Text: Isaiah 38:1
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 32:24
Subject: Hezekiah's illness and receiving Babylonian representatives
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Isaiah 38:1 provides a detailed narrative of Hezekiah's illness, including the full text of his prayer, his recovery, and the sign of the sundial (38:1-20). The Chronicler's parallel in 2 Chronicles 32:24 compresses this entire episode 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 Chronicler then immediately pivots to Hezekiah's pride and the consequences for Judah (32:25-26), interpreting the illness as a test of character. Isaiah's longer account preserves Hezekiah's psalm of thanksgiving (38:9-20), absent from Chronicles, which gives the personal, devotional dimension of the experience.