2 Kings 20:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dialc of Ahaz. ”

2 Kings 20:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the (h) dial of Ahaz. (h) Which was set at the top of the stairs that Ahaz ha...
2 Kings 20:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Sickness of Hezekiah. This is related in the parallel passage, Isaiah 38, in a much abbreviated form, save that it adds the prayer of Hezekiah after his recovery. Isaiah 38 omits 2 Kings 20:4 (Is...
2 Kings 20:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

dial . degrees. Ahaz. See note on 2 Kings 20:8 .
2 Kings 20:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. He brought the shadow ten degrees backward - We cannot suppo...
2 Kings 20:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? No JFB commentary o...
2 Kings 20:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery 1. In those days] The incidents related in this chapter probably took place before Sennacherib's invasion, for ( a ) the deliverance from the Assyrians is still...
2 Kings 20:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord. — Thus the sign is evidently regarded by the historian as something directly involving the Divine agency, i.e., as a miracle. He brought... Ahaz. —...
2 Kings 20:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

HEZEKIAH'S SICKNESS, AND THE EMBASSY FROM BABYLON 2 Kings 20:1-19 "Thou hast loved me out of the pit of nothingness," - Isaiah 38:17 (A.V, margin) "See the shadow of the dial In the lot of...
2 Kings 20:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Shadow Turned Back on Life's Dial 2 Kings 20:1-11 What a contrast between Hezekiah and the Apostle Paul! To the great Christian hero, death seemed infinitely desirable. He was ready to be o...
2 Kings 20:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have the account of the last days of Hezekiah. From a severe sickness he was delivered in answer to prayer and by the intervention of the prophet. He again manifested weakness duri...
2 Kings 20:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We can hardly say on this occasion which to admire most, the want of faith in Hezekiah, in asking a sign, or the abundant grace of the Lord in granting one by way of confirming his sacred word. Surel...
2 Kings 20:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord ,.... Or prayed, as the Targum; and was very earnest in prayer, that what Hezekiah had desired might be granted: and he brought the shadow ten degrees ba...
2 Kings 20:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. Ver. 11. And he brought the shadow. ] Together with the b...
2 Kings 20:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord Being moved by God's Spirit, first to offer him this sign, and then to pray for it. And he brought the shadow ten degrees backward “The dial in use among th...
2 Kings 20:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

FIFTEEN YEARS ADDED TO HEZEKIAH'S LIFE (vv.1-11) "In those days was Hezekiah sick and near death" (v.1). This took place about the time that Assyria captured the fortified cities of Judah (ch.18...
2 Kings 20:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery. B. C. 713. 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto deat...
2 Kings 20:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah cried unto the Lord; being moved by God's Spirit first to offer him this sign, and then to pray for it. Ten degrees backward. Quest. 1. What were these degrees? Answ. Lines in the dial...
2 Kings 20:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Hezekiah Receives A Remarkable Sign Confirming That YHWH Will Do All That He Has Said ( 2 Kings 20:8-11 ). Prior to his healing in 2 Kings 20:7 a concerned Hezekiah asked for a sign that he woul...
2 Kings 20:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HEZEKIAH’S SICKNESS AND RECOVERY CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 20:1 . In those days was Hezekiah sick —The Assyrian invasion occurred in the fourteenth year of his reign ( 2 Kings 18...
2 Kings 20:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 20:1 . In those days; the year after Hezekiah's deliverance from the Assyrians, and the fifteenth of his reign. 2 Kings 20:11 . He brought the shadow ten degrees backward. Signs of the...
2 Kings 20:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. The blessing of sickness A Christian man of intense business enterprise and activity was laid aside by sickness. He who never would intermit his labo...
2 Kings 20:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 20:1-12 ILLNESS OF HEZEKIAH AND EMBASSY OF MERODACH - BALADAN . HEZEKIAH 'S DEATH . The writer proceeds to relate an illness and a recovery of Hezekiah, wh...
2 Kings 20:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hezekiah's Sickness
2 Kings 20:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 17:20 ; 1 Kings 17:21 ; 1 Kings 18:36-38 ; 2 Chronicles 32:24 ; 2 Chronicles 32:31 ; Acts 9:40 ; Exodus 14:15 ; Isaiah 38:8 ; Joshua 10:12-14
2 Kings 20:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Degrees — These degrees were lines in the dial: but whether each of these lines or degrees noted an hour, or half an hour, or a quarter of an hour, is uncertain. But the sun itself went back, and t...

2 Kings 20:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 20:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 20:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 20:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 20:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 20:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 20:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 20:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 20:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 20:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 20:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 20:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 20:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 20:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes