2 Kings 20:4

WEB

It happened, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

KJV

And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

Commentary

And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court,.... Of the king's p alace, which is called the other court within the porch, Kg1 7:8 so it is according to the marginal reading, which we follow; but the textual reading is, "the middle city"; Jerusalem was divided into three parts, and this was the middle part Isaiah was entering into: but before he did, so it was: that the word of the Lord came to him, saying; as follows.