2 Kings 20:21 (YLT)

Passage

And Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:19 And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, `Good <FI>is<Fi> the word of Jehovah that thou hast spoken;' and he saith, `Is it not--if peace and truth are in my days?'

2 Kings 20:20 And the rest of the matters of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit, and bringeth in the waters to the city, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2 Kings 20:21 And Hezekiah lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Manasseh his son in his stead.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hezekiah", "lieth", "fathers", "reign", "doth", "manasseh", and "stead". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hezekiah" and "lieth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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