2 Kings 20:1
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.
2 Kings 20:1 in other translations
| BSB | 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.’” |
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| WEB | In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.’” |
| ASV | In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. |
| YLT | In those days hath Hezekiah been sick unto death, and come unto him doth Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, and saith unto him, ‘Thus said Jehovah: Give a charge to thy house, for thou art dying, and dost not live.' |
| DARBY | In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. |
| BBE | In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, The Lord says, Put your house in order, for your death is near. |
| Webster | In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. |
What does 2 Kings 20:1 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Hezekiah's sickness, and the message of the prophet to him, to prepare for death, 2Kgs 20:1. His distress and prayer to God, 2Kgs 20:2, 2Kgs 20:3. The Lord hears, and promises to add fifteen years to his life, and Isaiah prescribes a means of cure, 2Kgs 20:4-7. Hezekiah seeks a sign; and to assure him of the truth of God's promise, the shadow on the dial of Ahaz goes back ten degrees, 2Kgs 20:8-11. The King of Babylon sends a friendly message to Hezekiah, to congratulate him on his recovery; and to these messengers he ostentatiously shows all his treasures, 2Kgs 20:12, 2Kgs 20:13. Isaiah reproves him, and foretells that the Babylonians will come and take away all those treasures, and take the people into captivity; and degrade the royal family of Judah, 2Kgs 20:14-18. Hezekiah bows to the Divine judgment, 2Kgs 20:19. His acts and death, 2Kgs 20:20, 2Kgs 20:21. Verse 1 Set thine house in order - It appears from the text that he was smitten with such a disorder as must terminate in death, without the miraculous interposition of God: and he is now commanded to set his house in order, or to give charge concerning his house; to dispose of his affairs, or in other words, to make his will; because his death was at hand. "This sickness," says Jarchi, "took place three days before the defeat of Sennacherib." That it must have been before this defeat, is evident. Hezekiah reigned only twenty-nine years, 2Kgs 18:2. He had reigned fourteen years when the war with Sennacherib began, 2Kgs 18:13, and he reigned fifteen years after this sickness, 2Kgs 20:6; therefore 14+15=29, the term of his reign. Nothing can be clearer than this, that Hezekiah had reigned fourteen years before this time; and that he did live the fifteen years here promised. That Hezekiah's sickness happened before the destruction of Sennacherib's army, is asserted by the text itself: see 2Kgs 20:6.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 20:1-11
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
2 Kings 20:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 20:1
- Isaiah 38:1-22
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, 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. Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying, …
- 2 Chronicles 32:24-26
In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
- Philippians 2:27
For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
- Jonah 3:4-10
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: …
- 2 Kings 19:20
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
- Jeremiah 18:7-10
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
- 2 Samuel 17:23
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
- Philippians 2:30
Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
- John 11:1-5
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. …
- 2 Kings 19:2
And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
8 The sun goes ten degrees backward for a sign of that promise.
12 Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah, because of the wonder, has notice of his treasures.
14 Isaiah understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity.
20 Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah.
A.M. 3291. B.C. 713. was Hezekiah.
2Ch 32:24-26; Isa 38:1-20; Joh 11:1-5; Php 2:27,30
the prophet.
19:2,20
Set thine house in order. Heb. Give charge concerning thinehouse.
2Sa 17:23; Isa 38:1; *margins
thou shalt die.
Jer 18:7-10; Jon 3:4-10
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Context
- 2 Kings 20:1
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.
- 2 Kings 20:2
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying,
2 Kings 20:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | EN aquellos días cayó Ezechîas enfermo de muerte, y vino á él Isaías profeta hijo de Amós, y díjole: Jehová dice así: Dispón de tu casa, porque has de morir, y no vivirás. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | En ces jours-là, Ézéchias fut malade à la mort; et Ésaïe, le prophète, fils d’Amots, vint vers lui, et lui dit: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Donne des ordres pour ta maison, car tu vas mourir et tu ne vivras pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | In jenen Tagen wurde Hiskia krank zum Sterben. Und Jesaja, der Sohn Amoz, der Prophet, kam zu ihm, und sprach zu ihm: So spricht Jehova: Bestelle dein Haus, denn du wirst sterben und nicht genesen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | 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. |