Bible Commentary

And 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? 8. What shall be the sign ] The king would have some token at once that the promise made to him should come to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 20:8”

And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid [it] on the boil, and he recovered. 7. Take a lump [R.V. cake ] of figs ] Except here and in Isaiah 38. ‘cake’ is the constant rendering of A.V. for this word. See 1Sa 25:18 ; 1Sa 30:12; 1Ch 12:40. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 20:7”

And 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. 6. fifteen years ] See above on verse 1. I will deliver thee … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 20:6”

Turn 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. 5. tell [R.V. say to ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 20:5”

And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 4. into the middle court ] R.V. middle part of the city. The variation is due to a difference of reading, the R.V. translating, as is nearly always the case, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 20:4”

I 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. 3. I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now ] R.V. Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee. The R.V. adopts the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 20:3”

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, 2. Then he turned his face to the wall ] He was in deep sorrow, and would pray without being observed. Ahab did the like, but it was in childish petulance (1Ki 21:4). If Manasseh was the eldest son of Hezekiah, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 20:2”

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. Ch. 2Ki 20:1-11. Sickness of king Hezekiah. His life is prolonged in answer to his prayer. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 20:1”

And it came to pass, as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. 37. in the house of Nisroch ] The LXX. gives the name … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:37”

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 36. and dwelt at Nineveh ] Apparently, and very naturally, deterred from any of his grander schemes by the terrible calamity which had befallen him, Sennacherib went to his own capital. How long a time elapsed between this overthrow around Jerusalem … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 19:36”