38 Then a time came when King Hezkiyah became critically ill, and the prophet Yeshayah (Isaiah, Amots’ son) went to him and told him, “Yahweh says that you should put all your affairs into order, because you won’t recover—your time is up.”

2 Then Hezkiyah rolled over to face the wall and prayed to Yahweh, 3 “Oh Yahweh, please remember how I’ve served you faithfully and with integrity, and done what pleases you.” Then Hezkiyah cried and cried.

4 Later, Yahweh gave Yeshayah this message, 5 “Go and tell the king that Yahweh, the god of his father David has taken notice of his prayer and seen his tears. So he’ll give him another fiften years 6 and will rescue both him and Yerushalem from the Assyrian king. Yahweh will defend this city 7 and this will be the sign from him that he will do what he’s said, 8 ‘Look, I will turn the shadow on the steps built by King Ahaz, back ten steps.’ ” So the sun’s shadow went back up ten steps that it had gone down.