2 Kings 20:17

2 Kings 20:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your predecessors have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the Lord.

Context of 2 Kings 20:17

15And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. 16And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of Yhwh. Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Yhwh. 18And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 19Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Yhwh which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?

2 Kings 20:17 word by word

הִנֵּה֮ יָמִ֣ים בָּאִים֒ וְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר אָצְר֧וּ אֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ עַד־הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה בָּבֶ֑לָה לֹֽא־יִוָּתֵ֥ר דָּבָ֖ר אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Behold, the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• in thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and that which thy fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• have laid up in storeאָצַר'âtsar · to storeH686
• shall be carriedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• into Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• nothingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• shall be leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Kings 20:17

• 2 Kings 24:13And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of Yhwh, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of Yhwh, as Yhwh had said.
• 2 Kings 25:13And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Yhwh, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of Yhwh, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
• Leviticus 26:19And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
• 2 Chronicles 36:10And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of Yhwh, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 27:21Yea, thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of Yhwh, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;
• Jeremiah 52:17Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of Yhwh, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of Yhwh, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 20:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Behold, the days come - This was fulfilled in the days of the latter Jewish kings, when the Babylonians had led the people away into captivity, and stripped the land, the temple, etc., of all their riches. See Daniel 1:1-3.Read the comment
• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17all … will be carried off to Babylon: The Lord's message through Isaiah predicted that the palace treasures in Jerusalem would be taken to Babylon, which happened between 597 and 586 BC (2 Kings 24:10–17; 25:1–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1912-19. Berodach-baladan--(Is 39:1), the first king of Babylon mentioned in sacred history; formerly its rulers were viceroys of the Assyrian monarchs. This individual threw off the yoke, and asserting his independence, made with varying success, a long and obstinate resistance [Rawlinson, Outlines]. The message of congratulation to Hezekiah, was, in all likelihood, accompanied with proposals for a defensive alliance against their common Assyrian enemy…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 20:17

• Babylon
• Hezekiah
• Isaiah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Prophecy
• Reproof
• Rich, the
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

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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