3. “Don't forget that I have been faithful to you, Lord. I have obeyed you with all my heart, and I do whatever you say is right.” After this, he cried hard.
4. Then the Lord sent me
5. with this message for Hezekiah:I am the Lord God, who was worshipped by your ancestor David. I heard you pray, and I saw you cry. I will let you live fifteen years more,
6. while I protect you and your city from the king of Assyria.
7. Now I will prove to you that I will keep my promise.
8. Do you see the shadow made by the setting sun on the stairway built for King Ahaz? I will make the shadow go back ten steps.Then the shadow went back ten steps.
9. This is what Hezekiah wrote after he got well:
10. I thought I would dieduring my best yearsand stay as a prisoner for everin the world of the dead.
11. I thought I would never againsee you, my Lord,or any of the peoplewho live on this earth.