Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?
Sennacherib's malice cuts two ways at once: he undermines Hezekiah's authority by whispering to the people that their king will starve them, and he blasphemes God Himself, comparing the Maker of heaven and earth to the dead idols of conquered nations. Mark how a man's pride in his own conquests becomes the fuel for his impiety.
AI summary
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 32:9-23
He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel,.... See Kg2 19:9. . 2 Chronicles 32:18 ch2 32:18 ch2 32:18 ch2 32:18Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall,....
Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it? (g) Thus the wicked put no difference between true religion and false, God and idols: for Hezekiah only destroyed idolatry and replaced it with true religion.