2 Kings 20:2 (DRB)

Passage

And he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying:

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:1 In those days Ezechias was sick unto death: and Isaias, the son of Amos, the prophet, came and said to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Give charge concerning thy house, for thou shalt die, and not llve.

2 Kings 20:2 And he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying:

2 Kings 20:3 I beseech thee, O Lord, remember how I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is pleasing before thee. And Ezechias wept with much weeping.

2 Kings 20:4 And before Isaias was gone out of the middle of the court, the word of the Lord came to him, saying:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turned", "face", "wall", "prayed", "lord", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turned" and "face", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "In those days Ezechias was sick unto..." into verse 3's "I beseech thee O Lord remember how...", so "turned" and "face" 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 "turned" and "face" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.