Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 20
(2 Chronicles 32:24–31; Isaiah 38:1–8)
1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396became mortallyלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191illחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470.The prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to himאֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Put your houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderצַ֣וtzavH6680,forכִּ֛יkiH3588youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are about to dieמֵ֥תmetH4191;you will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808recoverתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.’”
3“Pleaseאָנָּ֣ה'a.NahH577,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,rememberזְכָר־ נָ֞אze.khor- na'H2142H4994אֵ֣ת'etH853howאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980before Youלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440faithfullyבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with wholeheartedוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824devotionשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003;I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213what isgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥יchiz.ki.Ya.hu be.KhiH2396H1065weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058bitterlyגָדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419.
5“Go backשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ אֶל־ve.'a.mar.Ta 'el-H559H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396the leaderנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085אֶת־'et-H853your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605;I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853your tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832.I will surely healהִנְנִי֙ רֹ֣פֶאhi.Ni Ro.fe'H2005H7495you.On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992day from nowבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117you will go upתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
6I will addוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141toעַל־'al-H5921your lifeיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.And I will deliver youאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892from the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804.I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ עַל־ve.ga.no.Ti 'al-H1598H5921thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for My sakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616and for the sake ofוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732.’”
7Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Prepareקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947a poulticeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690of figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384.”So they brought itוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947and appliedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it toעַֽל־'al-H5921the boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,and Hezekiah recoveredוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.
8Now Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶֽל־chiz.ki.Ya.hu 'el-H2396H413had askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100will be the signא֔וֹת'otH226thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will healיִרְפָּ֥אyir.Pa'H7495meand that I will go upוְעָלִ֛יתִיve.'a.Li.tiH5927to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117?”
9And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470had repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶה־zeh-H2088will be a signהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226to youfromמֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thatכִּ֚יkiH3588Heיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He has promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: Would you likethe shadowהַצֵּל֙ha.TzelH6738to goהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980forward tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַֽעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,orאִם־'im-H518backיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609?”
10“It is easyנָקֵ֣לna.KelH7043for the shadowלַצֵּ֔לla.TzelH6738to lengthenלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,”answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, “but notלֹ֣א כִ֔יlo' KhiH3808H3588for itהַצֵּ֛לha.TzelH6738to goיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725backאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609.”
11So Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030called outוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and He broughtוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725אֶת־'et-H853the shadowהַצֵּ֗ל בַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹתha.Tzel Ba.ma.'a.lotH6738H4609אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834backאֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322the tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsבְּמַעֲל֥וֹתbe.ma.'a.LotH4609it had descendedיָרְדָ֜הya.re.DahH3381on the stairwayמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ פma.'a.LotH4609of Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271.
Hezekiah Shows His Treasures
(Isaiah 39:1–8)
12At thatהַהִ֡יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Merodach-baladanבְּרֹאדַ֣ךְbe.ro.DakhH1255sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersבַּ֠לְאֲדָן סְפָרִ֥יםBal.'a.don se.fa.RimH1255H5612and a giftוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085aboutכִּ֥יkiH3588Hezekiah’sחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396illnessחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.
13And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396receivedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the envoysעֲלֵיהֶם֮'a.lei.HemH5921and showed themוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200אֶת־'et-H853all that wasכָּל־kol-H3605in his treasureנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.ToH5238אֶת־'et-H853houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004—the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the goldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the spicesהַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםha.be.sa.MimH1314וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,and the preciousהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,as well as his armoryבֵּ֣ית כֵּלָ֔יוbeit ke.LavH1004H3627וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his storehousesבְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'otz.ro.TavH214.There wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961nothingלֹֽא־ דָבָ֗רlo'- da.VarH3808H1697in his palaceבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004or in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475thatאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808show themהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200.
14Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinH370did thoseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582come fromאֵלָ֜יו יָבֹ֣אוּ'e.Lav ya.Vo.'uH935H413,and whatמָ֥הmahH4100did they sayאָמְר֣וּ׀'a.me.RuH559to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413?” “They cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from a distantרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350landמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776,”Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.”
15“Whatמָ֥הmahH4100have they seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in your palaceבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?”Isaiah askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “They have seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834in my palaceבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004אֵ֣ת'etH853,”answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396. “There is nothingלֹא־ הָיָ֥הlo'- ha.YahH3808H1961דָבָ֛רda.VarH1697among my treasuresבְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'o.tze.ro.TaiH214thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808show themהִרְאִיתִ֖םhir.'i.TimH7200.”
17The timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117will surelyהִנֵּה֮hi.NehH2009comeבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935when everythingכָּל־kol-H3605in your palaceבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and all thatוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have stored upאָצְר֧וּ'a.tze.RuH686untilעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117will be carried offוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894.Nothingלֹֽא־ דָּבָ֖רlo'- da.VarH3808H1697will be leftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
18And some ofמִמְּךָ֛mi.me.KhaH4480אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834תּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205your descendantsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121,your ownאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834flesh and bloodיֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318,will be taken awayיִקָּ֑חוּyi.kachH3947to beוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961eunuchsסָֽרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in the palaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.”
19But Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696is goodט֥וֹבTovH2896.”For he thoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Will there notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808at leastאִם־'im-H518beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965and securityוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571in my lifetimeבְיָמָֽי׃ve.ya.MaiH3117?”
Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah
20As for the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,along with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his mightגְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹge.Vu.ra.ToH1369and howוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834he constructedעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853the poolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the tunnelהַתְּעָלָ֔הha.te.'a.LahH8585to bringוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935אֶת־'et-H853waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325into the cityהָעִ֑ירָה הֲלֹא־ הֵ֣םha.'I.rah ha.lo'- hemH5892H3808H1992,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
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
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