Text: 2 Chronicles 32:31
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 20:12-19
Subject: Prophetic declaration
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: The full Babylonian envoys narrative in 2 Kings 20:12-19 — Hezekiah's display of treasures, Isaiah's devastating prophecy of Babylonian exile, Hezekiah's ambiguous response ("The word of the LORD you have spoken is good") — connects to the Chronicler's theological interpretation in 2 Chronicles 32:31. The Chronicler identifies this event as a divine withdrawal: "God left him to test him" (עֲזָבוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים לְנַסּוֹתוֹ). Kings shows the political consequences (prophecy of exile); Chronicles reveals the spiritual purpose (testing the heart). Together they explain why even the faithful Hezekiah contributed to Judah's eventual downfall.