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<a href="/nlt/2_kings/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> The rest of the events in Hezekiah’s reign, including the extent of his power and how he built a pool and dug a tunnel to bring water into the city, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. <a href="/esv/2_kings/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> The rest of the deeds 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? <a href="/bsb/2_kings/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> As 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? <a href="/kjv/2_kings/20.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/20.htm">New King James Version</a> Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah—all his might, and how he made a pool and a tunnel and brought water into the city—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he constructed 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? <a href="/nasb/2_kings/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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? <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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? <a href="/lsb/2_kings/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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? <a href="/amp/2_kings/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he made the [Siloam] pool and the aqueduct and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? <a href="/csb/2_kings/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The rest of the events of Hezekiah’s reign, along with all his might and how he made the pool and the tunnel and brought water into the city, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The rest of the events of Hezekiah&#8217s reign, along with all his might and how he made the pool and the tunnel and brought water into the city, are written in the Historical Record of Judah&#8217s Kings. <a href="/asv/2_kings/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/2_kings/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Everything else Hezekiah did while he was king, including his brave deeds and how he made the upper pool and tunnel bring water into Jerusalem, is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. <a href="/erv/2_kings/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/2_kings/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Isn't everything else about Hezekiah, all his heroic acts and how he made the pool and tunnel to bring water into the city, written in the official records of the kings of Judah? <a href="/gnt/2_kings/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> Everything else that King Hezekiah did, his brave deeds, and an account of how he built a reservoir and dug a tunnel to bring water into the city, are all recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah. <a href="/isv/2_kings/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now the rest of Hezekiah's actions, as well as his glorious deeds, including how he constructed the pool and the conduit to bring water into the city, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, are they not? <a href="/msb/2_kings/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As 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? <a href="/net/2_kings/20.htm">NET Bible</a> The rest of the events of Hezekiah's reign and all his accomplishments, including how he built a pool and conduit to bring water into the city, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? <a href="/wbt/2_kings/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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? <a href="/web/2_kings/20.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and brings in the waters to the city, are they not written on the scroll of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? <a href="/ylt/2_kings/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and bringeth in the waters to the city, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah? <a href="/slt/2_kings/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the rest of the words of Hezekiah, and all his powers, and how he made the pool and the aqueduct, and he will bring waters to the city, are they not written upon the book of the words of the days to the kings of Judah?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the rest of the acts of Ezechias and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought waters into the city, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda? <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now the rest of the words of Hezekiah, and all his strength, and how he made a pool, and an aqueduct, and how he brought waters into the city, have these not been written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? <a href="/nabre/2_kings/20.htm">New American Bible</a> The rest of the acts of Hezekiah, with all his valor, and how he constructed the pool and conduit and brought water into the city, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The rest of the deeds of Hezekiah, all his power, how he made the pool and the conduit and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the rest of the words of Hezekiah and all his heroism, and that he made a lake and a canal and he brought water to the city, behold, they are written in the book of The Chronicles of the Kings of Yehuda.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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? <a href="/sep/2_kings/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the rest of the acts of Ezekias, and all his might, and all that he made, the fountain and the aqueduct, and how he brought water into the city, are not these things written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda? <a href="/parallel/2_kings/20-20.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=7277" 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">Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah</a> 20<a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: wə·ye·ṯer (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">As for the rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">of the acts</a> <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. ">of Hezekiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">along with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1369.htm" title="1369: gə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Strength, might. Feminine passive participle from the same as gibbowr; force; by implication, valor, victory.">his might</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and how</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he constructed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1295.htm" title="1295: hab·bə·rê·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A pool, pond. From barak; a reservoir.">the pool</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8585.htm" title="8585: hat·tə·‘ā·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A channel, a bandage, plaster. From alah; a channel; also a bandage or plaster.">and the tunnel</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ham·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘î·rāh (Art:: N-fs:: 3fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">into the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: kə·ṯū·ḇîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">are they not written</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.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-msc) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the Book</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">of the Chronicles</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lə·mal·ḵê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the Kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah?</a> 21And Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and his son Manasseh reigned in his place.…<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="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm">2 Chronicles 32:30</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9-11</a> You saw that there were many breaches in the walls of the City of David. You collected water from the lower pool. / You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall. / You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-2.htm">2 Chronicles 32:2-5</a> When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem, / he consulted with his leaders and mighty men about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out. / Many 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. