2 Kings 20:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?”
2 Kings 20:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 20:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 20:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Isaiah said, “This will be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do the thing that he has spoken: should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?””
2 Kings 20:9 — World English Bible
2 Kings 20:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps? ”
2 Kings 20:9 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 20:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Isaiah saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth the thing that He hath spoken--The shadow hath gone on ten degrees, or it doth turn back ten degrees?'”
2 Kings 20:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 20:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Isaiah said, This [shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? ”
2 Kings 20:9 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 20:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Isaiah answered, This signe shalt thou haue of the Lord, that the Lord will doe that he hath spoken, Wilt thou that the shadowe goe forwarde ten degrees, or go backe ten degrees?”
2 Kings 20:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 20:9 in Context — 2 Kings 20
7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day?
9 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
What Does 2 Kings 20:9 Mean?
2 Kings 20:9 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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