2 Kings 20:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? ”

2 Kings 20:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And Hezekiah said - Previous to the actual recovery, Hezekiah, who at first may have felt himself no better, asked for a “sign” that he would indeed be restored to health. Asking for a sign is...
2 Kings 20:8 - 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 20:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

What shall be the sign... ? Contrast Ahaz ( Isaiah 7:11 ; Isaiah 7:12 ). go up into the house of the LORD. See note on 2 Kings 19:14 , and App-67.
2 Kings 20:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? What shall be the sign - He wished to be fully con...
2 Kings 20:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? What shall be the sign that the Lord will he...
2 Kings 20:8 - 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 20:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In Isaiah these two verses are given at the end of the narrative; a position in which they are obviously out of place. Probably some copyist, after accidentally omitting them where they properly belo...
2 Kings 20:8 - 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 20:8 - 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 20:8 - 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 20:8 - 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 20:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah ,.... Or "had said", w before the plaster of figs was directed to, or, however, laid on, and as soon as he was told he should be healed: what shall be the sign that t...
2 Kings 20:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What [shall be] the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? Ver. 8. And Hezekiah said. ] Dixerat autem, H...
2 Kings 20:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hezekiah said to Isaiah Or rather, had said; for it is evident this was said before his recovery, though his recovery be mentioned before it. What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me?...
2 Kings 20:8 - 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 20:8 - 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 20:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hezekiah said; or rather, had said ; for it is evident this was said before his recovery, though his recovery be mentioned before it; such transpositions being frequent in Scripture. What shall b...
2 Kings 20:8 - 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 20:8 - 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 20:8 - 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 20:8 - 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 20:8 - 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 20:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hezekiah's Sickness
2 Kings 20:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 19:29 ; 2 Kings 20:5 ; Hosea 6:2 ; Isaiah 38:22 ; Isaiah 7:11 ; Isaiah 7:14 ; Judges 6:17 ; Judges 6:37-40

2 Kings 20:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 20:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 20:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 20:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 20:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 20:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 20:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 20:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 20:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 20:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 20:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 20:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 20:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 20:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge