King James Version
2 Kings 20:1-11
1In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117was Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470unto deathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191.And the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him, and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Set thine houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderצַ֣וtzavH6680;for thou shalt dieמֵ֥תmetH4191,and not liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.
3I beseechאָנָּ֣ה'a.NahH577thee, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now how I have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in truthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with a perfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824,and have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213that which isgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּ בְּכִ֥יvai.Ye.vek be.KhiH1065H1058soreגָדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419.
5Turn againשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396the captainנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thy prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thy tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832:behold, I will healרֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'H7495thee: on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117thou shalt go upתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927unto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
6And I will addוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254unto thy daysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH6240H2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141;and I will deliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee and this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892out of the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804;and I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ve.ga.no.TiH1598this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for mine own sake, and for my servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sake.
7And Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947a lumpדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690of figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384.And they tookוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947and laidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760iton the boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,and he recoveredוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.
8And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, What shall bethe signא֔וֹת'otH226that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will healיִרְפָּ֥אyir.Pa'H7495me, and that I shall go upוְעָלִ֛יתִיve.'a.Li.tiH5927into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117?
9And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,This signהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226shalt thou have of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that he hath spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:shall the shadowהַצֵּל֙ha.TzelH6738go forwardהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַֽעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,or go backיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609?
10And HezekiahH3169answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,It is a light thingנָקֵ֣לna.KelH7043for the shadowלַצֵּ֔לla.TzelH6738to go downלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609:nay, but let the shadowהַצֵּ֛לha.TzelH6738returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609.
11And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030criedוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and he broughtוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the shadowהַצֵּ֗לha.TzelH6738tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesבַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹתBa.ma.'a.lotH4609backwardאֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322,byבְּמַעֲל֥וֹתbe.ma.'a.LotH4609which it had gone downיָרְדָ֜הya.re.DahH3381in the dialמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ פma.'a.LotH4609of Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271.
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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