Text: 2 Chronicles 32:24
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 20:1
Subject: Hezekiah's illness and receiving Babylonian representatives
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: In 2 Kings 20:1, the prophet Isaiah tells Hezekiah, "Set your house in order, for you shall die; you shall not recover." The Chronicler in 2 Chronicles 32:24 compresses the entire illness narrative into a single verse: "In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill, and he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign." The Kings account provides the full dialogue, Hezekiah's prayer facing the wall, and God's response adding fifteen years. The Chronicler's compression reflects his focus on the temple and liturgy rather than the personal drama of the king's illness.