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2 Kings 20:6

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.

KJV

Et addam diebus tuis quindecim annos : sed et de manu regis Assyriorum liberabo te, et civitatem hanc : et protegam urbem istam propter me, et propter David servum meum.

Vulgate

καὶ προσθήσω ἐπὶ τὰς ἡμέρας σου πέντε καὶ δέκα ἔτη, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς βασιλέων Ἀσσυρίων σώσω σε καὶ τὴν πόλιν ταύτην· καὶ ὑπερασπιῶ ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης δι’ ἐμὲ καὶ διὰ Δαυεὶδ τὸν δοῦλόν μου.

LXX

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.

ASV

וְ/הֹסַפְתִּ֣י עַל יָמֶ֗י/ךָ חֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וּ/מִ/כַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְ/ךָ֔ וְ/אֵ֖ת הָ/עִ֣יר הַ/זֹּ֑את וְ/גַנּוֹתִי֙ עַל הָ/עִ֣יר הַ/זֹּ֔את לְמַֽעֲנִ֔/י וּ/לְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַשּׁ֔וּר
'shvr
noun · 151×
גַנּוֹתִ֛י
gnvty
verb · 8×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
חֲמֵ֥שׁ
chmsh
adjective · 344×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֹּ֣סֶף
ysp
verb · 208×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כַּ֥ף
kp
noun · 191×
לְמַ֣עַן
lm'n
preposition · 268×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 211×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עָשָׂ֖ר
'shr
adjective · 335×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Does prophecy pertain to knowledge? Is it a habit? Is it only about future contingencies? Does a prophet know all possible matters of prophecy? Does a prophet distinguish that which he perceives by the gift of God, from that which he perceives by his own spirit? Can anything false be the matter of prophecy? Article 1. Whether prophecy pertains to knowledge? Objection 1. It woul…

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 19:34 — For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
  • 2Kgs 19:34 — For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
  • Acts 27:24 — Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
  • Isa 10:24 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner
  • Isa 37:35 — For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
  • Jonah 3:4 — And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.