2 Kings 20:4

4 Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him:

2 Kings 20:4 in Other Translations

4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

4 And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him:

4 But before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, this message came to him from the LORD :

4 Isaiah, leaving, was not halfway across the courtyard when the word of God stopped him:

4 Isaiah had not yet gone out of the inner courtyard when the word of the Lord came to him:

2 Kings 20:4 Meaning and Commentary

And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court,.... Of the king's palace, which is called the other court within the porch, 1 Kings 7:8 so it is according to the marginal reading, which we follow; but the textual reading is, "the middle city"; Jerusalem was divided into three parts, and this was the middle part Isaiah was entering into: but before he did, so it was,

[that] the word of the Lord came to him, saying; as follows.

2 Kings 20:4 In-Context

2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

3 “Remember, LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

4 Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him:

5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the LORD.

6 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.’ ”