2 Kings 20:6 (YLT)

Passage

and I have added to thy days fifteen years, and out of the hand of the king of Asshur I deliver thee and this city, and have covered over this city for Mine own sake, and for the sake of David My servant.'

Nearby Context

2 Kings 20:4 And it cometh to pass--Isaiah hath not gone out to the middle court--that the word of Jehovah hath been unto him, saying,

2 Kings 20:5 `Turn back, and thou hast said unto Hezekiah, leader of My people: Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tear, lo, I give healing to thee, on the third day thou dost go up to the house of Jehovah;

2 Kings 20:6 and I have added to thy days fifteen years, and out of the hand of the king of Asshur I deliver thee and this city, and have covered over this city for Mine own sake, and for the sake of David My servant.'

2 Kings 20:7 And Isaiah saith, `Take ye a cake of figs;' and they take and lay <FI>it<Fi> on the boil, and he reviveth.

2 Kings 20:8 And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, `What <FI>is<Fi> the sign that Jehovah doth give healing to me, that I have gone up on the third day to the house of Jehovah?'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "added", "days", "fifteen", "years", "hand", "king", "asshur", and "deliver". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "added" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Turn back and thou hast said unto..." into verse 7's "And Isaiah saith Take ye a cake...", so "added" and "days" 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 "added" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.