In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah - son of Amoz came to him and said - , “ This is what the LORD says : ‘ Put your house in order , for you are about to die ; you will not recover. ’”
Then Hezekiah turned - his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD , saying ,
“ Please , O LORD , remember ... - how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion ; I have done (what was) good in Your sight. ” And Hezekiah ... wept bitterly.
Before Isaiah - had left the middle courtyard , the word of the LORD came to him , saying ,
“ Go back and tell ... Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD , the God of your father David , says : ‘ I have heard - your prayer ; I have seen - your tears. vvv I will surely heal On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
I will add fifteen ... years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend ... this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David. ’”
Then Isaiah - said , “ Prepare a poultice of figs. ” So they brought it and applied it to the boil , and (Hezekiah) recovered.
Now Hezekiah ... had asked Isaiah - , “ What will be the sign that the LORD will heal and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day ? ”
And Isaiah - had replied , “ This will be a sign from the LORD that He - - will do what He has promised : (Would you like) the shadow to go forward ten steps , or back ten steps ? ”
“ It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps , ” answered Hezekiah , “ but not ... for it to go back ten steps. ”
So Isaiah - the prophet called out to the LORD , and He brought - the shadow ... - back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz.
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah , for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness.
And Hezekiah received (the envoys) and showed them - all that was in his treasure - house — the silver , - the gold , - the spices , - and the precious - oil , as well as his armory ... — - all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing ... in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
Then the prophet Isaiah - went to King Hezekiah and asked , “ Where did those men come from ... , and what did they say to you ? ” “ They came from a distant land , ” Hezekiah replied , “ from Babylon. ”
“ What have they seen in your palace ? ” Isaiah - asked. “ They have seen everything in my palace , ” - answered Hezekiah. “ There is nothing ... among my treasures that I did not show them. ”
Then Isaiah - said to Hezekiah , “ Hear the word of the LORD :
The time will surely come when everything in your palace - and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing ... will be left , says the LORD.
And some of - - your descendants , your own flesh and blood , will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. ”
But Hezekiah said to Isaiah - , “ The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good. ” For he thought , “ Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime ? ”
As for the rest of the Acts - of Hezekiah , along with all his might and how he constructed - the pool - and the tunnel to bring - water into the city , ... ... are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles - ... of the Kings of Judah ?
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers , and his son Manasseh reigned in his place.