2 Kings 20:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-11

The historian, having shown us blaspheming Sennacherib destroyed in the midst of the prospects of life, here shows us praying Hezekiah delivered in the midst of the prospects of death?the days of the former shortened, of the latter prolonged. I. Here is Hezekiah's sickness. In those days, that is, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem; for he reigning reigned? in all twenty-nine years, and surviving this fifteen years, this must be in his fourteenth year, and so was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 20:8

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah ,.... Or "had said", F23 ויאמר "dixerat autem", V. L. Vatablus. 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 the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day ? not that he disbelieved the promise of God, or doubted of a cure, but this he requested for the confirmation of his faith; which good men sometimes asked, when... read more

Adam Clarke

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

What shall be the sign - He wished to be fully convinced that his cure was to be entirely supernatural; and, in order to this, he seeks one miracle to prove the truth of the other, that nothing might remain equivocal. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-11

The illness and recovery of Hezekiah. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-11

Hezekiah's sickness. Every changing scene of life is depicted for us in the Bible. Whatever our circumstances may be, we can get some guidance, help, or comfort from that treasure-house of wisdom and experience. We have here— I. A SOLEMN MESSAGE . "Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live." 1. It was a solemn message for Hezekiah . His kingdom seemed now to be securely established. God had helped him against the Philistines, and had overthrown them. He was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-11

Hezekiah's sickness. In order of time, this recovery of King Hezekiah from sickness stands before the destruction of Sennacherib, though in order of narration it comes after it. So with the Babylonian embassy (see on 2 Kings 18:1-13 ). I. WARNING OF DEATH . 1. Unexplained sickness . "In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death." His disease was some ulcerous growth, called in the narrative "a boil." We have been accustomed in this history to see troubles of body, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-21

ILLNESS OF HEZEKIAH AND EMBASSY OF MERODACH - BALADAN . HEZEKIAH 'S DEATH . The writer proceeds to relate an illness and a recovery of Hezekiah, which happened about the middle of his reign, probably in B.C. 713, and which was accompanied by strange, if not miraculous, circumstances ( 2 Kings 20:1-11 ). Hezekiah's recovery was followed by an embassy of congratulation from Merodach-Baladan, King of Babylon, which led Hezekiah into an act of folly, and brought upon him... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-21

Death. "In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death," etc. A thoughtful man might raise many questions on this chapter—indeed, on all the chapters in this book. He might ask—Who was the writer of this chapter, ay, and of the entire Books of Kings? A question this which has not been settled, and, perhaps, never will be. He might ask on what authority certain men, called prophets, such as Isaiah, speak as from heaven, and say, "Thus saith the Lord." Priests and leaders of all sects profess to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:8

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me? Having regard to the weakness of human faith, God, under the old covenant, often gave, or offered, near "signs" of promised blessings that were more remote, in order to sustain and encourage the doubtful and the wavering (comp. Exodus 3:12 ; 2 Kings 19:29 ; Isaiah 7:11 , Isaiah 7:14 , etc.). Hezekiah assumes that a near "sign" will now he granted to him, and simply asks what the sign is to be. And that... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 a pious or a wicked act according to the spirit in which it is done. No blame is attached to the requests of Gideon Judges 6:17, Judges 6:37, Judges 6:39, or to this of Hezekiah, because they were real wishes of the heart expressed humbly. The “evil generation” that “sought for a sign” in our Lord’s days... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 20:8

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 20:8

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

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