11 And Isaiah the Prophet called unto the Lord, and he brought again the shadow ten degrees back by the degrees whereby it had gone down in the [a]dial of Ahaz.

12 (A)The same season Berodach-Baladan the son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a [b]present to Hezekiah: for he had heard how that Hezekiah was sick.

13 And Hezekiah heard them, and showed them all his treasure house, to wit, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, and in all his [c]realm, that Hezekiah showed them not.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 20:11 Which dial was set the top of the stairs that Ahaz had made.
  2. 2 Kings 20:12 Moved with the favor that God showed to Hezekiah, and also because he had declared himself enemy to Sennacherib his enemy which was now destroyed.
  3. 2 Kings 20:13 Being moved with ambition and vain glory, and also because he seemed to rejoice in the friendship of him that was God’s enemy and an infidel.

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