Then Hezekiah answered, ‘It’s easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps. No, let the shadow go back ten steps.’
2 Kings 20:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So the prophet Isaiah called out to the Lord, and he brought the shadow back the ten steps it had descended on the stairway of Ahaz. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Isaiah the prophet cried to the Lord, and He brought the shadow the ten steps backward by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz. American Standard Version (1901) And 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. Common English Bible So the prophet Isaiah called on the LORD, who made the shadow go back ten steps, down the flight of stairs built by Ahaz. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the prophet Isaiah called upon the Lord. And he led back the shadow, along the lines by which it had already descended on the sundial of Ahaz, in reverse for ten degrees. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Isaias the prophet called upon the Lord; and he brought the shadow ten degrees backwards by the lines, by which it had already gone down in the dial of Achaz. |
Then Hezekiah answered, ‘It’s easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps. No, let the shadow go back ten steps.’
In those days Hezekiah became ill to the point of death, so he prayed to the Lord, who spoke to him and gave him a miraculous sign.
When the ambassadors of Babylon’s rulers were sent to him to enquire about the miraculous sign that happened in the land, God left him to test him and discover what was in his heart.
The Lord said to Moses, ‘Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to break camp.
I am going to make the sun’s shadow that goes down on the stairway of Ahaz go back by ten steps.” ’ So the sun’s shadow went back the ten steps it had descended.
Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning towards the body said, ‘Tabitha, get up.’ She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.