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And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_kings/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own honor and for the sake of my servant David.’” <a href="/esv/2_kings/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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 for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/20.htm">King James Bible</a> And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/20.htm">New King James Version</a> And I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for the sake of My servant David.” ’ ” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will save you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will protect this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David&#8217s sake."&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” <a href="/amp/2_kings/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will add fifteen years to your life and save you and this city [Jerusalem] from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will protect this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” <a href="/csb/2_kings/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will add fifteen years to your life. I will rescue you and this city from the grasp of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will add 15 years to your life. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. <a href="/cev/2_kings/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I will let you live 15 years more, while I protect you and your city from the king of Assyria. I will defend this city as an honor to me and to my servant David. <a href="/erv/2_kings/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'll give you 15 more years to live. I'll rescue you and defend this city from the control of the king of Assyria for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.'" <a href="/gnt/2_kings/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will let you live fifteen years longer. I will rescue you and this city Jerusalem from the emperor of Assyria. I will defend this city, for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David." <a href="/isv/2_kings/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Furthermore, I'll add fifteen years to your life. I'll deliver you and this city from domination by the king of Assyria, and I'll defend this city for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."'" <a href="/msb/2_kings/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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 for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.?? <a href="/net/2_kings/20.htm">NET Bible</a> I will add fifteen years to your life and rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will shield this city for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant."'" <a href="/nheb/2_kings/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake."'" <a href="/wbt/2_kings/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I will add to thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake. <a href="/web/2_kings/20.htm">World English Bible</a> I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.”’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I have added fifteen years to your days, and I deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Asshur, and have covered over this city for My own sake, and for the sake of My servant David.” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I have added to thy days fifteen years, and out of the hand of the king of Asshur I deliver thee and this city, and have covered over this city for Mine own sake, and for the sake of David My servant.' <a href="/slt/2_kings/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I added to thy days fifteen years; and from the hand of the king of Assur I will deliver thee and this city; and I protected this city for my sake, and for sake of David my servant.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will add to thy days fifteen years: and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect this city for my own sake, and for David my servant's sake. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will add fifteen years to your days. Then too, I will free you and this city from the hand of the king of the Assyrians. And I will protect this city for my own sake, and for the sake of my servant David.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/20.htm">New American Bible</a> I will add to your life fifteen years. I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; I will be a shield to this city for my own sake and the sake of David my servant.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hands of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city and deliver it for my own sake and for my servant David's sake. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall add to your days fifteen years, and from the hands of the King of Assyria I shall save you and this city, and I shall rest on this city and I shall save it for my sake and the sake of David my Servant.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.' <a href="/sep/2_kings/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will add to thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant's David sake. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/20-6.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=7111" 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's Illness and Recovery</a> …5“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD. 6<a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: wə·hō·sap̄·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">I will add</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">fifteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·me·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">your life.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: ’aṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">And I will deliver you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: ū·mik·kap̄ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">from the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">of Assyria.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1598.htm" title="1598: wə·ḡan·nō·w·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cover, surround, defend. A primitive root; to hedge about, i.e. protect.">I will defend</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘ă·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">for My sake</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: ū·lə·ma·‘an (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">and for the sake of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">My servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David.’”</a> 7Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.…<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/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="/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34</a> I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” <a href="/2_chronicles/32-22.htm">2 Chronicles 32:22</a> So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all others, and He gave them rest on every side. <a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35</a> ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” <a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm">2 Samuel 7:13-16</a> He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. / But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. ... <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a> I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name. <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a> Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong. <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-12</a> The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. / If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” <a href="/jeremiah/33-17.htm">Jeremiah 33:17</a> For this is what the LORD says: David will never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a> Yet the LORD was unwilling to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant He had made with David, and since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever. <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a> He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a> After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised. <a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3</a> regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, <a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a> “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.I will add.<a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Psalm 116:15</a> Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.<a href="/acts/27-24.htm">Acts 27:24</a> Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.I will defend.<a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34</a> For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<a href="/2_chronicles/32-22.htm">2 Chronicles 32:22</a> Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.<a href="/isaiah/10-24.htm">Isaiah 10:24</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/6-31.htm">Add</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-28.htm">Added</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-31.