And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Ver. 20. How he made a pool and a conduit.] Of these, see 2Ki 18:17 Neh 3:15 2 Chronicles 32:4; 2 Chronicles 32:30 .
Verse 2 Kings 20:20. _THE REST OF THE ACTS OF HEZEKIAH_] See the parallel places in Isaiah and in 2 Chronicles. In this latter book, 2 Chronicles 32:24-14, we find several particulars that are not ins...
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3. HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS, RECOVERY, FAILURE, AND DEATH CHAPTER 20 _ 1. Hezekiah's illness and recovery (2 Kings 20:1; 2 Chronicles 32:24)_ 2. Hezekiah's failure (2 Kings 20:12;...
THE EMBASSY OF MERODACH-BALADAN. The correct name of this king (_mg._) is preserved in the parallel passage, Isaiah 39. The sickness of Hezekiah and the embassy for which his recovery was an excuse mu...
A POOL. the pool. Compare 2 Kings 18:17. The pool of Siloam fed by the conduit mentioned below. A CONDUIT. the conduit.. long underground channel discovered by Sir Charles Warren (in 1867) running fro...
_And_[R.V. NOW] _the rest of the acts of Hezekiah_ The Chronicler enlarges somewhat on Hezekiah's prosperity, -The Lord guided [the king and his people] on every side. And many brought gifts unto the...
IV. CONCLUSION TO THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH 20:20-21 TRANSLATION (20) And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all of his might, and how he made a pool and a conduit that the water might come to the cit...
_AND THE REST OF THE ACTS OF HEZEKIAH, AND ALL HIS MIGHT, AND HOW HE MADE A POOL, AND A CONDUIT, AND BROUGHT WATER INTO THE CITY, ARE THEY NOT WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES OF THE KINGS OF JUD...
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 futu...
THE REST OF THE ACTS] Among other acts related in 2 Chronicles 29-31 are the purification of the Temple (desecrated by Ahaz), the celebration of a solemn passover, and the arrangement of the priestly...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 20 HEZEKIAH’S ILLNESS V1 During that time, Hezekiah became ill. He almost died. The *prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, wen...
HIS MIGHT. — See 2 Chronicles 32; Isaiah 33:18; Psalms 48:12. A POOL... A CONDUIT... WATER. — Rather, _the pool_... _the conduit_... _the water._ The pool of Hezekiah is now the Birket-Hammâm-el-
וְ יֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י חִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ וְ כָל ־גּ
A MISTAKE AND ITS PENALTY 2 Kings 20:12 God does not always prolong life in answer to prayer, and we should always leave such things submissively to Him, because He may see reasons why it would be fa...
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 durin...
City. Probably before it was besieged by Sennacherib, 2 Paralipomenon xxxii. 4. --- Juda, and in the works of Isaias, 2 Paralipomenon xxxii. 32., and Isaias xxxvii., xxxviii., and xxxix. The prophet g...
Here we arrive to the conclusion of Hezekiah's history and his life together. This indeed makes the sum total in the arithmetic of every man's life. In the 2d book of the Chronicles, indeed, we have a...
"And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz" (2 Kings 19:1-37). He goes to Je...
We find here again in a figure the principle with which Israel's deliverance, and that of all men, is connected-a principle pointed out in Elisha, and accomplished in Jesus. Hezekiah is raised as from...
AND THE REST OF THE ACTS OF HEZEKIAH, AND ALL HIS MIGHT,.... Which he exerted in his wars with his enemies, and in the reformation of religion, and abolition of idolatry: AND HOW HE MADE A POOL, AND...
1 Hezekiah hauing receiued a message of death, by prayer hath his life lengthned. 8 The [HEZEKIAH SICKE.] Sunne goeth tenne degrees backward, for a signe of that promise. 12 Berodach Baladan sendi...
And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he made a pool and a conduit, and brought water into the city, the aqueduct which he constructed at the approach of the Assyrian army in...
Hezekiah's Vanity...
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.18:13)...
12-21 The king of Babylon was at this time independent of the king of Assyria, though shortly after subdued by him. Hezekiah showed his treasures and armour, and other proofs of his wealth and power....
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2 Kings 20:20 rest H3499 acts H1697 might H1369 made H6213 (H8804) pool H1295 tunnel H8585 brought H935 ...
THE FINAL COMMENTS ON THE REIGN OF HEZEKIAH (2 KINGS 20:20). The great act for which Hezekiah was remembered was that of ensuring the supply of water for the city in the time of siege. That is thus re...
CONTENTS: Hezekiah's illness and recovery. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Berodach-baladan. CONCLUSION: Neither greatness nor goodness can exempt us from sickness, yet often when the death sente...
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 truth...
_Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken._ THE PEACE The text is susceptible of two propositions. First, that peace is a blessing only on a basis of truth. “He said, Is it not good if pe...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 20:20 THE POOL AND THE CONDUIT. The Gihon Spring in the Kidron Valley was Jerusalem’s water source. A quarter-mile-long conduit brought water from there to a reservoir at the s...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 20:12. MERODACH-BALADAN, KING OF BABYLON—This is the first mention of a king of Babylon in Bible history, for hitherto Babylon had only viceroys sent from the...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 20:1 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 midd
Now in those days Hezekiah was very sick (2 Kings 20:1). Actually he was dying. And Isaiah came to him, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Set your house in order; for you're going to die, and not live...
1 Kings 14:19; 1 Kings 15:23; 1 Kings 15:7; 2 Chronicles 32:30;...