ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 38:3
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Isa 38:3

38:3 remember . . . good. This petition is a moving expression of loyalty to Yahweh (33:14–16).

in faithfulness . . . a whole heart. See 10:20 and note.

wept bitterly. Hezekiah was apparently without a male heir. He lived an additional fifteen years (v. 5). Manasseh, his successor to the throne, was twelve when Hezekiah died (2 Kin. 20:21–21:1).