2 Kings 20 · Verse 14

2 Kings 20:14

Then 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.
2 Kings 20:14, King James Version

2 Kings 20:14 in other translations

BSBThen the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
WEBThen Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? From where did they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.”
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd Isaiah the prophet cometh in unto king Hezekiah, and saith unto him, ‘What said these men? and whence come they unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith, ‘From a land afar off they have come--from Babylon.'
DARBYThen came the prophet Isaiah to king Hezekiah and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, from Babylon.
BBEThen Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and where did they come from? And Hezekiah said, They came from a far country, even from Babylon.
WebsterThen came Isaiah the prophet to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country even from Babylon.

What does 2 Kings 20:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 20:12-19

12-19. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 20:12-21

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…

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2 Kings 20:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiahH3470
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lavto himH413
מָ֥הmahwhat?H4100
אָמְר֣וּ\׀'a.me.Rudid they sayH559
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinand from where?H370
יָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uare they comingH935
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
מֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzfrom a landH776
רְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahdistantH7350
בָּ֖אוּBa.'uthey cameH935
מִבָּבֶֽל\׃mi.ba.Velfrom BabylonH894

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Cross references for 2 Kings 20:14

  • Jeremiah 26:18-19

    Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the Lord, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls.

  • Joshua 9:9

    And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

  • Deuteronomy 28:49

    The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

  • 2 Samuel 12:7-15

    And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. …

  • Isaiah 13:5

    They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

  • Isaiah 39:3-8

    Then 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 unto me, even from Babylon. Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. …

  • Mark 6:18-19

    For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife. Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

  • 2 Chronicles 16:7-10

    And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thine hand. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

  • Amos 7:12-13

    Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: But prophesy not again any more at Beth–el: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.

  • 2 Kings 5:25-26

    But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

  • Proverbs 25:12

    As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

  • Psalms 141:5

    Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
came Isaiah.
Isa 39:3-8
What said.
5:25,26; 2Sa 12:7-15; 2Ch 16:7-10; 25:7-9,15,16; Ps 141:5; Pr 25:12
Jer 26:18,19; Am 7:12,13; Mr 6:18,19
a far country.
De 28:49; Jos 9:6,9; Isa 13:5

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Context

  • 2 Kings 20:13

    And 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.

  • 2 Kings 20:14

    Then 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.

  • 2 Kings 20:15

    And 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.

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2 Kings 20:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el profeta Isaías vino al rey Ezechîas, y díjole: ¿Qué dijeron aquellos varones, y de dónde vinieron á ti? Y Ezechîas le respondió: De lejanas tierras han venido, de Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Ésaïe, le prophète, vint vers le roi Ézéchias, et lui dit: Qu’ont dit ces hommes, et d’où sont-ils venus vers toi? Et Ézéchias dit: Ils sont venus d’un pays éloigné, de Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da kam Jesaja, der Prophet, zum König Hiskia und sprach zu ihm: Was haben diese Männer gesagt? und woher sind sie zu dir gekommen? Und Hiskia sprach: Aus fernem Lande sind sie gekommen, von Babel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Venit autem Isaias propheta ad regem Ezechiam, dixitque ei: Quid dixerunt viri isti? aut unde venerunt ad te? Cui ait Ezechias: De terra longinqua venerunt ad me, de Babylone.