2 Kings 20:5

“Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, etc.] The king of them, as the Targum: thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; (see Gill on “<233805>Isaiah 38:5”) behold, I will heal thee; instantly, miraculously; and none but God could heal him, his disease being in its kind mortal, and he had been told from the Lord that he should die: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord: the temple, to give thanks for his recovery; and this he should do on the third day from thence; so soon should he be well, which would show the cure to be miraculous.”

“Thus saith . . . the God of David thy father--An immediate answer was given to his prayer, containing an assurance that the Lord was mindful of His promise to David and would accomplish it in Hezekiah's experience, both by the prolongation of his life, and his deliverance from the Assyrians. on the third day--The perfect recovery from a dangerous sickness, within so short a time, shows the miraculous character of the cure (see his thanksgiving song, Isa 38:9). The disease cannot be ascertained; but the text gives no hint that the plague was raging then in Jerusalem; and although Arab physicians apply a cataplasm of figs to plague-boils, they also do so in other cases, as figs are considered…”

“The captain of my people - This phrase (which does not occur elsewhere in Kings) is remarkable, and speaks for the authenticity of this full report of the actual words of the prophet’s message (abbreviated in Isaiah 38:1, etc.). The title, “Captain נגיד nāgı̂yd of God’s people,” commonly used of David, is applied to Hezekiah, as David’s true follower 2 Kings 18:3. return to 'Top of Page'”

“God of, &c. - I am mindful of my promise made to David and his house, and will make it good in thy person. Shalt go - To give me solemn praise for this mercy. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 20:6”

“20:5 Hezekiah’s commitment to the Lord compared favorably with that of his ancestor David (18:3). Just as God had heard David’s prayers (Pss 6:8-9; 28:6-7; 31:22; 40:1-2), he would answer Hezekiah’s plea.”

“Turn again: Sa2 7:3-5; Ch1 17:2-4 the captain: Jos 5:14, Jos 5:15; Sa1 9:16, Sa1 10:1; Sa2 5:2; Ch2 13:12; Heb 2:10 the God: Ch2 34:3; Isa 38:5, Isa 55:3; Mat 22:32 I have heard: Kg2 19:20; Psa 65:2, Psa 66:19, Psa 66:20; Luk 1:13 I have seen: Psa 39:12, Psa 56:8, Psa 126:5; Rev 7:17 I will heal: Kg2 20:7; Exo 15:26; Deu 32:39; Job 33:19-26; Psa 147:3; Jam 5:14, Jam 5:15 thou shalt go: Kg2 20:8; Psa 66:13-15, Psa 66:19, Psa 66:20, Psa 116:12-14, Psa 118:17-19; Isa 38:22; Joh 5:14 4 Kings (2 Kings) 20:6”