2 Kings 20:11

And Isaiah the prophet cried unto Yahweh, and he caused the shadow on the steps by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz to go back, ten steps.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

In Context

10And Hezekiah said—It is, a light thing, for the shadow, to decline ten steps,—Nay, but let the shadow go back ten steps.

12At that time, Berodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present, unto Hezekiah,—for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:15And Yahweh said unto Moses, What outcry wouldst thou make unto me? Speak unto the sons of Israel, that they go forward;

1 Kings 17:20Then cried he unto Yahweh, and said,—O Yahweh, my God! Even upon the widow with whom I am sojourning, hast thou brought misfortune by causing the death of her son?

2 Chronicles 32:24In those days, was Hezekiah sick unto death,—and, when he prayed unto Yahweh, he was entreated of him and, a wonderful token, he gave him.

Isaiah 38:8Behold me! causing the shadow on the steps, which hath come gone down on the steps of Ahaz with the sun, to return, backwards ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps, by the steps which it had come down.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 20:2-12

Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery. ( b. c. 713.) 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord , saying, 3 I beseech thee, O Lord , remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 4 And it came to pass,… Read the whole commentary →

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