Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

2 Kings 22:20

‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Therefore, behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

KJV

Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לָכֵן֩la.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere IH2005 →
אֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.Kha[will] gather youH622 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
אֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaancestors yourH1 →
וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.Taand you will be gatheredH622 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
קִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.Chagrave<s> yourH6913 →
בְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmin peaceH7965 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
תִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahthey will lookH7200 →
עֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaeyes yourH5869 →
בְּכֹל֙be.Kholon allH3605 →
הָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'Ahthe distressH7451 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
מֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'[will] bringH935 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725 →
הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuand they brought backH7725 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
דָּבָֽר׃da.VarwordH1697 →

The walk

Related verses

17 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.Psalms 37:37Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.Isaiah 57:1–2The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.1 Chronicles 17:11And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom.Genesis 25:8And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.Jeremiah 22:15–16Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.Jeremiah 22:10Do not weep for the dead king; do not mourn his loss. Weep bitterly for the one who is exiled, for he will never return to see his native land.2 Kings 23:29–30At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.Job 23:17Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.Deuteronomy 31:16And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.2 Chronicles 34:28‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.Jeremiah 39:6There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.1 Kings 2:6So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.Revelation 13:14Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.2 Kings 23:29At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.Jeremiah 34:5you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”

Featured studies on this passage

Hilkiah Reads the Law to King Josiah — Unknown

On 2 Kings 22:20

Josiah Finds the Book (2 Kings 22–23)MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through 2 Kings 22

Huldah, the Prophetess Who Authenticated Scripture · MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through 2 Kings 22

Women in Ministry, MannaFest

Open the study →

About 2 Kings

Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
2 Kings: the study guide →Read chapter 22 →The featured study →
Continue: 2 Kings 22 →