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For he thought, &#8220Will there not be peace and security in my lifetime?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_kings/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the LORD is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.” <a href="/esv/2_kings/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/20.htm">King James Bible</a> Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days? <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/20.htm">New King James Version</a> So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “Will there not be peace and truth at least in my days?” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Is it not good, if there will be peace and security in my days?” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, &#8220The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.&#8221 For he thought, &#8220Is it not so, if there will be peace and truth in my days?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Is it not so, if there shall be peace and truth in my days?” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good.” For he said, “Will it not be good, if there will be peace and truth in my days?” <a href="/amp/2_kings/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Is it not good, if [at least] there will be peace and security in my lifetime?” <a href="/csb/2_kings/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good,” for he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security during my lifetime? ” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, &#8220The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good,&#8221 for he thought: Why not, if there will be peace and security during my lifetime? <a href="/asv/2_kings/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days? <a href="/cev/2_kings/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Hezekiah thought, "At least our nation will be at peace for a while." So he told Isaiah, "The message you brought me from the LORD is good." <a href="/erv/2_kings/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days? <a href="/gwt/2_kings/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The LORD's word that you have spoken is good." He added, "Isn't it enough if there is peace and security as long as I live?" <a href="/gnt/2_kings/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> King Hezekiah understood this to mean that there would be peace and security during his lifetime, so he replied, "The message you have given me from the LORD is good." <a href="/isv/2_kings/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> At this, Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, "What you've spoken from the LORD is good," because he had been thinking, "Why not, as long as there's peace and security in my lifetime…?" <a href="/msb/2_kings/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, ?The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.? For he thought, ?Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?? <a href="/net/2_kings/20.htm">NET Bible</a> Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The LORD's word which you have announced is appropriate." Then he added, "At least there will be peace and stability during my lifetime." <a href="/nheb/2_kings/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good." He said moreover, "Isn't it so, if peace and truth shall be in my days?" <a href="/wbt/2_kings/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth shall be in my days? <a href="/web/2_kings/20.htm">World English Bible</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “Isn’t it so, if peace and truth will be in my days?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Hezekiah says to Isaiah, “The word of YHWH that you have spoken [is] good”; and he says, “Why not, if there is peace and truth in my days?” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, 'Good is the word of Jehovah that thou hast spoken;' and he saith, 'Is it not -- if peace and truth are in my days?' <a href="/slt/2_kings/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Hezekiah will say to Isaiah, Good the word of Jehovah which thou spakest And he will say, Shall not peace and truth be in my days?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Ezechias said to Isaias: The word of the Lord, which thou hast spoken, is good: let peace and truth be in my days. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Hezekiah said to Isaiah: “The word of the Lord, which you have spoken, is good. Let peace and truth be in my days.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/20.htm">New American Bible</a> Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and stability in my lifetime.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Why not, if there will be peace and security in my days?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. But would that peace and justice shall be in my day! <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Hezekiah said to Isaiah: “The answer of LORD JEHOVAH which you have spoken is good! But oh that there would be peace and truth in my days!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah: 'Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken.' He said moreover: 'Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days?' <a href="/sep/2_kings/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Ezekias said to Esaias, Good is the word of the Lord which he has spoken: only let there be peace in my days. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/20-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7265" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/20.htm">Hezekiah Shows His Treasures</a> …18And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” 19<a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">But Hezekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3470.htm" title="3470: yə·ša‘·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yshayahuw; from yasha' and Yahh; Jah has saved; Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites.">Isaiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">“The word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">you have spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">is good.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">For he thought,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“Will there not</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">at least</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: we·’ĕ·meṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">and security</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ḇə·yā·māy (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in my lifetime?”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/39-8.htm">Isaiah 39:8</a> But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.” <a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm">2 Kings 18:14-16</a> So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. / Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace. / At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria. <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">2 Kings 21:1-2</a> Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">2 Chronicles 32:25-26</a> But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. / Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-31.htm">2 Chronicles 32:31</a> 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 know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart. <a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17</a> Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. <a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5-6</a> “Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. / And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city. <a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Jeremiah 26:19</a> Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!” <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27-28</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. / ‘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 people.’” So they brought her answer back to the king. <a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27-29</a> When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly. / Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: / “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.” <a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a> Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” <a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18</a> So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.” <a href="/1_kings/2-33.htm">1 Kings 2:33</a> Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” <a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">1 Kings 14:13</a> All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam. <a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12</a> Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which you have spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?Good.<a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Leviticus 10:3</a> Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.<a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18</a> And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.<a href="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a> And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.It is not good, etc.<a href="/esther/9-30.htm">Esther 9:30</a> And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,<a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Jeremiah 33:6</a> Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.<a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Zechariah 8:19</a> Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-16.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-16.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-16.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-12.htm">Lifetime</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-25.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-36.