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">Servant</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/14-13.htm">Add</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">Added</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-14.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">David's</a> <a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-25.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-8.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-2.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-8.htm">Servant</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>I will add fifteen years to your life. This promise was given to King Hezekiah after he prayed earnestly to God upon learning of his impending death. The extension of life by fifteen years is significant, as it demonstrates God's sovereignty over life and death. In biblical context, this act of divine intervention underscores God's ability to alter the course of human events in response to prayer. Hezekiah's life extension also allowed him to continue his reforms and leadership in Judah, which were crucial during a time of Assyrian threat. This phrase highlights the importance of faith and prayer, as seen in <a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a>, which emphasizes the power of a righteous person's prayer.And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. The Assyrian threat was a significant concern for Judah during Hezekiah's reign. The Assyrians, under King Sennacherib, had already conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and were a formidable force. God's promise to deliver Hezekiah and Jerusalem from Assyria is a testament to His protective power over His chosen people. This deliverance is historically recorded in <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35-36</a>, where an angel of the Lord struck down 185,000 Assyrian soldiers, leading to Sennacherib's retreat. This event is also corroborated by Assyrian records, which mention Sennacherib's campaign but not the conquest of Jerusalem, aligning with the biblical account of divine intervention.I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” God's defense of Jerusalem is rooted in His covenantal promises. The phrase "for My sake" indicates that God's actions are ultimately for His glory and the fulfillment of His divine purposes. The reference to "My servant David" connects this promise to the Davidic Covenant, where God promised David that his lineage would endure forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). This covenant is a key theme throughout the Old Testament, pointing to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is often referred to as the Son of David in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>). The defense of Jerusalem thus serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness to His promises and His overarching plan for redemption through the line of David.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The king of Judah who is the central figure in this passage. Hezekiah was known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to rid Judah of idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who delivered God's message to Hezekiah. Isaiah played a crucial role in advising and guiding the king according to God's will. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city that God promises to defend. It is the capital of Judah and holds significant religious and political importance. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_assyria.htm">The King of Assyria</a> Represents the external threat to Judah and Jerusalem. The Assyrian empire was a dominant power during this period. 5. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The former king of Israel, whose legacy and covenant with God are invoked as reasons for God's protection over Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a> God is in control of history and fulfills His promises, as seen in His defense of Jerusalem for the sake of His covenant with David. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Hezekiah's life extension is a direct result of his earnest prayer, demonstrating the importance of seeking God in times of need. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_covenant.htm">Legacy and Covenant</a> The reference to David underscores the impact of a godly legacy and the importance of living in a way that honors God's promises. <a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a> God's promise to defend Jerusalem illustrates His protective nature over His people, encouraging believers to trust in His protection. <a href="/topical/l/life's_extension_and_purpose.htm">Life's Extension and Purpose</a> The additional fifteen years granted to Hezekiah serve as a reminder to use our time wisely and for God's glory.<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/how_does_medicine_fit_with_god's_lifespan.htm">Psalm 39:4 – If God determines our lifespan, how can we reconcile that with modern medicine’s ability to extend life? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_20_6_fit_with_omniscience.htm">2 Kings 20:6: How does God adding fifteen years to King Hezekiah’s life fit with divine omniscience and an unchangeable plan? </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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) I will add unto thy days fifteen years.--In the Jewish reckoning fourteen years and a fraction of a year would count as fifteen years. With this very definite prediction comp. <a href="/isaiah/7-8.htm" title="For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within three score and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.">Isaiah 7:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.">Isaiah 23:15</a>; <a href="/context/jeremiah/25-11.htm" title="And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a>.And I will deliver thee . . .--So that the Assyrians had not yet retired from the West. For the rest of the verse see <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm" title="For I will defend this city, to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.">2Kings 19:34</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - And I win add unto thy days fifteen years. God "does exceeding abundantly more than we either ask or think" (<a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a>). Hezekiah had asked for nothing more than immediate escape from death. God grants him fifteen additional years of life, i.e. more than doubles the length of his reign. And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the King of Assyria. If Hezekiah's illness took place in B.C. 713, and Jerusalem was then in danger of being attacked by the Assyrians, the king who threatened the attack must have been Sargon. Sargon made an expedition into Palestine in B.C. 720, another in B.C. 713, and a third in B.C. 711. In none of them does he seem to have invaded Judaea; but in the third he counts the Jews among his enemies ('Eponym Canon,' p. 130, line 32). Hezekiah, who had revolted from him (<a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">2 Kings 18:7</a>), may well have felt alarm both in B.C. 713 and 711. And I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake (comp. <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34</a>). The promise given in B.C. 713 in respect of Sargon was repeated in B.C. 699 (?) with respect to Sennacherib in almost the same words. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/20-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will add וְהֹסַפְתִּ֣י (wə·hō·sap̄·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment fifteen חֲמֵ֤שׁ (ḥă·mêš) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five years שָׁנָ֔ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your life, יָמֶ֗יךָ (yā·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day and I will deliver you אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ (’aṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver and וְאֵ֖ת (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case this הַזֹּ֑את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city הָעִ֣יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement from the hand וּמִכַּ֤ף (ū·mik·kap̄) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan of the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Assyria. אַשּׁוּר֙ (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> Ashshur I will defend וְגַנּוֹתִי֙ (wə·ḡan·nō·w·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1598.htm">Strong's 1598: </a> To cover, surround, defend this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city הָעִ֣יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement for My sake לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י (lə·ma·‘ă·nî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent and for the sake of וּלְמַ֖עַן (ū·lə·ma·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent My servant עַבְדִּֽי׃ (‘aḇ·dî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant David.’” דָּוִ֥ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 20:6 I will add to your days fifteen (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 20:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 20:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 20:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 20:7" /></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>