2 Kings 20:20
in 2 Kings 20As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
KJV
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?
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This verse in 2 Kings 20
Commentary
2 notes on this verseon 2 Kings 20:20-21
But here this historian leaves him asleep with his fathers, and a son in his throne that proved very untoward; for parents cannot give grace to their children. Wicked Ahaz was the son of a godly father and the father of a godly son; holy Hezekiah was the son of a wicked father and the father of a wicked son.
This site's exposition
how he made a pool, and a conduit
on 2 Kings 20:20-21
The chapter closes with the standard formula pointing to the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah, naming one work among Hezekiah's acts that the parallel record in 2 Chronicles 32:30 fills in: the pool and the conduit that brought water into the city, generally identified with the Siloam tunnel and its inscription found cut through Jerusalem's bedrock. The narrator leaves Hezekiah asleep with his fathers and passes the throne to Manasseh, a wicked son to a good father exactly as a wicked father, Ahaz, had produced this same good king. The next chapter answers the question this one leaves open: whether a fifteen-year reprieve and a king's own faithfulness are enough to hold back what his heir will do.
The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיֶ֨תֶר | veyeter | and [the] rest of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֤י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ | chizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| גְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹ | gevurato | might his | H1369 → | 61 times |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר | vaasher | and which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֗ה | ʾasah | he made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַבְּרֵכָה֙ | haberekhah | the pool | H1295 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַתְּעָלָ֔ה | hatealah | the conduit | H8585 → | |
| וַיָּבֵ֥א | vaiyave' | and he brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמַּ֖יִם | hamayim | the waters | H4325 → | 581 times |
| הָעִ֑ירָה | hairah | the city towards | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הֲלֹא־ | halo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֵ֣ם | hem | [are] they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| כְּתוּבִ֗ים | ketuvim | written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| סֵ֛פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַיָּמִ֖ים | haiyamim | the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לְמַלְכֵ֥י | lemalkhei | of [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
וְיֶ֨תֶרand [the] rest of
veyeterH3499 →102 times
דִּבְרֵ֤י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙Hezekiah
chizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
גְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹmight his
gevuratoH1369 →61 times
וַאֲשֶׁ֣רand which
vaasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֗הhe made
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַבְּרֵכָה֙the pool
haberekhahH1295 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַתְּעָלָ֔הthe conduit
hatealahH8585 →
וַיָּבֵ֥אand he brought
vaiyave'H935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמַּ֖יִםthe waters
hamayimH4325 →581 times
הָעִ֑ירָהthe city towards
hairahH5892 →1090 times
הֲלֹא־¿ not
halo'-H3808 →5168 times
הֵ֣ם[are] they
hemH1992 →553 times
כְּתוּבִ֗יםwritten
ketuvimH3789 →224 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
סֵ֛פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַיָּמִ֖יםthe days
haiyamimH3117 →2304 times
לְמַלְכֵ֥יof [the] kings of
lemalkheiH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 32:30It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 1:33
“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
- 1 Kings 1:33
Through
Nehemiah 3:16Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 3:12
And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
- Nehemiah 3:9
Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
- Acts 2:29
Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
- Nehemiah 3:14
The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
- Nehemiah 3:12
Through
2 Chronicles 32:4Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:30
It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
- 2 Chronicles 32:30
Through
2 Chronicles 32:32As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 18:1–20
In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
- Isaiah 36:1–22
In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
- 2 Kings 18:1–20
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies2
On this verse
On this chapter
What the record shows
1 entry- Siloam (Shiloah) Tunnel Inscriptionundisputed
Hezekiah's Tunnel, City of David, Jerusalem, 1880 · Istanbul Archaeology Museums (removed under Ottoman rule)
Counterpoint: The inscription never names Hezekiah, so connecting it to 2 Kings 20:20 is an inference. John Rogerson and Philip Davies pressed that point in 1996 by arguing the letter forms could be Hasmonean, centuries later; Ronald Hendel and Jo Ann Hackett answered that the script fits the eighth-to-seventh century sequence, and radiometric dating of the tunnel published in Nature in 2003 placed its cutting around 700 BC.
About 2 Kings

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
