2 Kings 20:20 (DRB)

Passage

And the rest of the acts of Ezechias, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought waters into the city, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?

Nearby Context

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

2 Kings 20:19 Ezechias said to Isaias: The word of the Lord, which thou hast spoken, is good: let peace and truth be in my days.

2 Kings 20:20 And the rest of the acts of Ezechias, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought waters into the city, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Juda?

2 Kings 20:21 And Ezechias slept with his fathers, and Manasses, his son reigned in his stead.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rest", "acts", "ezechias", "might", "pool", "conduit", "brought", and "waters". 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 "Ezechias said to Isaias The word of..." into verse 21's "And Ezechias 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.