2 Kings 20 : 1 (ERVEN)
At that time Hezekiah became sick and almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him and told him, "The Lord says, 'You will die soon, so you should tell your family what they should do when you die. You will not get well.'"
2 Kings 20 : 2 (ERVEN)
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall that faced the Temple and began praying to the Lord.
2 Kings 20 : 3 (ERVEN)
"Lord, remember that I have sincerely served you with all my heart. I have done what you say is good." Then Hezekiah cried very hard.
2 Kings 20 : 4 (ERVEN)
Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, he received this message from the Lord,
2 Kings 20 : 5 (ERVEN)
"Go back and speak to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, 'The Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I heard your prayer and I saw your tears, so I will heal you. On the third day you will go up to the Temple of the Lord.
2 Kings 20 : 6 (ERVEN)
I will add 15 years to your life. I will save you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will protect this city. I will do this for myself and because of the promise I made to my servant David.'"
2 Kings 20 : 7 (ERVEN)
Then Isaiah said, "Crush figs together and put them on your sore; you will get well." So they took the mixture of figs and put it on Hezekiah's sore place, and he got well.
2 Kings 20 : 8 (ERVEN)
Hezekiah asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I will go up to the Temple of the Lord on the third day?"
2 Kings 20 : 9 (ERVEN)
Isaiah said, "Which do you want? Should the shadow go forward ten steps or go back ten steps? This is the sign for you from the Lord to show that the Lord will do what he said he would do."
2 Kings 20 : 10 (ERVEN)
Hezekiah answered, "It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten steps. No, make the shadow go back ten steps."
2 Kings 20 : 11 (ERVEN)
Then Isaiah prayed, and the Lord made the shadow move back ten steps. It went back up the steps that it had already been on.
2 Kings 20 : 12 (ERVEN)
At that time Merodach Baladan son of Baladan was king of Babylon. He sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah when he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
2 Kings 20 : 13 (ERVEN)
Hezekiah listened to the messengers and then showed them all the valuable things he owned. He showed them the silver, the gold, the spices, the expensive perfume, and the building where he stored the weapons. He showed them everything in his treasuries, in his palace, and in his kingdom.
2 Kings 20 : 14 (ERVEN)
Then Isaiah the prophet came to king Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say? Where did they come from?" Hezekiah said, "These men came from a faraway country, from Babylon."
2 Kings 20 : 15 (ERVEN)
Isaiah said, "What did they see in your palace?" Hezekiah answered, "They saw everything I own. I showed them all my wealth."
2 Kings 20 : 16 (ERVEN)
Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Listen to this message from the Lord.
2 Kings 20 : 17 (ERVEN)
The time is coming when everything in your palace and everything your ancestors have saved until today will be carried away to Babylon. Nothing will be left! The Lord said this.
2 Kings 20 : 18 (ERVEN)
The Babylonians will take your sons, and your sons will become officers in the palace of the king of Babylon."
2 Kings 20 : 19 (ERVEN)
Then Hezekiah told Isaiah, "This message from the Lord is good." (Hezekiah said this because he thought, "There will be real peace and security during my lifetime.")
2 Kings 20 : 20 (ERVEN)
All the great things that Hezekiah did, including his work on the pool and the aqueduct to bring water into the city, are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah.
2 Kings 20 : 21 (ERVEN)
Hezekiah died and was buried with his ancestors. And his son Manasseh became the new king after him.
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