King James Version
Isaiah 37:15 in the King James Version says “And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,”
Isaiah 37:15 · KJV
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“prayed”
H6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
“And Hezekiah”
H2396chizkijah, a king of judah, also the name of two other israelites
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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