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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Isaiah 38:2
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Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord.
Then Hizkiyahu turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD,
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord ,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord ,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
Hezekiah turned toward the wall and prayed to the Lord ,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Yahweh,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
Hezekiah turned toward the wall and prayed,
Hizkiyahu turned his face toward the wall and prayed to Adonai :
And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Jehovah,
Hezekiah turned toward the wall that faced the Temple and began praying to the Lord .
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed:
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,
And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Jehovah,
Then Ezechias turned his face towarde the wall, & prayed vnto the LORDE,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah,
And Hezekiah, turning his face to the wall, made his prayer to the Lord, saying,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed vnto the Lord,
Then Hezekia turned his face toward the wall, and prayed vnto the Lorde,
And Ezekias turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
And Esechie turnede his face to the wal, and preiede the Lord, and seide, Lord, Y biseche;
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Yahweh,
Then Hezekiah turned his face towards the wall, and prayed to the LORD,
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord ,
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD,
When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord ,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord :
Then Hezekiah turned his face unto the wall, - and prayed unto Yahweh;
And Ezechias turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,
Then Hezeki'ah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD,
And Hezekiah turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah,
Hezekiah turned away from Isaiah and, facing the wall, prayed to God : " God , please, I beg you: Remember how I've lived my life. I've lived faithfully in your presence, lived out of a heart that was totally yours. You've seen how I've lived, the good that I have done." And Hezekiah wept as he prayed—painful tears.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
turned: Hezekiah's couch was probably placed in a corner, which is the place of honour in the East; in which, turning on either side, he must turn his face to the wall; by which he would withdraw himself from those attending him in his apartment. 1 Kings 8:30, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:15, Matthew 6:6
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:42 - put his face 2 Kings 20:2 - he turned Esther 8:3 - besought him with tears Psalms 120:1 - my distress
Cross-References
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,
When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
So he came back and told his father and mother, "I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife."
Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.
Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king's house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance.
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall,.... Not figuratively to the wall of his heart, as Jerom; but literally, either to the wall of his bedchamber where he lay sick, that his tears might not be seen, and his prayers interrupted, and that he might deliver them with more privacy, freedom, and fervency; or else to the wall of the temple, as the Targum, towards which good men used to look when they prayed, 1 Kings 8:38, which was a type of Christ, to whom we should have respect in all our petitions, as being the only Mediator between God and man: and prayed unto the Lord; as follows:
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall - The wall of the room in which he was lying He was probably lying on a couch next the wall of his room. Eastern houses usually have such couches or ottomans running along on the sides of the room on which they recline, and on which they lie when they are sick. Hezekiah probably turned his face to the wall in order that his emotion and his tears might not be seen by the bystanders, or in order that he might compose himself the better for devotion. His prayer he wished, doubtless, to be as secret as possible. The Chaldee renders this, ‘Turned his face to the wall of the house of the sanctuary;’ that is, of the temple, so that it might appear that be prayed toward the temple. Thus Daniel; when in Babylon, is said to have prayed with his windows opened toward Jerusalem Daniel 6:10. The Mahometans pray everywhere with their faces turned toward Mecca. But there is no evidence in the Hebrew text that Hezekiah prayed in that manner. The simple idea is, that he turned over on his couch toward the wall of his room, doubtless, for the greater privacy, and to hide his deep emotion.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 38:2. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall — The furniture of an eastern divan or chamber, either for the reception of company or for private use, consists chiefly of carpets spread on the floor in the middle; and of sofas, or couches ranged on one or more sides of the room, on a part raised somewhat above the floor. On these they repose themselves in the day, and sleep at night. It is to be observed that the corner of the room is the place of honour. Dr. Pococke, when he was introduced to the Sheikh of Furshout, found him sitting in the corner of his room. He describes another Arab Sheikh "as sitting in the corner of a large green tent, pitched in the middle of an encampment of Arabs; and the Bey of Girge as placed on a sofa in a corner to the right as one entered the room." - Harmer's Observ. ii. p. 60. Lady Mary Montague, giving an account of a visit which she made to the Kahya's lady at Adrianople, says, "She ordered cushions to be given me; and took care to place me in the corner, which is the place of honour." - Letter xxxiii. The reason of this seems to be, that the person so placed is distinguished, and in a manner separated, from the rest of the company, and as it were guarded by the wall on each side. We are to suppose Hezekiah's couch placed in the same situation; in which turning on either side, he must turn his face to the wall; by which he would withdraw himself from those who were attending upon him in his apartment, in order to address his private prayer to God.
Isaiah 38:3. And he said, I beseech thee, O JEHOVAH, remember now how I have endeavoured to walk before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart; and have done that which is good in thine eyes. And Hezekiah wept, and lamented grievously. - L.
Isaiah 38:4. Now [before Isaiah was gone out into the middle court] the word of JEHOVAH came unto him, saying, Go [back,] and say unto Hezekiah, Thus saith JEHOVAH the God of David thy father, I have heard thy supplication; I have seen thy tears. Behold [I will heal thee; and on the third day thou shalt go up into the house of JEHOVAH.
Isaiah 38:5. And] I will add unto thy days fifteen years. And I will deliver thee, and this city, from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will protect this city. And [Hezekiah said, By what sign shall I know that I shall go up into the house of JEHOVAH?
Isaiah 38:7. And Isaiah said,] This shall be the sign unto thee from JEHOVAH, that JEHOVAH still bring to effect this word which he hath spoken.
The words in the translation included within crotchets are supplied from the parallel place, 2 Kings 20:4-5, to make the narration more perfect. I have also taken the liberty, with Houbigant, of bringing forward the two last verses of this chapter, and inserting them in their proper places of the narration with the same mark. Kimchi's note on these two verses is as follows: "This and the following verse belong not to the writing of Hezekiah; and I see no reason why they are written here after the writing; for their right place is above, after And I will protect this city, Isaiah 38:6. And so they stand in the book of Kings," 2 Kings 20:7-8. The narration of this chapter seems to be in some parts an abridgment of that of 2 Kings 20:1-6. The abridger, having finished his extract here with the eleventh verse, seems to have observed, that the seventh and eighth verses of 2 Kings 20:7-8 were wanted to complete the narration: he therefore added them at the end of the chapter, after he had inserted the song of Hezekiah, probably with marks for their insertion in their proper places; which marks were afterwards neglected by transcribers. Or a transcriber might omit them by mistake, and add them at the end of the chapter with such marks. Many transpositions are, with great probability, to be accounted for in the same way.
