2 Kings 20:21

2 Kings 20:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)Hezekiah rested with his ancestors. And Manasseh his son succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Hezekiah rested with his fathers. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place.

Context of 2 Kings 20:21

19But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?” 20As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and his son Manasseh reigned in his place.

2 Kings 20:21 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

• And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• restedשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• withעִם‛im · withH5973
• his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in his placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478

Cross-references for 2 Kings 20:21

• 2 Kings 21:18And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 2:10Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David.
• 1 Kings 11:43And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 14:31And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
• 2 Chronicles 26:23And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
• 2 Chronicles 32:33And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
• 2 Kings 21:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 20:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 The king of Babylon was at this time independent of the king of Assyria, though shortly after subdued by him. Hezekiah showed his treasures and armour, and other proofs of his wealth and power. This was the effect of pride and ostentation, and departing from simple reliance on God. He also seems to have missed the opportunity of speaking to the Chaldeans, about Him who had wrought the miracles which excited their attention, and of pointing…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 20:21

• Hezekiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Manasseh
• Issue
• Lump
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Israel, History of
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Kings, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Kings 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings