2Ki 20:1-11 | NASB2020 | STEP | In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill . And Isaiah the prophet , the son of Amoz , came to him and said to him, “ This is what the Lord says : ‘ Set your house in order , for you are going to die and not live .’”

2 Kings 20:1-11

Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery

1 ^aIn those days Hezekiah became ^{▼▼Lit sick to death}mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘ ^cSet your house in order, for you are going to die and not live.’” 2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3 “Please, Lord, just ^dremember ^ehow I have walked before You wholeheartedly and in truth, and have done what is good in Your sight!” And ^fHezekiah wept ^{▼▼Lit great weeping}profusely. 4 And even before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 5 “Return and say to ^hHezekiah the leader of My people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David says: “ ⁱI have heard your prayer, ^jI have seen your tears; behold, I am going to heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord. 6 And I will add fifteen years to your ^{▼▼Lit days}life, and I will save you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and ^lI will protect this city for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.”’” 7 Then Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” And they took it and placed it on the inflamed spot, and he recovered.

8 Now Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I will go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?” 9 Isaiah said, “ ^mThis shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will perform the word that He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps or go back ten steps?” 10 So Hezekiah said, “It is easy for the shadow to decline ten steps; no, but have the shadow turn backward ten steps.” 11 Then Isaiah the prophet called out to the Lord, and ⁿHe brought the shadow on the ^{▼▼Lit steps}stairway back ten steps by which it had gone down on the ^{▼▼Lit steps}stairway of Ahaz.