Bible Strands
2 Kings 20:6
I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Isaiah to a dying King Hezekiah, responding to his prayer and tears with a promise of physical healing and political rescue.
The words — The Hebrew וְהֹסַפְתִּי (ve./ho.saf.Ti) literally means “and I will add,” directly governing עַל־יָמֶיךָ (to your days) to specify a fifteen-year extension of life.
The thread — The vow to defend Jerusalem “for My sake and for the sake of My servant David” repeats the covenant language of 2 Kings 19:34 and reinforces the Assyrian warning in Isaiah 10:24.
Why it lands — The text declares that national survival and personal longevity depend entirely on God’s covenant commitment to David and His own reputation, not on military strength or human calculation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 19:34 I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
- Isaiah 10:24 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
- Acts 27:24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
- 2 Chronicles 32:22 So the LORD saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hands of King Sennacherib of Assyria and all others, and He gave them rest on every side.
- Psalms 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.