2 Kings 20:9

KJV

And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

— 2 Kings 20:9, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 20 connects to 8 cross-references. Hezekiah becomes mortally ill; Isaiah prophesies his death, but Hezekiah prays and God adds fifteen years to his life. The sign is the shadow moving backward ten steps on the sundial. Babylonian envoys visit, and Hezekiah proudly shows them all …

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Other Translations

ASV

And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?

YLT

And Isaiah saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth the thing that He hath spoken--The shadow hath gone on ten degrees, or it doth turn back ten degrees?'

BBE

And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said; will the shade go forward ten degrees or back?

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