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">s</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">Security</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-17.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-16.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/22-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-21.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-6.htm">Lifetime</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-14.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">s</a> <a href="/job/17-3.htm">Security</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">Time</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-9.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 20</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/20-1.htm">Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/20-8.htm">The sun goes ten degrees backward for a sign of that promise.</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/20-12.htm">Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah has notice of his treasures.</a> 14. <a href="/2_kings/20-14.htm">Isaiah understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity.</a> 20. <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Hezekiah, the king of Judah, is responding to the prophet Isaiah. This interaction occurs after Isaiah delivers a message from God regarding the future of Hezekiah's kingdom. Hezekiah's relationship with Isaiah is significant, as Isaiah was a major prophet during his reign, providing guidance and delivering God's messages. This reflects the biblical theme of kings seeking counsel from prophets, as seen with other kings like David and Nathan.“The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” Hezekiah's response to Isaiah's prophecy is surprising, given that the message foretold future calamity for his descendants and kingdom. His acceptance of the word as "good" indicates a submission to God's will, a theme prevalent throughout scripture, such as in <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a>, where Job accepts God's sovereignty in both blessing and adversity. This phrase also highlights the importance of recognizing divine authority, even when the message is difficult.For he thought, This phrase introduces Hezekiah's internal reasoning, providing insight into his mindset. It suggests a moment of introspection and personal reflection, which is a common biblical narrative device to reveal character motivations. This internal dialogue is crucial for understanding Hezekiah's priorities and concerns.“Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?” Hezekiah's concern for peace and security during his own reign reflects a common human desire for stability and safety. Historically, Hezekiah's reign was marked by significant challenges, including the Assyrian threat, which makes his desire for peace understandable. This phrase also reveals a potential shortcoming in Hezekiah's character, as he seems more concerned with his immediate circumstances than the long-term consequences for his descendants. This can be contrasted with biblical figures like Moses, who showed concern for future generations (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a>). Theologically, this highlights the tension between immediate comfort and long-term faithfulness, a recurring theme in scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The King of Judah, known for his faithfulness to God and reforms to restore proper worship. He is the central figure in this passage, responding to a prophecy about the future of his kingdom. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament who served as God's messenger to Hezekiah. He delivered the prophecy concerning the future downfall of Judah and the Babylonian captivity. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, over which Hezekiah reigned. This passage is set during a time of political and spiritual challenges for the nation. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The rising power that would eventually conquer Judah and take its people into exile, as prophesied by Isaiah. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prophecy_of_captivity.htm">Prophecy of Captivity</a> The event where Isaiah foretells the future Babylonian captivity of Judah, which Hezekiah accepts with a focus on his own lifetime.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_short-sightedness.htm">The Danger of Short-Sightedness</a> Hezekiah's response highlights a tendency to focus on immediate comfort rather than long-term consequences. Believers are encouraged to consider the future impact of their actions and decisions. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a> Despite the troubling prophecy, Hezekiah acknowledges the word of the LORD as good. This teaches us to trust in God's plans, even when they are difficult to understand. <a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_responsibility.htm">Intergenerational Responsibility</a> Hezekiah's acceptance of peace in his lifetime without concern for future generations challenges us to think beyond our own lives and invest in the spiritual and physical well-being of those who come after us. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> This passage illustrates the role of prophecy in the Bible as a tool for warning, guidance, and revealing God's plans. It encourages believers to heed prophetic messages and seek understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 20</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_20_7__how_did_figs_cure_a_fatal_illness.htm">2 Kings 20:7: Why was a simple poultice of figs sufficient to cure a fatal illness if it was truly life-threatening?</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_20_9-11__sundial_shadow_reversal.htm">2 Kings 20:9-11: How could the shadow on the sundial move backward without violating the laws of physics?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_isaiah_37_and_2_kings_19_differ.htm">Why do Isaiah 37:33-35 and parallel biblical accounts (e.g., 2 Kings 19) differ in describing Sennacherib's retreat and the exact nature of the Assyrian defeat?</a> <a href="/q/is_ahaz's_sundial_historically_verified.htm">2 Kings 20:8: Is there an archaeological or historical record of Ahaz's sundial that corroborates this account?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Good is the word of the Lord . . .--Pious acquiescence in the will of God. (Comp. Eli's: "It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good." Comp, also a similar expression in <a href="/1_kings/2-38.htm" title="And Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. And Shimei dwelled in Jerusalem many days.">1Kings 2:38</a>.)Is it not good, if peace . . .--This rendering appears to be right. Severe as is the prophetic word of judgment, it contains an element of mercy, in that Hezekiah himself is spared. The words are introduced by and he said, to indicate that they were spoken after a pause.Peace and truth.--Rather, peace and permanence (or, security, stability; <a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm" title="Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.">Jeremiah 33:6</a>). Ewald, Thenius, and Bahr render: "Yea, only may there be peace, &c, in my days." (Comp. the prayer of the church: "Give peace in our time, O Lord.")<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. Hezekiah accepts the rebuke, thereby acknowledging himself to have been in the wrong, and submits without remonstrance to his punishment. "Good is the word of the Lord" - who "in his wrath has thought upon mercy." The king feels that God might, in justice, have visited him, in his own person, with some immediate affliction or calamity. It is a relief to hear that the blow will not fall during his lifetime. There may be a tinge of selfishness in his acquiescence, but it is not very pronounced, and does not call for any severe animadversion. The Old Testament saints were not faultless, and are not set before us as perfect patterns. There is one only "Ensample" given us whose steps we are to follow in all things. And he said - apparently after a pause, per-Imps turning to his courtiers, whose looks may have expressed astonishment at the words which he had just spoken - Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days? i.e. Am I not right to acquiesce in the sentence and pronounce it "good," if it promises me "peace and truth," or "tranquility and steadfastness"? Ought I not to accept with thankfulness the immediate boon, instead of troubling myself about a remote future? The sentiment is not far removed from that of the well-known lines - "I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me." <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/20-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But Hezekiah חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ (ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Isaiah, יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ (yə·ša‘·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3470.htm">Strong's 3470: </a> Isaiah -- 'salvation of Yah', four Israelites “The word דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have spoken דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ (dib·bar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue is good.” ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good For he thought, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Will there not הֲל֛וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no at least אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not be יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be peace שָׁל֥וֹם (šā·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace and security וֶאֱמֶ֖ת (we·’ĕ·meṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness in my lifetime?” בְיָמָֽי׃ (ḇə·yā·māy) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 20:19 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah Good (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/20-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 20:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 20:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 20:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 20:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>