New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 20

Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery

1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396becameH2470mortallyלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191illH2470.And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, ‘SetH6680your houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderH6680,for you shall dieמֵ֥תmetH4191and not liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.’”

2Then he turnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023and prayedוַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔לvai.Yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֞אna'H4994,OH577 Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I beseechH577You,howאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You in truthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with a wholeשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824and have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.” AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058bitterlyבְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל׃ סbe.Khi ga.DolH1419 H1065.

4Beforeלֹ֣אlo'H3808Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470had goneיָצָ֔אya.Tza'H3318out of the middleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הha.ti.kho.NahH8484courtחָצֵ֖רha.'irH2691,the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396the leaderנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732, “I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832;beholdH2009,I will healרֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'H7495you. On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117you shall goתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927up to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6I will addוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141to yourlifeיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117,and I will deliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337you and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892from the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804; andI will defendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ve.ga.no.TiH1598thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for My own sakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616and for My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.”’”

7Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947a cakeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690of figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384.”And they tookוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947and laidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760iton the boilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,and he recoveredוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

8Now Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100will be the signא֔וֹת'otH226that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will healיִרְפָּ֥אyir.Pa'H7495me, and that I shall goוְעָלִ֛יתִיve.'a.Li.tiH5927up to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117?”

9Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶה־zeh-H2088shall be the signהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226to you from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that He has spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:shall the shadowהַצֵּל֙ha.TzelH6738goהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980forward tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַֽעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609orאִם־'im-H518goיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725backH7725tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609?”

10So Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “It is easyנָקֵ֣לna.KelH7043for the shadowלַצֵּ֔לla.TzelH6738to declineלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609;noלֹ֣אlo'H3808,but let the shadowהַצֵּ֛לha.TzelH6738turnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609.”

11Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030criedוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andHe broughtוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the shadowהַצֵּ֗לha.TzelH6738on thestairwayבַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹתBa.ma.'a.lotH4609backאֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsבְּמַעֲל֥וֹתbe.ma.'a.LotH4609by whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834it had goneH3381downיָרְדָ֜הya.re.DahH3381on thestairwayמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ פma.'a.LotH4609of Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271.

Hezekiah Shows Babylon His Treasures

12At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Berodach-baladanH1255a sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612and a presentוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,for he heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396had beenH2470sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

13Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to them, and showedוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200themallכָּל־kol-H3605his treasureנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.ToH5238houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701and the goldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091and the spicesהַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםha.be.sa.MimH1314and the preciousהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his armorכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627and allכָּל־kol-H3605that was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his treasuriesבְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'otz.ro.TavH214.There was nothingלֹֽא־ דָבָ֗רlo'- da.VarH3808 H1697in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475that Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396did not showהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200them.

14Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100did theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376sayאָמְר֣וּ׀'a.me.RuH559,and from whereוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinH370have they comeיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935to you?” And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “They have comeבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from a farרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350countryמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776,from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.”

15He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100have they seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?”So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They have seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that is in my houseבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004;there is nothingדָבָ֛רda.VarH3808 H1697among my treasuriesבְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'o.tze.ro.TaiH214that I have not shownהִרְאִיתִ֖םhir.'i.TimH7200them.”

16Then Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, “Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17‘Beholdהִנֵּה֮hi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935whenallכָּל־kol-H3605that is in your houseבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004,and all that your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have laidH686up in storeH686to thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117will be carriedוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894;nothingלֹֽא־ דָּבָ֖רlo'- da.VarH3808 H1697shall be leftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,’saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18‘Someמִמְּךָ֛mi.me.KhaH4480of your sonsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834shall issueיֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318from you, whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you will begetתּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205,will be takenיִקָּ֑חוּyi.kachH3947away; and they will becomeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961officialsסָֽרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in the palaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.’”

19Then Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896.” For hethoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is it not so, ifאִם־'im-H518there will be peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571in my daysבְיָמָֽי׃ve.ya.MaiH3117?”

20Now the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his mightגְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹge.Vu.ra.ToH1369,and howוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834hemadeעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213the poolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295and the conduitהַתְּעָלָ֔הha.te.'a.LahH8585and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325into the cityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?

21So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery

Hezekiah Shows Babylon His Treasures

Commentaries on 2 Kings 20