And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”
Parallel translations
- WEB Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to Yahweh’s house?”
- KJV Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
- NKJV And Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?”
- NASB Then Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the Lord?”
- NLT And Hezekiah had asked, “What sign will prove that I will go to the Temple of the Lord?”
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Quick answer
Hezekiah had asked what sign would confirm he would go up to the Lord's house. His question shows desire to worship God again.
Overview
This concluding note records the king's request for a sign assuring his return to the temple. His longing was not merely to live but to worship in God's house once more. The healthy heart of faith treasures access to God's presence above life itself, a longing fulfilled in Christ who opens the way to God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 118:18–19The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
- 2 Kgs 20:8Now 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?”
- John 5:14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
- Ps 42:1–2For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Ps 84:1–2For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
- Ps 84:10–12For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Ps 122:1A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
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