2 Kings 20:8

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“Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?””

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“Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?””

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“And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day?”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that Jehovah will heal me, and that I shall go up unto the house of Jehovah the third day?”

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“And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, `What <FI>is<Fi> the sign that Jehovah doth give healing to me, that I have gone up on the third day to the house of Jehovah?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 20:8 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 15:8But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
  2. Judges 6:17Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
  3. Judges 6:37then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.”
  4. 2 Kings 19:29And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
  5. 2 Kings 20:5“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
  6. Isaiah 7:11“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
  7. Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
  8. Isaiah 38:22And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”
  9. Hosea 6:2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

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