English Bible Presentation Sharing - 2-Kings Book, chapter 20, verse 1 in Ncv Version

2 Kings 20 : 1 (NCV)

At that time Hezekiah became so sick he almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him and told him, "This is what the Lord says: Make arrangements because you are not going to live, but die."

2 Kings 20 : 2 (NCV)

Hezekiah turned toward the wall and prayed to the Lord,

2 Kings 20 : 3 (NCV)

"Lord, please remember that I have always obeyed you. I have given myself completely to you and have done what you said was right." Then Hezekiah cried loudly.

2 Kings 20 : 4 (NCV)

Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the Lord spoke his word to Isaiah:

2 Kings 20 : 5 (NCV)

"Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: 'This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears, so I will heal you. Three days from now you will go up to the Temple of the Lord.

2 Kings 20 : 6 (NCV)

I will add fifteen years to your life. I will save you and this city from the king of Assyria; I will protect the city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.'"

2 Kings 20 : 7 (NCV)

Then Isaiah said, "Make a paste from figs." So they made it and put it on Hezekiah's boil, and he got well.

2 Kings 20 : 8 (NCV)

Hezekiah had 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 (NCV)

Isaiah said, "The Lord will do what he says. This is the sign from the Lord to show you: Do you want the shadow to go forward ten steps or back ten steps?"

2 Kings 20 : 10 (NCV)

Hezekiah answered, "It's easy for the shadow to go forward ten steps. Instead, let it go back ten steps."

2 Kings 20 : 11 (NCV)

Then Isaiah the prophet called to the Lord, and the Lord brought the shadow ten steps back up the stairway of Ahaz that it had gone down.

2 Kings 20 : 12 (NCV)

At that time Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan was king of Babylon. He sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he had heard that Hezekiah was sick.

2 Kings 20 : 13 (NCV)

Hezekiah listened to the messengers, so he showed them what was in his storehouses: the silver, gold, spices, expensive perfumes, his swords and shields, and all his wealth. He showed them everything in his palace and his kingdom.

2 Kings 20 : 14 (NCV)

Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say? Where did they come from?" Hezekiah said, "They came from a faraway country -- from Babylon."

2 Kings 20 : 15 (NCV)

So Isaiah asked him, "What did they see in your palace?" Hezekiah said, "They saw everything in my palace. I showed them all my wealth."

2 Kings 20 : 16 (NCV)

Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Listen to the words of the Lord:

2 Kings 20 : 17 (NCV)

'In the future everything in your palace and everything your ancestors have stored up until this day will be taken away to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says the Lord.

2 Kings 20 : 18 (NCV)

'Some of your own children, those who will be born to you, will be taken away. And they will become servants in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"

2 Kings 20 : 19 (NCV)

Hezekiah told Isaiah, "These words from the Lord are good." He said this because he thought, "There will be peace and security in my lifetime."

2 Kings 20 : 20 (NCV)

Everything else Hezekiah did -- all his victories, his work on the pool, his work on the tunnel to bring water into the city -- is written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.

2 Kings 20 : 21 (NCV)

Then Hezekiah died, and his son Manasseh became king in his place.