1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death . And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him , and said unto him , Thus saith Jehovah , Set thy house in order ; for thou shalt die , and not live . 2Then he turned his face to the wall , and prayed unto Jehovah , saying, 3Remember now , O Jehovah , I beseech thee , 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 . 4And it came to pass , before Isaiah was gone out into the middle part of the city , that the word of Jehovah came to him , saying , 5Turn back , and say to Hezekiah the prince of my people , Thus saith Jehovah , the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer , I have seen thy tears : behold , I will heal thee ; on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of Jehovah . 6And I will add unto thy days fifteen years ; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake , and for my servant David ’s sake .
The Sign of Healing
7And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs . And they took and laid it on the boil , and he recovered . 8And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah , What shall be the sign that Jehovah will heal me , and that I shall go up unto the house of Jehovah the third day ? 9And Isaiah said , This shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah , that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken : shall the shadow go forward ten steps , or go back ten steps ? 10And Hezekiah answered , It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps : nay , but let the shadow return backward ten steps . 11And Isaiah the prophet cried unto Jehovah ; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.
Hezekiah's Pride and the Prophecy of Babylon
12At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan , king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah ; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick . 13And Hezekiah hearkened unto them , and showed them all the house of his precious things , the silver , and the gold , and the spices , and the precious oil , and the house of his armor , and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house , nor in all his dominion , that Hezekiah showed them not . 14Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah , and said unto him , What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon. 15And he said , What have they seen in thy house ? And Hezekiah answered , All that is in my house have they seen : there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them . 16And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah , Hear the word of Jehovah . 17Behold , the days come, that all that is in thy house , and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day , shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left , saith Jehovah . 18And of thy sons that shall issue from thee , whom thou shalt beget , shall they take away ; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 19Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah , Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken . He said moreover , Is it not so , if peace and truth shall be in my days ?
Hezekiah's Legacy and Death
20Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah , and all his might , and how he made the pool , and the conduit , and brought water into the city , are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 21And Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead .