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2 Kings 20

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1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

2Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,

3I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

4And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

5Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

6And 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.

7And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

8And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

9And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

10And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

11And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

12At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

13And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

14Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

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 the LORD.

17Behold, 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.

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 the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?

20And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

21And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

Words in this chapter

Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.

  • אָמַרʼâmarH55919× in this chapter

    to say (used with great latitude)

  • אֵתʼêthH85318× in this chapter

    properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

  • חִזְקִיָּהChizqîyâhH239616× in this chapter

    Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites

  • יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH306814× in this chapter

    Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

  • אֵלʼêlH41314× in this chapter

    near, with or among; often in general, to

  • אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH83413× in this chapter

    who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

  • לֹאlôʼH380810× in this chapter

    not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

  • בַּיִתbayithH10049× in this chapter

    a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

  • דָּבָרdâbârH16979× in this chapter

    a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

  • יְשַׁעְיָהYᵉshaʻyâhH34709× in this chapter

    Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites

  • יוֹםyôwmH31178× in this chapter

    a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

  • מַעֲלָהmaʻălâhH46097× in this chapter

    elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)

  • הָיָהhâyâhH19616× in this chapter

    to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

  • כִּיkîyH35886× in this chapter

    (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

  • כֹּלkôlH36056× in this chapter

    properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

  • רָאָהrâʼâhH72006× in this chapter

    to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

  • בּוֹאbôwʼH9356× in this chapter

    to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

  • מֶלֶךְmelekH44285× in this chapter

    a king

  • עַלʻalH59215× in this chapter

    above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

  • עֶשֶׂרʻeserH62355× in this chapter

    ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)

  • בֵּןbênH11214× in this chapter

    a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

  • צֵלtsêlH67384× in this chapter

    shade, whether literal or figurative

  • שׁוּבshûwbH77254× in this chapter

    to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

  • שָׁמַעshâmaʻH80854× in this chapter

    to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

  • בָּבֶלBâbelH8944× in this chapter

    Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

  • אָבʼâbH13× in this chapter

    father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

  • טוֹבṭôwbH28963× in this chapter

    good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

  • לָקַחlâqachH39473× in this chapter

    to take (in the widest variety of applications)

  • מָהmâhH41003× in this chapter

    properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses

  • נָבִיאnâbîyʼH50303× in this chapter

    a prophet or (generally) inspired man

  • עִירʻîyrH58923× in this chapter

    a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

  • עָשָׂהʻâsâhH62133× in this chapter

    to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

  • בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָןBᵉrôʼdak BalʼădânH12552× in this chapter

    Berodak-Baladan, a Babylonian king

  • דָבַרdâbarH16962× in this chapter

    perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

  • דָּוִדDâvidH17322× in this chapter

    David, the youngest son of Jesse

  • הָלַךְhâlakH19802× in this chapter

    to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

  • הֵםhêmH19922× in this chapter

    they (only used when emphatic)

  • זֹאתzôʼthH20632× in this chapter

    this (often used adverb)

  • זֶהzehH20882× in this chapter

    the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

  • אוֹצָרʼôwtsârH2142× in this chapter

    a depository

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