Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery
2 Kings 20:7
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.
- KJV
- And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
- WEB
- Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
- ASV
- And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
- LSV
- And Isaiah says, “Take a cake of figs”; and they take and lay [it] on the boil, and he revives.
- YLT
- And Isaiah saith, 'Take ye a cake of figs;' and they take and lay [it] on the boil, and he reviveth.
- DBY
- And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
- DRC
- And Isaias said: Bring me a lump of figs. And when they had brought it, and laid it upon his boil. he was healed.
- GNV
- Then Isaiah sayde, Take a lumpe of dry figges. And they tooke it, and layed it on the boyle, and he recouered.
- JPS
- And Isaiah said: 'Take a cake of figs.' And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
- LXXE
- And he said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it upon the ulcer, and he shall be well.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ קְח֖וּ דְּבֶ֣לֶת תְּאֵנִ֑ים וַיִּקְח֛וּ וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ עַֽל־הַשְּׁחִ֖ין וַיֶּֽחִי׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἶπε, λαβέτωσαν παλάθην σύκων, καὶ ἐπιθέτωσαν ἐπὶ τὸ ἕλκος, καὶ ὑγιάσει.
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👤 Isaiah◆ Reign of Hezekiah
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Cross-references most cited first
- Isaiah 38:21Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”
- 2 Kings 2:20–22“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him, and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No…
- 2 Kings 4:41Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
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