2 Kings 20:5 ““Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what t…”

2 Kings 20:5

“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

World English Bible

“Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘The LORD, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to the LORD’s house.

American Standard Version

Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee; on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Turne againe, and tell Hezekiah the captaine of my people, Thus saith the Lord God of Dauid thy father, I haue heard thy prayer, and seene thy teares: behold, I haue healed thee, and ye third day thou shalt go vp to ye house of ye Lord,

Darby Translation

Return, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up to the house of Jehovah;

Young's Literal Translation

'Turn back, and thou hast said unto Hezekiah, leader of My people: Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tear, lo, I give healing to thee, on the third day thou dost go up to the house of Jehovah;

Bible in Basic English

Go back and say to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, The Lord, the God of David your father, says, Your prayer has come to my ears, and I have seen your weeping; see, I will make you well: on the third day you will go up to the house of the Lord.

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Cross references

“Turn again”

1 Chronicles 17:2–4 2 Samuel 7:3–5

1 Chronicles 17:2–4 · BSB

And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.”

2 Samuel 7:3–5 · BSB

And Nathan replied to the king, “Go and do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.”

“the captain”

1 Samuel 9:16 1 Samuel 10:1 2 Samuel 5:2 Hebrews 2:10 2 Chronicles 13:12 Joshua 5:14

1 Samuel 9:16 · BSB

“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because…

1 Samuel 10:1 · BSB

Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

2 Samuel 5:2 · BSB

Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”

Hebrews 2:10 · BSB

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

2 Chronicles 13:12 · BSB

Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succee…

Joshua 5:14 · BSB

“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”

“the God”

Isaiah 38:5 Matthew 22:32 Isaiah 55:3 2 Chronicles 34:3

Isaiah 38:5 · BSB

“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.

Matthew 22:32 · BSB

‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’ ? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”

Isaiah 55:3 · BSB

Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.

2 Chronicles 34:3 · BSB

In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carv…

“I have heard”

2 Kings 19:20 Luke 1:13 Psalm 65:2 Psalm 66:19 Psalm 66:20

2 Kings 19:20 · BSB

Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.

Luke 1:13 · BSB

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

Psalm 65:2 · BSB

O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.

Psalm 66:19 · BSB

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

Psalm 66:20 · BSB

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!

“I have seen”

Psalm 39:12 Psalm 126:5 Psalm 56:8 Revelation 7:17

Psalm 39:12 · BSB

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

Psalm 126:5 · BSB

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

Psalm 56:8 · BSB

You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?

Revelation 7:17 · BSB

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”

“I will heal”

Psalm 147:3 Exodus 15:26 Job 33:19–26 Deuteronomy 32:39 2 Kings 20:7 James 5:14

Psalm 147:3 · BSB

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Exodus 15:26 · BSB

saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I…

Job 33:19–26 · BSB

A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,

Deuteronomy 32:39 · BSB

See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

2 Kings 20:7 · BSB

Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.

James 5:14 · BSB

Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

“thou shalt go”

Psalm 118:17–19 John 5:14 Isaiah 38:22 Psalm 116:12–14 Psalm 66:13–15 2 Kings 20:8

Psalm 118:17–19 · BSB

I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.

John 5:14 · BSB

Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

Isaiah 38:22 · BSB

And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”

Psalm 116:12–14 · BSB

How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

Psalm 66:13–15 · BSB

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

2 Kings 20:8 · BSB

Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

6I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

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