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">2 Chronicles 32:27-29</a> Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles. / He also made storehouses for the harvest of grain and new wine and oil, stalls for all kinds of livestock, and pens for the flocks. / He made cities for himself, and he acquired herds of sheep and cattle in abundance, for God gave him very great wealth. <a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">2 Kings 18:17</a> Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13</a> In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. <a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">2 Kings 19:20-34</a> Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria. / This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you. / Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! ... <a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">2 Kings 18:7</a> And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him. <a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">2 Kings 18:1-3</a> In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah. / He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-2.htm">2 Chronicles 29:2</a> And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-20.htm">2 Chronicles 31:20-21</a> So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God. / He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered. <a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Isaiah 36:1-2</a> In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. / And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. <a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Isaiah 37:33-35</a> So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it. / He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD. / ‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33-34</a> Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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?he made a pool.<a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm">2 Chronicles 32:4,30,32</a> So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? … <a href="/nehemiah/3-16.htm">Nehemiah 3:16</a> After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.<a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9-11</a> Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool… the book.<a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">2 Kings 8:23</a> And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<a href="/2_kings/15-6.htm">2 Kings 15:6,26</a> And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? … <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">2 Kings 16:19</a> Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Achievements</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Annals</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Chronicles</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">Conduit</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-26.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Events</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-12.htm">Hezekiah's</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">History</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-30.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-17.htm">Pool</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-26.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-19.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">Tunnel</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-24.htm">Water</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-24.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-5.htm">Achievements</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Annals</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Chronicles</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Conduit</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-5.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Events</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-21.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-21.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">Hezekiah's</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">History</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Matters</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-14.htm">Pool</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-20.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-21.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-21.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm">Tunnel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-17.htm">Water</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Written</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>As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah Hezekiah was one of the most notable kings of Judah, known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore worship of Yahweh. His reign is detailed in <a href="/2_kings/18.htm">2 Kings 18-20</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/29.htm">2 Chronicles 29-32</a>. Hezekiah's acts included the removal of high places, destruction of idols, and reinstatement of the Passover, which had been neglected. His leadership during the Assyrian siege and his reliance on God for deliverance are significant aspects of his reign.along with all his might Hezekiah's might is reflected in his military and administrative capabilities. He fortified Jerusalem, prepared for the Assyrian threat, and showed wisdom in his dealings with foreign powers. His strength was not only physical but also spiritual, as he led the nation in repentance and prayer, seeking God's intervention against Assyria.and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city This refers to Hezekiah's Tunnel, an impressive engineering feat that brought water from the Gihon Spring into the city of Jerusalem. The tunnel is about 1,750 feet long and was crucial for the city's water supply during the Assyrian siege. Archaeological evidence, including the Siloam Inscription, confirms the historical accuracy of this construction. The tunnel symbolizes Hezekiah's foresight and resourcefulness in protecting his people.are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? This phrase indicates that more detailed accounts of Hezekiah's reign were recorded in a historical document known as the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. While this book is not part of the biblical canon, it suggests that the biblical authors had access to other historical records. The mention of this book underscores the historical reliability of the biblical narrative and the importance of Hezekiah's reign in Judah's history.<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, his reforms, and his efforts to strengthen Jerusalem against Assyrian threats. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, which Hezekiah fortified and supplied with water through engineering projects. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_pool_and_the_tunnel.htm">The Pool and the Tunnel</a> Engineering feats attributed to Hezekiah, designed to secure a water supply for Jerusalem during times of siege. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_the_chronicles_of_the_kings_of_judah.htm">The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah</a> A historical record that details the reigns of the kings of Judah, referenced here as a source of further information on Hezekiah's accomplishments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_works.htm">Faith and Works</a> Hezekiah's actions demonstrate the importance of combining faith in God with practical efforts. While he trusted God for deliverance, he also took tangible steps to protect his people. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_wisdom.htm">Preparation and Wisdom</a> The construction of the pool and tunnel highlights the value of foresight and planning. Believers are encouraged to prepare wisely for future challenges. