2 Chronicles 32:1

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 32:4 Historical context

2 Chronicles 32:4 shows the immediate response: stopping water sources to hinder the Assyrian army.

2 Chronicles 6:28 includes prayer for deliverance when enemies besiege — Solomon's prayer directly applies to this invasion.

2 Kings 18:13-37 gives the parallel account of Sennacherib's invasion — the same historical event from a different perspective.

2 Kings 18:19 is the Rabshakeh's speech during the same siege of Jerusalem — a parallel account of the same event.

2 Kings 18:20 continues Rabshakeh's speech — directly parallel to the crisis described in 2 Chronicles 32.

Isaiah 10:7-11 reveals Assyria's arrogant mindset — thinking they can destroy Jerusalem like other nations — explaining why Sennacherib invaded.

Isaiah 36:1-22 also recounts Sennacherib's invasion — another parallel account of the same event.

Isaiah 37:24 records Sennacherib's boast of conquering Lebanon — a direct parallel to the taunt during this invasion.

Isaiah 37:25 continues the boast of drying up Egypt's streams — part of the same taunt against Hezekiah.

Isaiah 22:9 Historical context

Isaiah 22:9 describes examining breaches and collecting water — a prophetic reference to Hezekiah's defenses against Assyria.

Isaiah 7:17 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 7:17 prophesies the coming of the king of Assyria against Judah — a threat that later materializes in Sennacherib's invasion.

Isaiah 8:6–8 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 8:6-8 describes Assyria as flooding waters — a prophecy of invasion that finds fulfillment in Sennacherib's campaign.

Isaiah 10:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 10:5 calls Assyria the rod of God's anger — the same instrument used against Judah in Sennacherib's invasion.

Isaiah 7:18 Allusion

Isaiah 7:18 continues the imagery of Assyria as a bee — representing the same Assyrian threat that invades in 2 Chronicles 32.

Isaiah 10:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 10:6 says God sends Assyria against a godless nation — applicable to the invasion of Judah, though Hezekiah was righteous.

Micah 1:9 Prophetic fulfillment

Micah 1:9 prophesies that judgment has reached Jerusalem's gate, echoing the Assyrian threat that now confronts Hezekiah's kingdom.