2 Kings 20:10-12

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰ “It's normal for the sun to go forward,” Hezekiah answered. “But how can it go back?”

¹¹ Isaiah prayed, and the Lord made the shadow go back ten steps on the stairway built for King Ahaz.^[a]

The Lord Is Still with Hezekiah

(Isaiah 39.1-8)

¹² Merodach^[b] Baladan, the son of Baladan, was now king of Babylonia.^[c] And when he learned that Hezekiah had been sick, he sent messengers with letters and a gift for him.