II Kings · Chapter 20 King James Version

II Kings 20:18

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The Scripture

(18) And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Hezekiah fell deathly ill and prayed for healing, and the LORD granted him fifteen more years of life, confirming it with the sign of the sun's shadow moving backward on the sundial. Hezekiah later foolishly showed Babylonian envoys all his treasures, prompting Isaiah to prophesy that Judah's wealth would one day be carried off to Babylon.

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Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

II Kings 24:12II Kings 25:6II Chronicles 33:11

Related verses (shared words)

Isaiah 39:7Matthew 19:12Leviticus 15:3