Isaiah 38:1 References
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aIn those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And bIsaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'cSet your house in order, for you shall die and not live.'"
a 2 Kings 20:1-6, 2 Kings 20:9-11, 2 Chronicles 32:24, Isaiah 38:1-8
2 Kings 20
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aIn those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'bSet your house in order, for you shall die and not live.'"
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Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying,
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"aRemember now, O Lord, I beseech You, bhow I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight." And cHezekiah wept bitterly.
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Before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
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"Return and say to aHezekiah the leader of My people, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David, "bI have heard your prayer, cI have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.
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"I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and aI will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David's sake."'"
2 Kings 20
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Isaiah said, "aThis shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps or go back ten steps?"
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So Hezekiah answered, "It is easy for the shadow to decline ten steps; no, but let the shadow turn backward ten steps."
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Isaiah the prophet cried to the Lord, and aHe brought the shadow on the stairway back ten steps by which it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.
2 Chronicles 32
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aIn those days Hezekiah became mortally ill; and he prayed to the Lord, and the Lord spoke to him and gave him a sign.
Isaiah 38
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aIn those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And bIsaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'cSet your house in order, for you shall die and not live.'"
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Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord,
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and said, "aRemember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have bwalked before You in truth and with a cwhole heart, and dhave done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah ewept bitterly.
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Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying,
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"Go and say to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David, "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add afifteen years to your life.
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"I will adeliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city."'