2 Kings 20 · Verse 2

2 Kings 20:2

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying,
2 Kings 20:2, King James Version

2 Kings 20:2 in other translations

BSBThen Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,
WEBThen he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying,
ASVThen he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah, saying,
YLTAnd he turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah, saying,
DARBYAnd he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Jehovah saying,
BBEThen, turning his face to the wall, he made his prayer to the Lord, saying,
WebsterThen he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying,

What does 2 Kings 20:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. he turned his face to the wall--not like Ahab (1Ki 21:4), in fretful discontent, but in order to secure a better opportunity for prayer.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 20:1-11

Hezekiah was sick unto death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah. Prayer is one of the best preparations for death, because by it we fetch in strength and grace from God, to enable us to finish well. He wept sorely: some gather from hence that he was unwilling to die; it is in the nature of man to dread the separation of…

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2 Kings 20:2 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.

וַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.Sevand he turned aroundH5437
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פָּנָ֖יוpa.Navface hisH6440
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַקִּ֑ירha.Kirthe wallH7023
וַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔לvai.Yit.pa.Leland he prayedH6419
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 20:2

  • Psalms 50:15

    And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  • Matthew 6:6

    But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

  • 1 Kings 8:30

    And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

  • Isaiah 38:2-3

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he turned.
1Ki 8:30; Ps 50:15; Isa 38:2,3; Mt 6:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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 20:3

    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.

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2 Kings 20:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces volvió él su rostro á la pared, y oró á Jehová, y dijo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Ézéchias tourna sa face contre la muraille, et pria l’ Éternel, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da wandte er sein Angesicht gegen die Wand und betete zu Jehova und sprach:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui convertit faciem suam ad parietem, et oravit Dominum, dicens: