2 Kings 20:1-6

Lexham English Bible

Hezekiah Loses Health and Regains It through Prayer

20 In those days Hezekiah became deathly ill,^[a] and Isaiah the son of Amoz the prophet came to him and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Command your house, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” ² Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, saying, ³ “O Yahweh, please remember how I went about before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and remember the good that I have done in your eyes.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.^{[b] 4} Isaiah had not gone out from the middle of the city when the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, ⁵ “Return; you must say to Hezekiah, the leader of my people, ‘Thus says Yahweh the God of David your ancestor,^[c] “I have heard your prayer and I have seen your tears. Look, I am about to heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the temple of Yahweh. ⁶ I will add to your days fifteen years, and from the hand of the king of Assyria I will deliver you and this city. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of David my servant.”’”