Bible verse
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,
2 Kings 20:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from 2 Kings 20.
1 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
2 Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying,
3 “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4 Before Isaiah had left the middle courtyard, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
6 I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
KJV
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
ASV
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah, saying,
ERV
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
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