Isaiah 38:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Go, tell Hezekiah:[a] Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Now I will add fifteen years to your life. 6 I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; I will be a shield to this city.(A)
7 This will be the sign for you from the Lord that the Lord will carry out the word he has spoken:
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- 38:5 Since Hezekiah died in 687 B.C., his sickness may have occurred in 702 B.C., that is, fifteen years before.
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