2 Kings 20:8-10
Good News Translation
8 King Hezekiah asked, “What is the sign to prove that the Lord will heal me and that three days later I will be able to go to the Temple?”
9 Isaiah replied, “The Lord will give you a sign to prove that he will keep his promise. Now, would you prefer to have the shadow on the stairway go forward ten steps or go back ten steps?”[a]
10 Hezekiah answered, “It's easy to have the shadow go forward ten steps![b] Have it go back ten steps.”[c]
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- 2 Kings 20:9 stairway … steps … steps…; or sundial … degrees … degrees.
- 2 Kings 20:10 steps; or degrees.
- 2 Kings 20:10 steps; or degrees.
2 Kings 20:8-10
New International Version
8 Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the temple of the Lord on the third day from now?”
9 Isaiah answered, “This is the Lord’s sign(A) to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: Shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or shall it go back ten steps?”
10 “It is a simple(B) matter for the shadow to go forward ten steps,” said Hezekiah. “Rather, have it go back ten steps.”
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