2-kings 20:4
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
American King James Version (AKJV)
And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass, before Isaiah was gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of Jehovah came to him, saying,
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Now before Isaiah had gone out of the middle of the town, the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
Webster's Revision
And it came to pass, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
World English Bible
It happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of Yahweh came to him, saying,
English Revised Version (ERV)
And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
Definitions for 2-kings 20:4
Clarke's 2-kings 20:4 Bible Commentary
Into the middle court - הצר hatstser, the court. This is the reading of the Masoretic Keri: העיר haair, "of the city," is the reading of the text, and of most MSS.; but the versions follow the Keri.
Barnes's 2-kings 20:4 Bible Commentary
The middle court - i. e., of the royal palace. This is preferable to the marginal reading.
Wesley's 2-kings 20:4 Bible Commentary
20:4 Court - Of the king's palace. This is noted to shew God's great readiness to hear the prayers of his children.