2 Kings 20:8 (GNV)

Passage

For Hezekiah had saide vnto Isaiah, What shalbe the signe that the Lord will heale me, and that I shall goe vp into the house of the Lord the thirde day?

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:6 And I wil adde vnto thy dayes fiftene yere, and wil deliuer thee and this citie out of the hand of the King of Asshur, and will defende this citie for mine owne sake, and for Dauid my seruats sake.

2 Kings 20:7 Then Isaiah sayde, Take a lumpe of dry figges. And they tooke it, and layed it on the boyle, and he recouered.

2 Kings 20:8 For Hezekiah had saide vnto Isaiah, What shalbe the signe that the Lord will heale me, and that I shall goe vp into the house of the Lord the thirde day?

2 Kings 20:9 And Isaiah answered, This signe shalt thou haue of the Lord, that the Lord will doe that he hath spoken, Wilt thou that the shadowe goe forwarde ten degrees, or go backe ten degrees?

2 Kings 20:10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadowe to passe forward ten degrees: not so then, but let ye shadow go backe ten degrees.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hezekiah", "saide", "vnto", "isaiah", "shalbe", "signe", "lord", and "heale". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hezekiah" and "saide", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Then Isaiah sayde Take a lumpe of..." into verse 9's "And Isaiah answered This signe shalt thou...", so "hezekiah" and "saide" 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 "hezekiah" and "saide" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.