Passage Research
2 Kings 20 — Sermon Preparation
Hezekiah recovers from a fatal illness and is given fifteen more years; he then unwisely shows all his treasures to the Babylonian envoys. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 20, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 21
- verses
- 363 / 135
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 20 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חִזְקִיָּה | Chizqîyâh | H2396 | 16 | Chizkijah |
| יְשַׁעְיָה | Yᵉshaʻyâh | H3470 | 9 | Jeshajah |
| מַעֲלָה | maʻălâh | H4609 | 7 | elevation, journey |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 9 | word, matter |
| עֶשֶׂר | ʻeser | H6235 | 5 | ten |
| צֵל | tsêl | H6738 | 4 | shade |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 6 | see |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 20, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The king of Babylon was at this time independent of the king of Assyria, though shortly after subdued by him. Hezekiah showed his treasures and armour, and other proofs of his wealth and power. This was the effect of pride and ostentation, and departing from simple reliance on God. He also seems to have missed the opportunity of speaking to the Chaldeans, about Him who had wrought the miracles which excited their attention, and of pointing out to them the absurdity and evil of idolatry. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 20:12–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— 2 Kgs 20:12
- Assyria— 2 Kgs 20:6
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