2 Kings 20:2

2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, saying,

2 Kings 20:2 Meaning and Commentary

In these days was Hezekiah sick unto death,.... Of this sickness of Hezekiah, the message of the prophet Isaiah to him, and his prayer upon it, See Gill on "Isa 38:1-3."

2 Kings 20:2 In-Context

1 In those days Hezekiah became {deathly ill}, and Isaiah the son of Amoz the prophet came to him and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Command your house, for you [are about] to die; you will not recover.'"

2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, saying,

3 "O Yahweh, please remember how I went about before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and [remember] the good that I have done in your eyes." Then Hezekiah {wept bitterly}.

4 Isaiah had not gone out from the middle of the city when the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,

5 "Return; you must say to Hezekiah, the leader of my people, 'Thus says Yahweh the God of David your ancestor, "I have heard your prayer and I have seen your tears. Look, I [am about to] heal you. On the third day you shall go up [to] the temple of Yahweh.