2 Kings 20:6

2 Kings 20:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
• New International Version (NIV)I 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.’ ”
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for the sake of My servant David.” ’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.’”

Context of 2 Kings 20:6

4And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: 5"Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord, and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake." 7And Isaiah said, "Bring a cake of figs. And let them take and lay it on the boil, that he may recover." 8And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?"

2 Kings 20:6 word by word

וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י עַל־יָמֶ֗יךָ חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנּוֹתִי֙ עַל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• unto thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• fifteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• fifteenחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• and I will deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• thee and this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• out of the handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• and I will defendגָּנַןgânan · to defendH1598
• for mine own sake, and for my servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732

Cross-references for 2 Kings 20:6

• Psalms 116:15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
• Acts 27:24and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'
• 2 Kings 19:34For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
• 2 Chronicles 32:22So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all his enemies, and he provided for them on every side.
• Isaiah 10:24Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts: "O my people, who dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians when they strike with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 20:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will add unto thy days fifteen years - This is the first and only man who was ever informed of the term of his life. And was this a privilege! Surely no. If Hezekiah was attached to life, as he appears to have been, how must his mind be affected to mark the sinking years! He knew he was to die at the end of fifteen years; and how must he feel at the end of every year, when he saw that so much was cut off from life? He must necessarily feel a thousand…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The king of Assyria in 714 and 713 B.C. was Sargon (B.C. 721-705). If then the Biblical and Assyrian chronologies which agree exactly in the year of the taking of Samaria (721 B.C.), are to be depended on, the king of Assyria here must have been Sargon. It may be conjectured that he had taken offence at something in the conduct of Hezekiah, and have threatened Jerusalem about this time (compare Isaiah 20:6). There is, however, no evidence of actual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6When God gave Hezekiah more years to live, he also promised to protect Jerusalem. When Hezekiah responded to Sennacherib’s later invasion (2 Kings 19:14–19) by asking Isaiah for advice (2 Kings 19:2), he was following a well-known example. for My sake and for … David: God reminded Hezekiah of this promise during Sennacherib’s invasion (2 Kings 19:34).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72Ki 20:1-7. Hezekiah's Life Lengthened. 1. In those days was Hezekiah sick--As his reign lasted twenty-nine years (2Ki 18:2), and his kingdom was invaded in the fourteenth (2Ki 18:13), it is evident that this sudden and severe illness must have occurred in the very year of the Syrian invasion. Between the threatened attack and the actual appearance of the enemy, this incident in Hezekiah's history must have taken place. But according to the usage of the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 20:6

• Blessing
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In the dictionaries

• Assyria
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• Lump
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dial of Ahaz
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• Hezekiah (2)
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• Israel, History of
• Judah, Kingdom 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