TheWay BibleHome›Bible›2 Kings›2 Kings 19›2 Kings 19:20
2 Kings 19:20 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 19 · verse 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.2 Kings 19:20 · King James Version
2 Kings 19:20 in context
18And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
19Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.
20Then 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.
21This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
22Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- HezekiahChizqîyâhChizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesH2396 →
- IsaiahYᵉshaʻyâhJeshajah, the name of seven IsraelitesH3470 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- prayedpâlalto judgeH6419 →
- AmozʼÂmôwtsAmots, an IsraeliteH531 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
We have here the gracious copious answer which God gave to Hezekiah's prayer. The message which he sent him by the same hand (Kg2 19:6, Kg2 19:7), one would think, was an answer sufficient to his prayer;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-34