2 Kings 20:18

18 Some of your own direct descendants will be taken away and made eunuchs to serve in the palace of the king of Babylonia." 1

2 Kings 20:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 20:18

(See Gill on 2 Kings 20:12)

2 Kings 20:18 In-Context

16 Isaiah then told the king, "The Lord Almighty says that
17 a time is coming when everything in your palace, everything that your ancestors have stored up to this day, will be carried off to Babylonia. Nothing will be left.
18 Some of your own direct descendants will be taken away and made eunuchs to serve in the palace of the king of Babylonia."
19 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."
20 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.]

Cross References 1

  • 1. 20.18 2 K 24.14, 15;Daniel 1.1-7.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.