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Is “Set your house in order” in the Bible?
Yes. “Set your house in order” is in the Bible, at 2 Kings 20:1. The prophet Isaiah says it to King Hezekiah, who is dying.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is 2 Kings 20:1.
The prophet Isaiah says it to King Hezekiah, who is dying.
The verse
In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what Yahweh says: Set your house in order, for you are going to die; you will not recover.”
2 Kings 20:1 · open the chapter →
What it means there
It meant: settle your affairs. Hezekiah prayed and wept, and God gave him fifteen more years (2 Kings 20:5-6).
Also in the Bible
In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what Yahweh says: Put your house in order, for you are going to die; you will not recover.”
Isaiah 38:1 · open the chapter →
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Is “Set your house in order” in the Bible?
Yes. “Set your house in order” is in the Bible, at 2 Kings 20:1. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. The prophet Isaiah says it to King Hezekiah, who is dying.
Where in the Bible is “Set your house in order”?
In 2 Kings 20:1, and also Isaiah 38:1. In the Lumin Translation, 2 Kings 20:1 reads: “In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what Yahweh says: Set your house in order, for you are going to die; you will not recover.””
Who said “Set your house in order”?
The prophet Isaiah says it to King Hezekiah, who is dying.
What does “Set your house in order” mean in the Bible?
It meant: settle your affairs. Hezekiah prayed and wept, and God gave him fifteen more years (2 Kings 20:5-6).
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