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⥃Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery ^{[ 2 Chronicles 32:24–31 † Isaiah 38:1–8 ]}

[1] In those days was Hezekiah² sick unto death. And the prophet³ Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order⁴; for thou shalt die⁵, and not live.⁶ [2] Then he turned⁷ his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, [3] I beseech thee, O Lord, remember⁸ now how I have walked⁹ before thee in truth¹⁰ and with a perfect heart¹¹, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore¹². [4] And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court¹³, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying, [5] Turn again¹⁴, and tell Hezekiah the captain¹⁵ of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God¹⁶ of David thy father, I have heard¹⁷ thy prayer, I have seen¹⁸ thy tears: behold, I will heal¹⁹ thee: on the third day thou shalt go²⁰ up unto the house of the Lord. [6] And I will add²¹ unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend²² this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. [7] And Isaiah said, Take a lump²³ of figs. And they took and laid [it] on the boil²⁴, and he recovered.

[8] [¶]And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What [shall be²⁵] the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day? [9] And Isaiah said, This sign²⁶ shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? [10] And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.²⁷ [11] And Isaiah the prophet cried unto²⁸ the Lord: and he brought²⁹ the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial³⁰ of Ahaz.

⥃Hezekiah Shows His Treasures ^{[ Isaiah 39:1–8 ]}

[12] At that time Berodach–baladan³¹, the son of Baladan, king³² of Babylon³³, sent letters³⁴ and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard³⁵ that Hezekiah had been sick.³⁶ [13] And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed³⁷ them all the house of his precious things³⁸, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and [all] the house of his armour³⁹, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing⁴⁰ in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

[14] [¶]Then came Isaiah⁴¹ the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said⁴² these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country⁴³, [even] from Babylon. [15] And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All [the things⁴⁴] that [are] in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. [16] And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear⁴⁵ the word of the Lord. [17] Behold, the days come, that all that [is] in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried⁴⁶ into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. [18] And of thy sons⁴⁷ that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be⁴⁸ eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. [19] Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good⁴⁹ [is] the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. And he said, [Is it] not [good], if peace and truth⁵⁰ be in my days?⁵¹

⥃Manasseh Succeeds Hezekiah

[20] [¶]And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool⁵², and a conduit, and brought water into the city, [are] they not written in the book⁵³ of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [21] And Hezekiah slept⁵⁴ with his fathers: and Manasseh⁵⁵ his son reigned in his stead. ⁵⁶

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