2 Kings 20 · Verse 5

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 20:5, King James Version

2 Kings 20:5 in other translations

BSB“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
WEB“Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘The LORD, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to the LORD’s house.
ASVTurn back, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, 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 Jehovah.
YLT‘Turn back, and thou hast said unto Hezekiah, leader of My people: Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tear, lo, I give healing to thee, on the third day thou dost go up to the house of Jehovah;
DARBYReturn, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, 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 to the house of Jehovah;
BBEGo back and say to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, The Lord, the God of David your father, says, Your prayer has come to my ears, and I have seen your weeping; see, I will make you well: on the third day you will go up to the house of the Lord.
WebsterTurn 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 to the house of the LORD.

What does 2 Kings 20:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. Thus saith ... the God of David thy father--An immediate answer was given to his prayer, containing an assurance that the Lord was mindful of His promise to David and would accomplish it in Hezekiah's experience, both by the prolongation of his life, and his deliverance from the Assyrians. on the third day--The perfect recovery from a dangerous sickness, within so short a time, shows the miraculous character of the cure (see his thanksgiving song, Is 38:9). The disease cannot be ascertained; but the text gives no hint that the plague was raging then in Jerusalem; and although Arab physicians apply a cataplasm of figs to plague-boils, they also do so in other cases, as figs are considered useful in ripening and soothing inflammatory ulcers. 2Ki 20:8-20. The Sun Goes Ten Degrees Backward.

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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…

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2 Kings 20:5 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.

שׁ֣וּבshuvgo backH7725
וְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
נְגִיד\־ne.gid-[the] ruler ofH5057
עַמִּ֗י'a.Mipeople myH5971
כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
דָּוִ֣דda.VidDavidH1732
אָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaancestor yourH1
שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaprayer yourH8605
רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khatear[s] yourH1832
הִנְנִי֙hi.Nihere IH2005
רֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'[am] about to healH7495
לָ֔ךְLakh<to> you
בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmon the dayH3117
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.Shi<the> thirdH7992
תַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.Lehyou will go upH5927
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 20:5

  • Psalms 66:19-20

    But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

  • Isaiah 38:5

    Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.

  • 1 Samuel 9:16

    To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

  • Psalms 39:12

    Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 126:5

    They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

  • Psalms 147:3

    He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  • James 5:14-15

    Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

  • Psalms 56:8

    Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

  • Revelation 7:17

    For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  • Matthew 22:32

    I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Turn again.
2Sa 7:3-5; 1Ch 17:2-4
the captain.
Jos 5:14,15; 1Sa 9:16; 10:1; 2Sa 5:2; 2Ch 13:12; Heb 2:10
the God.
2Ch 34:3; Isa 38:5; 55:3; Mt 22:32
I have heard.
19:20; Ps 65:2; 66:19,20; Lu 1:13
I have seen.
Ps 39:12; 56:8; 126:5; Re 7:17
I will heal.
7; Ex 15:26; De 32:39; Job 33:19-26; Ps 147:3; Jas 5:14,15
thou shalt go.
8; Ps 66:13-15,19,20; 116:12-14; 118:17-19; Isa 38:22; Joh 5:14

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Context

  • 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 20:6

    And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

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2 Kings 20:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vuelve, y di á Ezechîas, príncipe de mi pueblo: Así dice Jehová, el Dios de David tu padre: Yo he oído tu oración, y he visto tus lágrimas: he aquí yo te sano; al tercer día subirás á la casa de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Retourne, et dis à Ézéchias, prince de mon peuple: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel, Dieu de David, ton père: J’ai entendu ta prière, j’ai vu tes larmes; voici, je te guérirai; le troisième jour tu monteras à la maison de l’ Éternel;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Kehre um und sprich zu Hiskia, dem Fürsten meines Volkes: So spricht Jehova, der Gott deines Vaters David: Ich habe dein Gebet gehört, ich habe deine Tränen gesehen; siehe, ich will dich heilen; am dritten Tage wirst du in das Haus Jehovas hinaufgehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Revertere, et dic Ezechiæ duci populi mei: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus David patris tui: Audivi orationem tuam, et vidi lacrimas tuas, et ecce sanavi te: die tertio ascendes templum Domini.