2 Kings 20

2 Kings 20:1

THou shalt die] the Italian, thou art dead; this was no absolute and irrevocable decree, but a threatning of a thing which would surely happen, if God did not through his omnipotencie help it, which was done to try and humble Ezechiah.

2 Kings 20:2

He turned] to pray privately with a greater devotion and fervour without any disturbance.

2 Kings 20:3

Wept] not so much for the losse of his life, as because hee should leave none to succeed him, for Manasseh was borne three yeares after Ezekiah recovered.

2 Kings 20:4

The middle Court] of the royall Pallace, it seemeth he meanes that of 1 Kings 7:8.

2 Kings 20:6

For mine own sake] moved thereunto by mine own good-will, to verifie my promises made to David, to maintaine my glory, and to reward Davids fidelity.

2 Kings 20:7

A lump] figges indeed have a naturall propertie to ripen and mollifie, but God did adde thereunto by miracle, a supernaturall kinde of vertue to hasten and strength n the operation, as in many other miracles: [the boile] it is very likely that it was a plague sore.

2 Kings 20:8

What shall bee the signe] the request of a signe being made in humility, through a meere desire of confirming his faith, which was opposed by many contrary likelihoods, is not condemned in Scripture, see Iudge 6. 17. 37. 39. Isaiah 7:11.

2 Kings 20:9

The shadow] shall the shaddow of the point of the diall goe forward ten of those degrees, which noted the spaces, not of whole houres (for then the day must have been at least twenty houres long) but of halfe houres, or quarters, or peradventure lesse.

2 Kings 20:10

A light thing] not but that the miracle would have been equall both wayes; but because it is naturall for the day to goe forwards, the miracle would not have appeared, but onely by this singularity of having it done in an instant: Whereas in the retrogradation, both the substance of the thing and the manner was miraculous.

2 Kings 20:11

The shadow] together with the body of the Sunne which went backward also, Isaiah 38:8. see Ios. 10. 14.

2 Kings 20:12

For he had] in outward shew to congratulate with him, because he had recovered his health; but indeed it was for to be truly informed of that terrible miracle, of the lengthening of the day, 2 Chronicles 32:31.

2 Kings 20:13

Hearkened] he was a little tickled with carnall delight by this magnificent visit, Isa. 39 2. and pricked up with pride, 2 Chron. 32. 25. 31 [house of his Armour] the Italian, the house of his vessells, or his houshold stuffe, or his armory.

2 Kings 20:18

Eunuches] or Courtiers.

2 Kings 20:19

Good is] just by reason of the manifold sins which we have committed, I doe with all humility and worship submit my selfe thereunto.

2 Kings 20:20

A poole] this was a great poole of water brought by conduits under ground, which were digged out of the rock from the fountains of Gihon, when Sennacherib besieged the Citie, 2 Chronicles 32:30. And the said poole was in the Citie of David, and seemeth to be the same as is mentioned, Neh. 2. 14. & 3. 15 Isa. 22. 9. 11.