2 Chronicles 32:24
in 2 Chronicles 32In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In those days Hezekiah was sick even unto death: and he prayed unto Jehovah; and he spake unto him, and gave him a sign.
KJV
In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the Lord: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 32
Commentary
7 notes on this verse"In those days," we are told, "Hezekiah was sick unto death, and he prayed to the Lord, and the Lord heard him and gave him a sign," that, namely of which we read in the fourth book of the kingdoms, which was given by Isaiah the prophet through the going back of the sun. "But," it says, "he did not respond to the benefits which he had received, for his heart was proud. And wrath was kindled against him and against Judah and Jerusalem.
This site's exposition
Hezekiah became mortally ill
The sickness and the sign belong to the fuller account of 2 Kings 20 and Isaiah 38. Chronicles states the bare facts: Hezekiah “became mortally ill”, prayed, and was given a sign. Its interest lies in what the king does after the healing, which the next two verses take up.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
In those days Hezekiah was sick,.... Of which sickness, and of his prayer, and of the sign given him, see Isa 38:1 and the notes there.
And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. The formidable design of Sennacherib against Hezekiah's kingdom, and the vigorous attempt he made upon it. This Sennacherib was now, as Nebuchadnezzar was afterwards, the terror and scourge and great oppressor of that part of the world.
His sin and his repentance for it, which were also more largely related, 2 Kings xx. Yet several things are here observed concerning his sin which we had not there. The occasion of it was the king of Babylon's sending an honourable embassy to him to congratulate him on his recovery.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Compare 2 Kings 20 and notes. The “sign” is not (as in the margin) the miraculous cure, but the going back of the shadow on the dial of Ahaz (see 2Ch 32:31).
Hezekiah was sick - See 2Ki 20:1 (note), etc., and the notes there.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּיָּמִ֣ים | baiyamim | in the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הָהֵ֔ם | hahem | <the> those | H1992 → | 553 times |
| חָלָ֥ה | chalah | he was sick | H2470 → | 76 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| לָמ֑וּת | lamut | <to> die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ | vaiyitpalel | and he prayed | H6419 → | 84 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he spoke | H559 → | 5305 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| וּמוֹפֵ֖ת | umofet | and a sign | H4159 → | |
| נָ֥תַן | natan | he gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lo | to him |
בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days
baiyamimH3117 →2304 times
הָהֵ֔ם<the> those
hahemH1992 →553 times
חָלָ֥הhe was sick
chalahH2470 →76 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
לָמ֑וּת<to> die
lamutH4191 →839 times
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙and he prayed
vaiyitpalelH6419 →84 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he spoke
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
ל֔וֹto him
lo
וּמוֹפֵ֖תand a sign
umofetH4159 →
נָ֥תַןhe gave
natanH5414 →2011 times
לֽוֹ׃to him
lo
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Cassian, INSTITUTES 11.10; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.