In those days was Hezekiah
sick
unto death
. And the prophet
Isaiah
the son
of Amoz
came
to him, and said
unto him, Thus saith
the LORD
, Set thine house
in order
; for thou shalt die
, and not live
.
Then he turned his face
to the wall
, and prayed
unto the LORD
, saying
,
I beseech thee, O LORD
, remember
now how I have walked
before
thee in truth
and with a perfect
heart
, and have done
that which is good
in thy sight
. And Hezekiah
wept
sore
.
And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out
into the middle
court
, that the word
of the LORD
came to him, saying
,
Turn again, and tell
Hezekiah
the captain
of my people
, Thus saith
the LORD
, the God
of David
thy father
, I have heard
thy prayer
, I have seen
thy tears
: behold, I will heal
thee: on the third
day
thou shalt go up
unto the house
of the LORD
.
And I will add 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 defend
this city
for mine own sake, and for my servant
David's
sake.
And Isaiah said
, Take
a lump
of figs
. And they took
and laid
it on the boil
, and he recovered
.
And Hezekiah said
unto Isaiah
, What shall be the sign
that the LORD
will heal
me, and that I shall go up
into the house
of the LORD
the third
day
?
And Isaiah said
, This sign
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
?
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
.
And Isaiah the prophet
cried
unto the LORD
: and he brought
the shadow
ten
degrees
backward
, by
which it had gone down
in the dial
of Ahaz
.
At that time Berodachbaladan
, the son
of Baladan
, king
of Babylon
, sent
letters
and a present
unto Hezekiah
: for he had heard
that Hezekiah
had been sick
.
And Hezekiah hearkened
unto them, and shewed
them all the house
of his precious things
, the silver
, and the gold
, and the spices
, and the precious
ointment
, and all the house
of his armour
, and all that was found
in his treasures
: there was nothing
in his house
, nor in all his dominion
, that Hezekiah
shewed
them not.
Then came Isaiah
the prophet
unto king
Hezekiah
, and said
unto him, What said
these men
? and from whence
came
they unto thee? And Hezekiah
said
, They are come
from a far
country
, even from Babylon
.
And he said, What have they seen
in thine house
? And Hezekiah
answered
, All the things that are in mine house
have they seen
: there is nothing
among my treasures
that I have not shewed
them.
And Isaiah said
unto Hezekiah
, Hear
the word
of the LORD
.
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 carried
into Babylon
: nothing
shall be left
, saith
the LORD
.
And of thy sons that shall issue
from thee, which thou shalt beget
, shall they take away
; and they shall be eunuchs
in the palace
of the king
of Babylon
.
Then said Hezekiah
unto Isaiah
, Good
is the word
of the LORD
which thou hast spoken
. And he said
, Is it not good , if peace
and truth
be in my days
?
And the rest of the acts
of Hezekiah
, and all his might
, and how he made
a pool
, and a conduit
, and brought
water
into the city
, are they not written
in the book
of the chronicles
of the kings
of Judah
?
And Hezekiah slept
with his fathers
: and Manasseh
his son
reigned
in his stead.