2 Kings 20:19
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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?”
דָּבָר
In Hebrew, dabar is not just a word spoken — it is a word that accomplishes something. God's dabar does not return empty. The psalmist says this word is a lamp to his feet — not a floodlight revealing everything ahead, but enough light for the next step. That is faith.
טוֹב
is good
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טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
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הָיָה
it will be
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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שָׁלוֹם
peace
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שָׁלוֹם
Peace, wholeness. Shalom. Not just the absence of war but complete wellbeing in every area of life. Nothing missing and nothing broken.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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דָבַר
you have spoken
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דָבַר
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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חִזְקִיָּה
Hezekiah
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חִזְקִיָּה
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
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יְשַׁעְיָה
Isaiah
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יְשַׁעְיָה
Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites
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