2 Kings 20:2 KJV — MannaFest

2 Kings 20:2

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

And he turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah, saying,

DBT

And he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Jehovah saying,

About this book

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2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date: Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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6 verses on the floor

James 5:16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Psalms 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Isaiah 38:2–3
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,
1 Kings 8:30
And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
Matthew 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

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Job 33:26

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Hezekiah had found, as recorded in the foregoing chapter, that it was not in vain to wait upon God, but that the prayers of faith bring in answers of peace; therefore will he call upon God as long as he lives. Happy experiences of the prevalency of prayer are engagements and encouragements to continue instant in prayer.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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