But I loved your father David. So I will not take your kingdom away from you while you are living. I will wait until your son becomes king. Then I will take it from him.
2 Kings 20:19 - Easy To Read Version Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message from the Lord is good.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, The word of the Lord you have spoken is good. For he thought, Is it not good, if [all this evil is meant for the future and] peace and security shall be in my days? American Standard Version (1901) Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, Is it not so, if peace and truth shall be in my days? Common English Bible Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The LORD’s word that you’ve spoken is good,” because he thought: There will be peace and security in my lifetime. Catholic Public Domain Version Hezekiah said to Isaiah: "The word of the Lord, which you have spoken, is good. Let peace and truth be in my days." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Ezechias said to Isaias: The word of the Lord, which thou hast spoken, is good. Let peace and truth be in my days. |
But I loved your father David. So I will not take your kingdom away from you while you are living. I will wait until your son becomes king. Then I will take it from him.
So Shimei answered, “That is fine, my king. I will obey you.” So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time.
All the great things that Hezekiah did, including his work on the pool and the aqueduct [249] to bring water into the city, are written in the book The History of the Kings of Judah.
‘I will bring you to be with your ancestors. [276] You will die and go to your grave in peace. So your eyes will not see all the trouble that I am bringing on this place (Jerusalem).’”
So Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of King Xerxes’ kingdom. Mordecai told the people that the holiday should bring peace and make people trust {\cf2\super [32]} each other.
I will not open my mouth.\par I will not say anything.\par Lord, you did what should be done.\par
“But then I will heal the people in that city. I will let those people enjoy peace and safety.
The Lord’s love and kindness never ends. {\cf2\super [22]} \par His compassion never ends.\par
No person alive can complain\par when the Lord punishes him for his sins.\par
Then Moses said to Aaron, “The Lord says, ‘The priests that come near me must respect me! I must be holy to them and to all the people.’” So Aaron did not say anything {about his sons dying}.
The Lord All-Powerful says, “You have special days of sadness and fasting in the fourth month, the fifth month, the seventh month, and the tenth month. {\cf2\super [22]} Those days of sadness must be changed into days of happiness. Those will be good and happy holidays. And you must love truth and peace!”
The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid. I have some very good news for you. It will make all the people very happy.
“Praise God in heaven,\par and on earth let there be peace\par to the people that please God.”\par
So Samuel told Eli everything. Samuel did not hide anything from Eli.