2 Kings 20:10
“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.”
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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord,.... Or prayed, as the Targum; and was very earnest in prayer, that what…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
It is a light thing - It seemed to Hezekiah comparatively easy that the shadow, which had already begun to lengthen,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 20:1-11
The historian, having shown us blaspheming Sennacherib destroyed in the midst of the prospects of life, here shows us…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
It is a light thing for the shadow to go down[R.V. decline] ten degrees R.V. steps. The verb is not the same as that…
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