列王纪下 20:1

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

希西家病危與康復（代下32:24；賽38:1~8、21~22）在那些日子，希西家病得要死了。亞摩斯的兒子以賽亞先知來見他，對他說：“耶和華這樣說：‘你要留遺命給你的家人，因為你將要死，不能再活了。’”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
那 时 ， 希 西 家 病 得 要 死 。 亚 摩 斯 的 儿 子 先 知 以 赛 亚 去 见 他 ， 对 他 说 ： 耶 和 华 如 此 说 ： 你 当 留 遗 命 与 你 的 家 ， 因 为 你 必 死 ， 不 能 活 了 。

Contextual Overview

¹ At that time Hezekiah became so sick he almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him and told him, "This is what the Lord says: Make arrangements because you are not going to live, but die." ² Hezekiah turned toward the wall and prayed to the Lord , ³ " Lord , please remember that I have always obeyed you. I have given myself completely to you and have done what you said was right." Then Hezekiah cried loudly. ⁴ Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the Lord spoke his word to Isaiah: ⁵ "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: ‘This is what the Lord , the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears, so I will heal you. Three days from now you will go up to the Temple of the Lord . ⁶ I will add fifteen years to your life. I will save you and this city from the king of Assyria; I will protect the city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.'" ⁷ Then Isaiah said, "Make a paste from figs." So they made it and put it on Hezekiah's boil, and he got well. ⁸ Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the Temple of the Lord on the third day?" ⁹ Isaiah said, "The Lord will do what he says. This is the sign from the Lord to show you: Do you want the shadow to go forward ten steps or back ten steps?" ¹⁰ Hezekiah answered, "It's easy for the shadow to go forward ten steps. Instead, let it go back ten steps."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3291, bc 713

was Hezekiah: 2 Chronicles 32:24-26, Isaiah 38:1-20, John 11:1-5, Philippians 2:27, Philippians 2:30

the prophet: 2 Kings 19:2, 2 Kings 19:20

Set thine house in order: Heb. Give charge concerning thine house, 2 Samuel 17:23, Isaiah 38:1, *marg.

thou shalt die: Jeremiah 18:7-10, Jonah 3:4-10

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 18:22 - if the thing 2 Kings 13:14 - fallen sick 1 Chronicles 17:3 - word

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
Their land reached from Sidon to Gerar as far as Gaza, and then to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

Genesis 13:1
So Abram, his wife, and Lot left Egypt, taking everything they owned, and traveled to southern Canaan.

Genesis 14:7
Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh). They defeated all the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon Tamar.

Genesis 16:1
Sarai, Abram's wife, had no children, but she had a slave girl from Egypt named Hagar.

Genesis 16:7
The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the desert, by the road to Shur.

Genesis 16:14
So the well there, between Kadesh and Bered, was called Beer Lahai Roi.

Genesis 18:1
Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day.

Genesis 20:13
When God told me to leave my father's house and wander in many different places, I told Sarah, ‘You must do a special favor for me. Everywhere we go tell people I am your brother.'"

Genesis 20:14
Then Abimelech gave Abraham some sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves. He also gave Sarah, Abraham's wife, back to him

Genesis 24:62
At this time Isaac had left Beer Lahai Roi and was living in southern Canaan.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 1-3. In these days was Hezekiah sick unto death,.... Of this sickness of Hezekiah, the message of the prophet Isaiah to him, and his prayer upon it,

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In those days - Hezekiah seems to have died 697 B.C.; and his illness must belong to 713 or 714 B.C. (compare 2 Kings 20:6), a date which falls early in the reign of Sargon. The true chronological place of this narrative is therefore prior to all the other facts related of Hezekiah except his religious reforms.

The prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz - This full description of Isaiah (compare 2 Kings 19:2), by the addition of his father’s name and of his office, marks the original independence of this narrative. The writer of Kings may have found it altogether separate from the other records of Hezekiah, and added it in the state in which he found it.

This history (compare Jonah 3:4-10) shows that the prophetic denunciations were often not absolute predictions of what was certainly about to happen, but designed primarily to prove, or to lead to repentance, those against whom they were uttered, and only obtaining accomplishment if this primary design failed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XX

Hezekiah's sickness, and the message of the prophet to him, to

prepare for death, 1.

His distress and prayer to God, 2, 3.

The Lord hears, and promises to add fifteen years to his life,

and Isaiah prescribes a means of cure, 4-7.

Hezekiah seeks a sign; and to assure him of the truth of God's

promise, the shadow on the dial of Ahaz goes back ten degrees,

8-11.

The King of Babylon sends a friendly message to Hezekiah, to

congratulate him on his recovery; and to these messengers he

ostentatiously shows all his treasures, 12, 13.

Isaiah reproves him, and foretells that the Babylonians will

come and take away all those treasures, and take the people

into captivity; and degrade the royal family of Judah, 14-18.

Hezekiah bows to the Divine judgment, 19.

His acts and death, 20, 21.

NOTES ON CHAP. XX

Verse 2 Kings 20:1. Set thine house in order — It appears from the text that he was smitten with such a disorder as must terminate in death, without the miraculous interposition of God: and he is now commanded to set his house in order, or to give charge concerning his house; to dispose of his affairs, or in other words, to make his will; because his death was at hand. "This sickness," says Jarchi, "took place three days before the defeat of Sennacherib." That it must have been before this defeat, is evident. Hezekiah reigned only twenty-nine years, 2 Kings 18:2. He had reigned fourteen years when the war with Sennacherib began, 2 Kings 18:13, and he reigned fifteen years after this sickness, 2 Kings 20:6; therefore 14+15=29, the term of his reign. Nothing can be clearer than this, that Hezekiah had reigned fourteen years before this time; and that he did live the fifteen years here promised. That Hezekiah's sickness happened before the destruction of Sennacherib's army, is asserted by the text itself: see 2 Kings 20:6.