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.