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An Appeal, Not a Demand
Commentators agree that Hezekiah's prayer isn't a boast of self-righteousness. Under the Old Covenant, long life was a promised blessing for faithfulness. Hezekiah is appealing to God's covenant promises, much like David did in the Psalms. It is not a demand for payment based on works, but a plea based on his relationship with God.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 20:3
18th Century
Theologian
Remember now - The old covenant promised temporal prosperity to the righteous, including length of days. Hezekiah, conscious of his faithful…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 20:3
19th Century
Bishop
Remember now how I have walked ... —Hezekiah deprecates an untimely death—the punishment of the wicked (…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Kings 20:3
19th Century
Preacher
I do not think this was intended to be a self-righteous prayer, though it reads like one, or else the Lord would not have heard it.
He meant…
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John Gill
On 2 Kings 20:3
17th Century
Pastor
In these days was Hezekiah sick unto death,.... Of this sickness of Hezekiah, the message of the prophet Isaiah to him, and his prayer upon it, See…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 20:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Hezekiah was sick to the point of death in the same year that the king of Assyria besieged Jerusalem. Isaiah brought a warning to Hezekiah to prepa…