The Meaning of 2 Kings 20:15 Explained

2 Kings 20:15

KJV: And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.

YLT: And he saith, 'What saw they in thy house?' and Hezekiah saith, 'All that is in my house they saw; there hath not been a thing that I have not shewed them among my treasures.'

Darby: And he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah said, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewn them.

ASV: And he said, What have they seen in thy house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.

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What is the context of 2 Kings 20:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All [the things] that [are] in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.

What does 2 Kings 20:15 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 20:12-21 - A Mistake And Its Penalty

God does not always prolong life in answer to prayer, and we should always leave such things submissively to Him, because He may see reasons why it would be far better for us to be removed from this world of temptation and sorrow. If Hezekiah had been taken away by early death, he would never have incurred the terrible sentence of 2 Kings 20:16, etc.

Let us watch against the sin of ostentation. It was a foolish act on the part of the king, because he aroused in these ambassadors desire and greed, which they communicated to their sovereign. There is too much of this spirit in us all. What a solemn inquiry that is, "What have they seen in thy house?" If that inquiry were put to us, we should too often have to confess that our visitors have not seen our piety, our family worship, the decorous behavior of our children, our love and devotion; but that they have seen our dresses and our ornaments, our best linen and our plate. Alas for us, if these are our treasures, and we have nothing behind them of the priceless jewels and wealth of Christian character! At the best we are only caretakers and stewards; we have nothing that we have not received! 1 Corinthians 4:7. Let us remember that at any time the Master of the House may arrive! Matthew 24:44. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 20

¹ Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened
⁸ The sun goes ten degrees backward for a sign of that promise
¹² Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah has notice of his treasures
¹⁴ Isaiah understanding thereof, foretells the Babylonian captivity
²⁰ Manasseh succeeds Hezekiah

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 20:15 mean?

And he said what have they seen in your house so answered Hezekiah - all that [is] in my house they have seen nothing there is nothing that not I have shown them among my treasures

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֥ה רָא֖וּ ؟ בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּבֵיתִי֙ רָא֔וּ לֹא־ הָיָ֥ה דָבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־ הִרְאִיתִ֖ם בְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	And he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
רָא֖וּ	have they seen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
؟ בְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָ	in your house
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	so answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ	Hezekiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִזְקִיָּה Sense: 2th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices.
אֵ֣ת	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	that [is]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בְּבֵיתִי֙	in my house
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
רָא֔וּ	they have seen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
לֹא־	nothing
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
הָיָ֥ה	there is
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
דָבָ֛ר	nothing
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
הִרְאִיתִ֖ם	I have shown them
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine plural Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
בְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי	among my treasures
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אֹוצָר Sense: treasure, storehouse.

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