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2 Kings 20:4

Isaiah

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.

Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

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

6 I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”

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BSB
Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
KJV
And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
WEB
Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, the LORD’s word came to him, saying,
ASV
And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of Jehovah came to him, saying,
DARBY
And it came to pass before Isaiah had gone out into the middle city that the word of Jehovah came to him saying,
BLB
And it came to pass—Isaiah had not gone out to the middle courtyard—that the word of YHWH came to him, saying,
ÅB
Men Jesaja var enda ikke kommet ut av den indre by, da kom Herrens ord til ham, og det lød så:
OTB
Nå, før Jesaja hadde gått ut av den midtre gårdsplassen, kom Herrens ord til ham og sa,
B1930
Men Esaias var ennu ikke kommet ut av den indre by, da kom Herrens ord til ham, og det lød så:

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 7:8

    And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

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  • 2 Kings 22:14

    So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

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