16 And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
16 Sennacherib's officers spoke further against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah.
16 And his servants said still more against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah.
16 The messengers felt free to throw in their personal comments, putting down both God and God's servant Hezekiah.
16 Furthermore, his servants spoke against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah.
16 And Sennacherib's officers further mocked the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah, heaping insult upon insult.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 32:16
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 32:1-23
(Read 2 Chronicles 32:1-23)
Those who trust God with their safety, must use proper means, else they tempt him. God will provide, but so must we also. Hezekiah gathered his people together, and spake comfortably to them. A believing confidence in God, will raise us above the prevailing fear of man. Let the good subjects and soldiers of Jesus Christ, rest upon his word, and boldly say, Since God is for us, who can be against us? By the favour of God, enemies are lost, and friends gained.