In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the Lord; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign.
Parallel translations
- WEB In those days Hezekiah was terminally ill, and he prayed to Yahweh; and he spoke to him, and gave him a sign.
- KJV In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
- BSB In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
- NASB In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill; and he prayed to the Lord, and the Lord spoke to him and gave him a sign.
- NLT About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to the Lord, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign.
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Hezekiah falls mortally ill, prays, and the Lord answers with a promise and a confirming sign. God is gracious to hear earnest prayer.
Overview
This compresses the fuller account in 2 Kings 20 and Isaiah 38, where Hezekiah is granted fifteen more years and the sign of the shadow moving back on the sundial. The episode displays both human frailty and divine mercy in response to prayer. Yet, as the next verses show, even answered prayer can become an occasion for pride if the heart is not guarded.
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Cross-references · 3
- 2 Kgs 20:1–11In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.’”
- Isa 38:1–8In those days was Hezekiah sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.’”
- Isa 38:21–22Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.”
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