2 Kings 20:1 (GNV)

Passage

About that time was Hezekiah sicke vnto death: and the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amoz came to him, and said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Put thine house in an order: for thou shalt die, and not liue.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:1 About that time was Hezekiah sicke vnto death: and the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amoz came to him, and said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Put thine house in an order: for thou shalt die, and not liue.

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

2 Kings 20:3 I beseech thee, O Lord, remember nowe, howe I haue walked before thee in trueth and with a perfite heart, and haue done that which is good in thy sight: and Hezekiah wept sore.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "time", "hezekiah", "sicke", "vnto", "death", "prophet", "isaiah", and "sonne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "time" and "hezekiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Then he turned his face to the...", so "time" and "hezekiah" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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