2 Kings 20:4
And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
2 Kings 20:4 in other translations
| BSB | Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, |
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| WEB | Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, the LORD’s word came to him, saying, |
| ASV | And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of Jehovah came to him, saying, |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass--Isaiah hath not gone out to the middle court--that the word of Jehovah hath been unto him, saying, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass before Isaiah had gone out into the middle city that the word of Jehovah came to him saying, |
| BBE | Now before Isaiah had gone out of the middle of the town, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, |
| Webster | And it came to pass, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, |
What does 2 Kings 20:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
2 Kings 20:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 20:4
- 1 Kings 7:8
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
- 2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
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Context
- 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.
- 2 Kings 20:4
And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
- 2 Kings 20:5
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.
2 Kings 20:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y antes que Isaías saliese hasta la mitad del patio, fué palabra de Jehová á Isaías, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva qu’Ésaïe, étant sorti, et n’étant pas encore arrivé au milieu de la ville, la parole de l’ Éternel vint à lui, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, Jesaja war noch nicht zur mittleren Stadt hinausgegangen, da geschah das Wort Jehovas zu ihm also: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et antequam egrederetur Isaias mediam partem atrii, factus est sermo Domini ad eum, dicens: |