2 Kings 20:13 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 20:13

And Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.

BSB

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ASV

And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.

KJV

And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them - The Jewish king lent a favorable ear to the proposals of the ambassadors, and exhibited to them the resources which he possessed, in order to induce them to report well of him to their master. All the house of his precious things - literally, the “spice-house;” the phrase had acquired the more generic sense of “treasure-house” from the fact that the gold, the silver, and the spices were all stored together.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Shewed - Which he did through pride of heart, 2 Chron. xxxii, 25, 26, being lifted up by the great honour which God had done him, in working such glorious miracles for his sake, and by the great respects rendered to him from divers princes, and now by this great Babylonian monarch. So hard a matter is it even for a good man to be high and humble.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He was more open and free than he should have been, and stood not so much upon his guard. What reason had he that was in covenant with God so eagerly to catch at an alliance with a heathen prince, or to value himself at all upon his respectful notice?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But, after the destruction of Sennacherib, presents were brought him from various quarters, out of respect to a king who, by his faith and prayer, saved his country; and besides, it is by no means improbable that from the corpses in the Assyrian camp, all the gold and silver he had paid might be recovered.

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Original language & word study

35 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע	vai.yish.Ma'	and he listened	H8085 →
עֲלֵיהֶם֮	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H5921 →
חִזְקִיָּהוּ֒	chiz.ki.ya.Hu	Hezekiah	H2396 →
וַיַּרְאֵ֣ם	vai.yar.'Em	and he showed them	H7200 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
נְכֹת֡וֹ	ne.kho.To	treasure his	H5238 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַכֶּסֶף֩	ha.ke.Sef	the silver	H3701 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַזָּהָ֨ב	ha.za.Hav	the gold	H2091 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַבְּשָׂמִ֜ים	ha.be.sa.Mim	the spices	H1314 →
וְאֵ֣ת׀	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
שֶׁ֣מֶן	She.men	[the] oil of	H8081 →
הַטּ֗וֹב	ha.Tov	the good	H2896 →
וְאֵת֙	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
בֵּ֣ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
כֵּלָ֔יו	ke.Lav	weapons his	H3627 →
וְאֵ֛ת	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
נִמְצָ֖א	nim.Tza'	it was found	H4672 →
בְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יו	be.'otz.ro.Tav	in storehouses his	H214 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
הָיָ֣ה	ha.Yah	it was	H1961 →
דָבָ֗ר	da.Var	anything	H1697 →
אֲ֠שֶׁר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
הֶרְאָ֧ם	her.'Am	he showed them	H7200 →
חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ	chiz.ki.Ya.hu	Hezekiah	H2396 →
בְּבֵית֖וֹ	be.vei.To	in house his	H1004 →
וּבְכָל־	u.ve.Khol-	and in all	H3605 →
מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃	mem.shal.To	realm his	H4475 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 23:5
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
leads to
- Proverbs 27:24
  for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
- 1 John 2:16
  For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
- James 5:1–2
  Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
- Matthew 6:19
  Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- 1 Timothy 6:17
  Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us…
Through
1 Kings 10:10
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave…
leads to
- 1 Kings 10:2
  She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.
- Psalms 72:10
  May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Isaiah 39:2
And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:31
  And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might…