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2 Kings 20:1

AmozHezekiahIsaiah
Death and lossFearHumility
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

2 Then 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.

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BSB
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
KJV
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
WEB
In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.’”
ASV
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
DARBY
In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
BLB
In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet went to him and said to him, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Set in order your house, for you shall die and not live.’”
ÅB
Ved den tid ble Hiskia dødssyk; da kom profeten Jesaja, Amos' sønn, inn til ham og sa til ham: Så sier Herren: Beskikk ditt hus! For du skal dø og ikke leve lenger.
OTB
På den tiden ble Hiskia alvorlig syk. Og profeten Jesaja, Amos' sønn, besøkte ham og sa, "Dette er hva Herren sier: 'Gjør i stand dine saker, for du vil ikke bli frisk; du skal dø og gå bort.'"
B1930
Ved den tid blev Esekias dødssyk; da kom profeten Esaias, Amos' sønn, inn til ham og sa til ham: Så sier Herren: Beskikk ditt hus! For du skal dø og ikke leve lenger.

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  • Isaiah 38:1–22

    In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

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  • 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.

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  • Philippians 2:27

    He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

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  • Jonah 3:4–10

    On the first day of his journey, Jonah set out into the city and proclaimed, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned!”

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  • 2 Kings 19:20

    Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.

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  • Jeremiah 18:7–10

    At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:23

    When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

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  • Philippians 2:30

    because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

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