2 Chronicles 32:1

Sennacherib king of Assyria. This chapter is parallel for the most part with 2 Kings 18:13 to 20:21, and with Isa. 36 to 39. Verses 2 to 8, describing Hezekiah’s preparations for defense, are almost entirely supplementary.

Thought to win them. Sennacherib largely succeeded in accomplishing his purpose (2 Kings 18:13). In his annals he claims to have taken 46 of the fenced, or walled, cities of Judah and to have carried away captive 200,150 people, besides a large amount of booty. This campaign was in the 14th year of Hezekiah’s sole reign (not of his probable coregency). The year was 701 B.C., according to the generally accepted dating of Sennacherib’s record. On the question as to whether the narrative of this chapter describes one campaign or two, see on 2 Kings 18:13.