pomps, songs, lamentations, &c.