2 Kings 20:2

2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

2 Kings 20:2 in Other Translations

2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,

2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,

2 When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

2 Hezekiah turned from Isaiah and faced God, praying:

2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,

2 Kings 20:2 Meaning and Commentary

In these days was Hezekiah sick unto death,.... Of this sickness of Hezekiah, the message of the prophet Isaiah to him, and his prayer upon it, See Gill on "Isa 38:1-3."

2 Kings 20:2 In-Context

1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.”

2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

3 “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.

4 Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him:

5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the LORD.