Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Remember, LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. New Living Translation “Remember, O LORD, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly. English Standard Version “Now, O LORD, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Berean Standard Bible “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. King James Bible I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. New King James Version “Remember now, O LORD, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. New American Standard Bible “Please, LORD, just remember how I have walked before You wholeheartedly and in truth, and have done what is good in Your sight!” And Hezekiah wept profusely. NASB 1995 “Remember now, O LORD, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. NASB 1977 “Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Thy sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Legacy Standard Bible “Remember now, O Yahweh, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept greatly. Amplified Bible “Please, O LORD, remember now [with compassion] how I have walked before You in faithfulness and truth and with a whole heart [entirely devoted to You], and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Christian Standard Bible “Please, LORD, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases you.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Holman Christian Standard Bible Please LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and wholeheartedly and have done what pleases You.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. American Standard Version Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. Contemporary English Version "Don't forget that I have been faithful to you, LORD. I have obeyed you with all my heart, and I do whatever you say is right." After this, he cried bitterly. English Revised Version Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Please, LORD, remember how I've lived faithfully and sincerely in your presence. I've done what you consider right." And he cried bitterly. Good News Translation "Remember, LORD, that I have served you faithfully and loyally and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to." And he began to cry bitterly. International Standard Version "Remember me, LORD," he said, "how I have walked in your presence with integrity, with an undivided heart, and I have accomplished what is good in your sight." And Hezekiah wept deeply. Majority Standard Bible ?Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.? And Hezekiah wept bitterly. NET Bible "Please, LORD. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will." Then Hezekiah wept bitterly. New Heart English Bible "Remember now, LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight." Hezekiah wept bitterly. Webster's Bible Translation I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept grievously. World English Bible “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Ah, now, O YHWH, please remember how I have habitually walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and I have done that which [is] good in Your eyes”; and Hezekiah weeps [with] a great weeping. Young's Literal Translation I pray Thee, O Jehovah, remember, I pray Thee, how I have walked habitually before Thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and that which is good in Thine eyes I have done;' and Hezekiah weepeth -- a great weeping. Smith's Literal Translation O Jehovah, remember now how I went before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and I did the good in thine eyes. And Hezekiah will weep a great weeping. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI beseech thee, O Lord, remember how I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is pleasing before thee. And Ezechias wept with much weeping. Catholic Public Domain Version “I beg you, O Lord, I beseech you, remember how I have walked before you in truth, and with a perfect heart, and how I have done what is pleasing before you.” And then Hezekiah wept with a great weeping. New American Bible “Ah, LORD, remember how faithfully and wholeheartedly I conducted myself in your presence, doing what was good in your sight!” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. New Revised Standard Version “Remember now, O LORD, I implore you, how I have walked before you in faithfulness with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” Hezekiah wept bitterly. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “Oh, LORD JEHOVAH, remember that I walked before you in the truth and with a whole heart, and I have done what is beautiful before you!” And Hezekiah wept with great weeping. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight.' And Hezekiah wept sore. Brenton Septuagint Translation Lord, remember, I pray thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thine eyes. And Ezekias wept with a great weeping. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery…2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, 3“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,… Cross References Isaiah 38:2-3 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, / saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 2 Chronicles 32:24-26 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign. / But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. / Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah. Psalm 6:4-5 Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion. / For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol? Psalm 30:2-3 O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. / O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit. Psalm 86:2-3 Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You. / Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long. Psalm 116:4-5 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!” / The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Psalm 119:145-146 I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes. / I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies. Psalm 143:1-2 A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. / Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You. Genesis 32:9-12 Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’ / I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps. / Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me. ... 1 Samuel 1:10-11 In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears. / And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” 1 Kings 8:38-40 then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— / be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men— / so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers. Job 16:17 yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure. Job 23:10-12 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. / My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside. / I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread. Nehemiah 13:14 Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services. Luke 18:10-14 “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. / The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. / I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’ ... Treasury of Scripture I beseech you, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. remember. Genesis 8:1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged; Nehemiah 5:19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. Nehemiah 13:14,22,31 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof… I have walked. 2 Kings 18:3-6 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did… Genesis 5:22,24 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: … Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. in truth. 2 Chronicles 31:20,21 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God… Psalm 32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. Psalm 145:18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. a perfect heart. 1 Kings 8:61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. 1 Kings 11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. 