Hezekiah’s Illness
Overview
- Testament: Old
- Book: 2 Kings
- Chapters: 2 Kings 20
- Summary: Hezekiah prays and receives fifteen additional years, but Babylonian attention foreshadows future exile.
Details
The chapter combines mercy and warning. Life is extended, yet the seeds of later judgment are plainly spoken.
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Important Verses
“I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears.” - 2 Kings 20:5