Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 32:24

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:24

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:24

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"In those days Hezekiah was sick even unto death: and he prayed unto Jehovah; and he spake unto him, and gave him a sign." — 2 Chronicles 32:24 (ASV)

HEZEKIAH’S SICKNESS—HIS PRIDE AND WEALTH—THE BABYLONIAN EMBASSY—CONCLUSION (2 Chronicles 32:24–33).

In those days Hezekiah was sick. —This single verse epitomizes 2 Kings 20:1–11;Isaiah 38:0

To the death.to dying.

He spoke to him. —By the mouth of Isaiah.

And he gave him a sign. —The recession of the shadow on the dial of Ahaz. Literally, and a sign He gave him; the emphatic word first.