1 Kings 15:14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days. wept sore. 2 Samuel 12:21,22 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread… Psalm 6:6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. Psalm 102:9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, Jump to Previous Ah Beg Beseech Bitter Bitterly Devotion Eyes Faithfully Faithfulness Good Great Grievously Habitually Heart Hezekiah Hezeki'ah Mind Perfect Remember Sight Sore True. Truth Walked Way Weepeth Weeping Wept Whole WholeheartedJump to Next Ah Beg Beseech Bitter Bitterly Devotion Eyes Faithfully Faithfulness Good Great Grievously Habitually Heart Hezekiah Hezeki'ah Mind Perfect Remember Sight Sore True. Truth Walked Way Weepeth Weeping Wept Whole Wholehearted2 Kings 20 1. Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened.8. The sun goes ten degrees backward for a sign of that promise. 12. Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah has notice of his treasures. 14. Isaiah understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity. 20. Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah. Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully Hezekiah's plea to the LORD reflects a deep personal relationship with God, emphasizing his consistent faithfulness. In the context of ancient Israel, walking before God signifies living a life in accordance with His commandments and maintaining a covenant relationship. Hezekiah's reign is noted for religious reforms, including the removal of high places and the restoration of temple worship (2 Kings 18:3-6). This phrase underscores the importance of faithfulness in leadership and personal conduct, echoing the covenantal language found in Deuteronomy 10:12-13. and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Persons / Places / Events 1. HezekiahThe king of Judah who is known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to restore proper worship in the temple. He is the central figure in this passage, pleading with God for his life. 2. Jerusalem The capital city of Judah, where Hezekiah reigned and where the events of this chapter take place. 3. Isaiah the Prophet Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Isaiah plays a crucial role in the surrounding account as the prophet who delivers God's messages to Hezekiah. 4. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, to whom Hezekiah directs his prayer, seeking divine intervention. 5. Hezekiah's Illness The event that prompts Hezekiah's prayer, as he is told by Isaiah that he will not recover and should set his house in order. Teaching Points Faithfulness in CrisisHezekiah's prayer demonstrates the importance of maintaining a faithful walk with God, especially during times of personal crisis. His life of devotion gives him confidence to approach God in prayer. Wholehearted Devotion The Hebrew word for "wholehearted" (shalem) implies completeness and sincerity. Believers are encouraged to serve God with undivided hearts, fully committed to His will. The Power of Prayer Hezekiah's earnest prayer and tears show the depth of his relationship with God. This passage encourages believers to pray fervently and sincerely, trusting in God's compassion and power to intervene. God's Remembrance Hezekiah asks God to remember his faithfulness. This highlights the biblical theme that God is attentive to the lives of His people and remembers their faithfulness and obedience. Emotional Honesty with God Hezekiah's bitter weeping shows that it is acceptable to express deep emotions before God. Believers are encouraged to be honest with God about their feelings and struggles.(3) Remember now how I have walked . . .--Hezekiah deprecates an untimely death--the punishment of the wicked (Proverbs 10:27)--on account of his zeal for Jehovah and against the idols. As Thenius remarks, there is nothing surprising in his apparent self-praise if we remember such passages as Psalm 18:20; Psalm 7:8; Nehemiah 13:14. Josephus sets down the poignancy of his sorrow to childlessness, and makes him pray to be spared until he get a son; but this is merely an instance of that "midrashitic" enlargement of the narrative which we find elsewhere in that historian.Verse 3. - I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart. There is no Pharisaical self-righteousness here. Hezekiah is conscious that he has honestly endeavored to serve God, and to do his will - that, whatever may have been his shortcomings, his heart has been right towards God. He ventures, therefore, on something like expostulation. Why is he to be cut off in the midst of his days, at the age of thirty-nine, when such a wicked king as Uzziah has lived to be sixty-eight (2 Kings 15:2), and Rehoboam to be fifty-eight (1 Kings 14:21)? It is to be remembered that, under the old covenant, length of days was expressly promised to the righteous (Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 9:11; Proverbs 10:27, etc.), and that a shortened life was the proclaimed penalty of wicked-doing (Job 15:32, 33; Job 22:16; Psalm 55:23; Proverbs 10:27). Hezekiah's self-assertion is thus a sort of laying hold of God's promises. And have done that which is flood in thy sight; comp. 2 Kings 18:3-6; and note the similar pleadings of David, "With my whole heart have I sought thee" (Psalm 119:10); "I have remembered thy Name, O Lord, and have kept thy Law. This I had because I kept thy commandments" (Psalm 119:55, 56), and the like. And Hezekiah wept sore. Human nature shrinks from death instinctively, and it requires a very vivid imagination for even the Christian in middle life to feel with St. Paul, that "it is better for him to depart and to be with Christ." The Hebrew of Hezekiah's time had far mere reason to regard death as an evil. His hopes of a life beyond the grave were feeble - his conceptions of the life, if life there were, faint and unattractive. Sheol, like Hades, was a vague, awful, terrible thing. If we consider Hezekiah's words, "The grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee" (Isaiah 38:18, 19), we may understand how the Hebrew shrank from the fearful change. And in Hezekiah's case there was a yet further reason for grief Hezekiah had as yet no male offspring (Josephus, 'Ant. Jud.,'10:2. § 1). Manasseh was as yet unborn (comp. ver. 6 with 2 Kings 21:1). If he died now, his house would be cut off, he would be without posterity - a sore grief to every Hebrew. Ewald's references to Isaiah 38:19 and Isaiah 39:7, as indicative of Hezekiah having sons at the time, are absolutely without value. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Please,אָנָּ֣ה (’ān·nāh) Interjection Strong's 577: Ah, now! I (we) beseech you! O LORD, יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel remember זְכָר־ (zə·ḵār-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male how אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have walked הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי (hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk before You לְפָנֶ֗יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face faithfully בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ (be·’ĕ·meṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness and with wholehearted וּבְלֵבָ֣ב (ū·ḇə·lê·ḇāḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart devotion; שָׁלֵ֔ם (šā·lêm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8003: Complete, safe, at peace I have done עָשִׂ֑יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make [what is] good וְהַטּ֥וֹב (wə·haṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good in Your sight.” בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain And Hezekiah חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ (ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2396: Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites wept וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ (way·yê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan bitterly. גָדֽוֹל׃ (ḡā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent Links 2 Kings 20:3 NIV2 Kings 20:3 NLT 2 Kings 20:3 ESV 2 Kings 20:3 NASB 2 Kings 20:3 KJV 2 Kings 20:3 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 20:3 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 20:3 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 20:3 French Bible 2 Kings 20:3 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 20:3 Remember now Yahweh I beg you how (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |
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