2 Kings 20:11

Translations

Modern

So Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD, and He brought the shadow back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Isaiah the prophet cried out to YHWH, and He brought back the shadow by the degrees that it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz—backward ten degrees.

Latin

Invocavit itaque Isaias propheta Dominum, et reduxit umbram per lineas quibus jam descenderat in horologio Achaz, retrorsum decem gradibus.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD, and He brought the shadow back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz.

Notes

2 Kings 20:1–19

In those days: This phrase gives a general time reference. It shows that the events are grouped by theme, not by strict order of time. The story about Merodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12–19), who Sennacherib had expelled from Babylon before 701 BC, occurred before the events in chapters 18–19 but after Hezekiah's illness (2 Kings 20:12).

Theme notes and profiles

Hezekiah Isaiah

Events

Reign of Hezekiahc. 726 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 38:8
I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended.
2 Chronicles 32:24
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.
Joshua 10:12–14
On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”
1 Kings 18:36–38
At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
Exodus 14:15
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.
2 Chronicles 32:31
And so when ambassadors of the rulers of Babylon were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone to test him, that He might know all that was in Hezekiah’s heart.
Acts 9:40
Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
1 Kings 17:20–21
Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?”

Parallels

2 Chronicles 32:24–31 Isaiah 38:1–8

People

Ahaz: King of Judah, son of Jotham Isaiah: Prophet during reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah

Glossary

Ahaz (King) Astronomy Death Hezekiah Kings, Books of First and Second Sundial

Topics

Ahaz: King of Judah, Son and Successor of Jotham: Sundial of Day: Time of, Ascertained by the Dial Degrees: Or Steps in the Dial of Ahaz Dial: A Contrivance for Indicating Time by the Sun's Rays Disease of Hezekiah Faith: Hezekiah Hezekiah: King of Judah: Sickness and Restoration of Isaiah: Comforts Hezekiah in his Affliction Isaiah: Performs the Miracle of the Returning Shadow to Confirm Hezekiah's Faith Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Isaiah: Shadow Put Back on the Dial Miracles: Catalogue of Return of the Shadow on the Sun Dial Prayer: Answered: To Save Hezekiah's Life Prayer: Isaiah Private Prayer: Isaiah Rulers: Righteous: Hezekiah, in his Fear of the Lord Sun-Dial: General Scriptures Concerning Sun: Shadow of Went Back on the Sun-Dial of Ahaz Symbols and Similitudes: Shadow on Ahaz' Sun-Dial The Sun: Miracles Connected With: Shadow Put Back on the Dial Time: Indicated by a Sun-Dial Time: The Sun-Dial Early Invented for Pointing Out

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