Lux Domini

2 Kings  20:6

And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

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Interpretation

Hezekiah was sick to death, in the same year in which the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. A warning to prepare for death was brought to Hezekiah by Isaiah.

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This thought runs through 2 Kings 20:6-7.

2 Kings 20:6 2 Kings 20:7

Glossary

Assyria Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
City People
The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).