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_leadership.htm">Legacy of Leadership</a> Hezekiah's reign is remembered for his dedication to God and his people. Leaders today can learn from his example of integrity and proactive governance. <a href="/topical/h/historical_validation.htm">Historical Validation</a> The reference to the Book of the Chronicles underscores the importance of historical records in validating biblical events and teachings.<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/why_is_biblical_history_seen_as_unreliable.htm">Why do historians generally regard biblical history as unreliable unless corroborated by other sources?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_pool_of_siloam.htm">What is the Pool of Siloam?</a> <a href="/q/how_confirm_ishmael's_act_in_jeremiah_41.htm">If there is no external record or archaeological evidence for Ishmael’s assassination of Gedaliah, how can we confirm its historicity? (Jeremiah 41:1–3) </a> <a href="/q/how_is_the_bible_divinely_inspired.htm">How can the Bible be divinely inspired if some books contain different styles, errors, and conflicting messages?</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>(20) His might.--See 2 Chronicles 32; <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm" title="Your heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?">Isaiah 33:18</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/48-12.htm" title="Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.">Psalm 48:12-13</a>.A pool . . . a conduit . . . water.--Rather, the pool . . . the conduit . . . the water. The pool of Hezekiah is now the Birket-Hammam-el-Batrak. (See Notes on <a href="/2_chronicles/32-4.htm" title="So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the middle of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?">2Chronicles 32:4</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/32-30.htm" title="This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.">2Chronicles 32:30</a>, and <a href="/isaiah/7-3.htm" title="Then said the LORD to Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, you, and Shearjashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;">Isaiah 7:3</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 20, 21. - The great works of Hezekiah, and his decease. Hezekiah was known, not only as a pious king, and the king in whose reign the pride of the Assyrians was dashed to the ground, but also as one who, by works of great importance, conferred permanent benefit on Jerusalem (see <a href="/2_chronicles/32-3.htm">2 Chronicles 32:3-5</a> and 30; Ecclus. 48:17). The writer feels that he cannot conclude his notice of Hezekiah's reign without some mention of these works. He enters, however, into no description, but, having referred the reader for details to the "book of the chronicles," notes in the briefest possible way the decease of Hezekiah, and the accession of his son and successor. Verse 20. - And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might. Hezekiah's "might" was chiefly shown in the earlier portion of his reign, when he "smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof" (<a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">2 Kings 18:8</a>). Against Assyria he was unsuccessful, and must have succumbed, but for the miraculous destruction of Sennacherib's host. And how he made a pool; rather, the pool, or the reservoir. The writer of Kings either knows of one pool only in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, or regards one as so superior that it deserves to be called κατ ἐξοχήν, "the pool." Recent discoveries make it highly probable that the "pool" intended is that of Siloam, or, if not the present Siloam reservoir, a larger one, a little below it, now known as Birket el Hamra (see the 'Quarterly Statement' of the Palestine Exploration Fund for April, 1886, p. 88). That there was at least one other pool in Hezekiah's time is evident from <a href="/isaiah/22-9.htm">Isaiah 22:9, 11</a>. And a conduit; rather, the conduit. If "the pool" is Siloam, "the conduit" must almost certainly be that which was excavated under Ophel for the purpose of conveying the water from the Well of the Virgin in the Kedron valley to the Siloam reservoir on the western side of the spur. This conduit, which is curiously twisted, has a length of 1708 feet, with a height varying from two feet to four or five, and a width of about two feet. The roof is flat, the sides perpendicular, and the floor hollowed into a groove for the more rapid passage of the water. About nineteen feet from the southern extremity, where the channel opens upon the Siloam pool, a niche has been cut in the right-hand wall in the shape of a square tablet, and smoothed to receive an inscription of six lines, the greater part of which has been recovered. The letters are of the old Hebrew or Phoenician type, and by their forms indicate a date "between the eighth and the sixth centuries" (Sayce). The inscription, so far as it is legible, appears to have run as follows: "Behold the tunnel! Now, this is the history of the tunnel. As the excavators were lifting up the pick, each towards the other, and while there were yet three cubits to be broken through... the voice of the one called to his neighbor, for there was an excess (?) of the rock on the right. Then they rose up... they struck on the west of the excavators; the excavators struck, each to meet the other, pick to pick. And the waters flowed from their outlet to the pool for a distance of a thousand cubits; and three-fourths (?) of a cubit was the height of the rock over the head of the excavation here." We learn from it that the workmen began at either end, and tunnelled through the rock until they met in the middle - a result which their previous divergences from the straight line force us to attribute more to good fortune than to engineering science. And brought water into the city. The Well of the Virgin was without, the Pool of Siloam within, the city - the wall of the town being carried across the Tyropoeon valley from the extreme point of Ophel to the opposite hilt (see <a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Nehemiah 3:15</a>). Are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Hezekiah's fame rested very much upon these works, as we see by what is said of him by the son of Sirach (see the comment on vers. 20, 21). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/20-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As for the rest וְיֶ֨תֶר (wə·ye·ṯer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope of the acts דִּבְרֵ֤י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of 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 along with all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every his might גְּב֣וּרָת֔וֹ (gə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1369.htm">Strong's 1369: </a> Force, valor, victory and how וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר (wa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he constructed עָשָׂ֗ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make the pool הַבְּרֵכָה֙ (hab·bə·rê·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1295.htm">Strong's 1295: </a> A pool, pond and the tunnel הַתְּעָלָ֔ה (hat·tə·‘ā·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8585.htm">Strong's 8585: </a> A channel, a bandage, plaster to bring וַיָּבֵ֥א (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go water הַמַּ֖יִם (ham·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen into the city, הָעִ֑ירָה (hā·‘î·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement are they not written כְּתוּבִ֗ים (kə·ṯū·ḇîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write in the Book סֵ֛פֶר (sê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book of the Chronicles דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the Kings לְמַלְכֵ֥י (lə·mal·ḵê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Judah? יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/20-20.htm">2 Kings 20:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-20.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 20:20 Now the rest of the acts (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 20:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 20:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/20-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 20:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 20:21" /></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>