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11 Isaiah prayed to the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow go back ten steps[a] on the stairway[b] set up by King Ahaz.

Messengers from Babylonia(A)

12 About that same time the king of Babylonia, Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, heard that King Hezekiah had been sick, so he sent him a letter and a present. 13 Hezekiah welcomed the messengers and showed them his wealth—his silver and gold, his spices and perfumes, and all his military equipment. There was nothing in his storerooms or anywhere in his kingdom that he did not show them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 20:11 steps; or degrees.
  2. 2 Kings 20:11 stairway; or sundial. Archaeological evidence suggests that the stairway referred to in this passage was one specially constructed to tell time.

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