After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
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
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, whereon do ye trust,.... 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.
(See on 2Ki. 18:17-35; also 2Ki. 19:8-34).