2 Kings 20:21 (LSB)

Passage

So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son became king in his place.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good.” For he said, “Will it not be good, if there will be peace and truth in my days?”

2 Kings 20:20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he made the pool and the conduit and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

2 Kings 20:21 So Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son became king in his place.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hezekiah", "slept", "fathers", "manasseh", "became", "king", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hezekiah" and "slept", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Now the rest of the acts of...", giving immediate footing for "hezekiah" and "slept". 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 "slept" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.