2 Kings 20:20 (DBY)

Passage

And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool and the aqueduct, and brought the water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be chamberlains in the palace of the king of Babylon.

2 Kings 20:19 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not so? if only there shall be peace and truth in my days!

2 Kings 20:20 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool and the aqueduct, and brought the water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2 Kings 20:21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rest", "acts", "hezekiah", "might", "pool", "aqueduct", "brought", and "water". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rest" and "acts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And Hezekiah said to Isaiah Good is..." into verse 21's "And Hezekiah slept with his fathers and...", so "rest" and "acts" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "rest" and "acts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.