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2 Kings 20

2 Kings 20:1

Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery · 2 Kings 20:1–11
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Translations

Modern
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
Traditional
In 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.
Literal
In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet went to him and said to him, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Set in order your house, for you shall die and not live.’”
Latin
In diebus illis ægrotavit Ezechias usque ad mortem: et venit ad eum Isaias filius Amos propheta, dixitque ei: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Præcipe domui tuæ: morieris enim tu, et non vives.

Original

Hebrew
English
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

Notes

2 Kings 20:1

  • Isaiah was already active during Hezekiah's reign before Sennacherib tried to capture Jerusalem. He was available to the king during that crisis (2 Kings 19:2).

  • Put your house in order: Hezekiah's illness was fatal.

2 Kings 20:1–19

In those days: This phrase gives a general time reference. It shows that the events are grouped by theme, not by strict order of time. The story about Merodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12–19), who Sennacherib had expelled from Babylon before 701 BC, occurred before the events in chapters 18–19 but after Hezekiah's illness (2 Kings 20:12).

Theme notes and profiles

Hezekiah Isaiah The Sovereignty of God

Events

Parallels

2 Chronicles 32:24–31 Isaiah 38:1–8

People

Amoz: Father of the prophet Isaiah Hezekiah: A righteous king of Judah Isaiah: Prophet during reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah

Glossary

Boil Death Hezekiah Kings, Books of First and Second

Topics

Amoz: Father of Imiah Blessing: Temporal, from God: Hezekiah Restored to Health Death: Preparation For Disease of Hezekiah Diseases: God often Entreated to Cure Faith: Hezekiah Getting your House in Order Hezekiah: King of Judah: Sickness and Restoration of Isaiah: Comforts Hezekiah in his Affliction Natural Death: Prepare For Prayer: Answered: To Save Hezekiah's Life Prophecies Concerning Israel: Hezekiah's Sickness and Miraculous Restoration Rulers: Righteous: Hezekiah, in his Fear of the Lord