2 Kings 20:19

19 Hezekiah told Isaiah, "These words from the Lord are good." He said this because he thought, "There will be peace and security in my lifetime."

2 Kings 20:19 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 20:19

(See Gill on 2 Kings 20:12)

2 Kings 20:19 In-Context

17 'In the future everything in your palace and everything your ancestors have stored up until this day will be taken away to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says the Lord.
18 'Some of your own children, those who will be born to you, will be taken away. And they will become servants in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"
19 Hezekiah told Isaiah, "These words from the Lord are good." He said this because he thought, "There will be peace and security in my lifetime."
20 Everything else Hezekiah did -- all his victories, his work on the pool, his work on the tunnel to bring water into the city -- is written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.
21 Then Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became king in his place.
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