2 Kings 20 · Verse 21

2 Kings 20:21

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 20:21, King James Version

2 Kings 20:21 in other translations

BSBAnd Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
WEBHezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
YLTAnd Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.
DARBYAnd Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
BBEAnd Hezekiah went to rest with his fathers; and Manasseh his son became king in his place.
WebsterAnd Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

What does 2 Kings 20:21 mean?

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 20:21 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.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
מְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehManassehH4519
בְנ֖וֹve.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of himH8478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 20:21

  • 2 Chronicles 32:33

    And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kings 14:31

    And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 21:18

    And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:23

    So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kings 2:10

    So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  • 1 Kings 11:43

    And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 21:1

    Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi–bah.

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A.M. 3306. B.C. 698. slept.
21:18; 1Ki 2:10; 11:43; 14:31; 2Ch 26:23; 32:33
Manasseh.
21:1

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Context

  • 2 Kings 20:20

    And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • 2 Kings 20:21

    And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

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2 Kings 20:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y durmió Ezechîas con sus padres, y reinó en su lugar Manasés su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Ézéchias s’endormit avec ses pères; et Manassé, son fils, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hiskia legte sich zu seinen Vätern. Und Manasse, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dormivitque Ezechias cum patribus suis, et regnavit Manasses filius ejus pro eo.