2 Kings 20:4

2 Kings 20:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him:
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

Context of 2 Kings 20:4

2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, 3“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 5“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD. 6I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

2 Kings 20:4 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ לֹ֣א יָצָ֔א חָצֵ֖ר הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑ה וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה הָיָ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• Beforeלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּyesha‛yâh yesha‛yâhû · IsaiahH3470
• had leftיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• the middleתִּיכוֹןtîykôn tîykôn · middleH8484
• courtyardעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• to himאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Commentaries on 2 Kings 20:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Into the middle court - הצר hatstser, the court. This is the reading of the Masoretic Keri: העיר haair, "of the city," is the reading of the text, and of most MSS.; but the versions follow the Keri.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The middle court - i. e., of the royal palace. This is preferable to the marginal reading.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19In those days: This phrase gives a general time reference. It shows that the events are grouped by theme, not by strict order of time. The story about Merodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12–19), who Sennacherib had expelled from Babylon before 701 BC, occurred before the events in chapters 18–19 but after Hezekiah's illness (2 Kings 20:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court--of the royal castle.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 20:4

• Blessing
• Disease
• Faith
• Hezekiah
• Isaiah
• Prayer
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

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

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