2 Chronicles 32:24

24 In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death, and he prayed to Jehovah; and he spoke to him and gave him a sign.

2 Chronicles 32:24 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:24

In those days Hezekiah was sick
Of which sickness, and of his prayer, and of the sign given him, see ( Isaiah 38:1-22 ) and the notes there.

2 Chronicles 32:24 In-Context

22 And Jehovah saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all, and protected them on every side.
23 And many brought gifts unto Jehovah to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah; and he was thenceforth magnified in the sight of all the nations.
24 In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death, and he prayed to Jehovah; and he spoke to him and gave him a sign.
25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit [done] to him, for his heart was lifted up; and there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
26 And Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Jehovah came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Elsewhere 'miracle' or 'wonder,' as ver. 31.
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