2 Kings 20:21

2 Kings 20:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)Hezekiah rested with his ancestors. And Manasseh his son succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Hezekiah rested with his fathers. Then Manasseh his son reigned in his place.

Context of 2 Kings 20:21

19Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The Lord’s word which you have announced is appropriate.” Then he added, “At least there will be peace and stability during my lifetime.” 20The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign and all his accomplishments, including how he built a pool and conduit to bring water into the city, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. Hezekiah passed away and his son Manasseh replaced him as king.

2 Kings 20:21 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• sleptשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• with his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 2 Kings 20:21

• 2 Kings 21:18Manasseh passed away and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzzah, and his son Amon replaced him as king.
• 1 Kings 2:10Then David passed away and was buried in the city of David.
• 1 Kings 11:43Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.
• 1 Kings 14:31Rehoboam passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah replaced him as king.
• 2 Chronicles 26:23Uzziah passed away and was buried near his ancestors in a cemetery belonging to the kings. (This was because he had a skin disease.) His son Jotham replaced him as king.
• 2 Chronicles 32:33Hezekiah passed away and was buried on the ascent of the tombs of the descendants of David. All the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem buried him with great honor. His son Manasseh replaced him as king.
• 2 Kings 21:1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 20:21

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 The king of Babylon was at this time independent of the king of Assyria, though shortly after subdued by him. Hezekiah showed his treasures and armour, and other proofs of his wealth and power. This was the effect of pride and ostentation, and departing from simple reliance on God. He also seems to have missed the opportunity of speaking to the Chaldeans, about Him who had wrought the miracles which excited their attention, and of pointing…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 20:21

• Hezekiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

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