Some have asserted that hours were not known to the Hebrews, before the captivity. He brought the shadow ten degrees backward. "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". 7.

11 So Isaiah the prophet asked the Lord to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial [] of Ahaz!

, which, however, will not harmonise with the Assyrian chronology), says: “Notwithstanding all this, I do not insist upon the suggested explanation, but I attach myself, with Knobel and Hitzig, to the mythical conception of the narrative.” “That the sign was granted, and that it was due to the direct agency of Him who ordereth all things according to His Divine will, is certain. Among men of the world it is a common enough question whether life is worth living, but among true and hearty Christians there is no such question possible.

Lines in the dial; but whether each of these lines or degrees noted an hour, or half an hour, or a quarter of an hour, is uncertain, and not very considerable in this case. 2 Kings 20:11 German Bible Alphabetical: Ahaz and back brought by called cried down go gone had He Isaiah it LORD made of on prophet shadow stairway steps ten the Then to upon which OT History: 2 Kings 20:11 Isaiah the prophet cried to Yahweh (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools “And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.” The Jewish doctors and the ancient Christian fathers were of opinion, that the sun actually went backward. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tbi/2-kings-20.html. We stand in the glow of a bright morning and we say in our feelings, if not with so many words, “This life is from God, this warmth is from God.” But suppose the day is dark? 1909-1922. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. BibliographyExell, Joseph S. "Commentary on "2 Kings 20:11". Go to. He heard of this prayer, and it made a deep impression on his mind. BibliographyTrapp, John. This miracle was noted by the Babylonians, who, having understood that it was done for Hezekiah's sake, sent to enquire into the truth and manner of it, #2Chron 32:31|.

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And he brought the shadow ten degrees backward — “The dial in use among the Jews,” says Dr. Dodd, “was a kind of stairs; the time of the day was distinguished, not by lines, but by steps, here called degrees; and the shade of the sun moved forward a new degree every half hour. Bible Verses like 2 Kings 20:11 | View 1611 Bible Scan, And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.- King James Version Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD, and He brought the shadow on the stairway back ten steps by which it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.- New American Standard Version (1995)And Isaiah the prophet cried unto Jehovah; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.- American Standard Version (1901)Then Isaiah the prophet made prayer to the Lord, and he made the shade go back ten degrees from its position on the steps of Ahaz.- Basic English BibleAnd Isaiah the prophet cried to Jehovah, and he brought the shadow back on the degrees by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.- Darby BibleAnd Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.

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New International Version Update. 2 Kings 20:11 Maori Katahi a Ihaia poropiti ka karanga ki a Ihowa, a whakahokia ana e ia te atarangi, tekau nga nekehanga, o nga nekehanga i heke iho ai i te whakaatu haora a Ahata. "Commentary on 2 Kings 20:11".

12 Soon after this, Merodach-baladan [] son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah his best wishes and a gift, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick. 2 Kings 20:11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

BibliographyTorrey, R. A. He deepens our lives. The theories put forth to explain the manner in which he brought the shadow ten degrees backwards have also been various. There’s absolutely no truth to the email. He was more than ever industrious in every good work, establishing Sabbath schools, originating the Bible Society, and doing great good, not only in Wales, but in Scotland and Ireland as well. 2 Kings 20:11: Jos 10:13; 2Ch 32:31; 2 Kings 20:11 in all English translations. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. The sun does not show himself all day long. [2 Chronicles 32:31] The sun - which was their god - had honoured Hezekiah; therefore they were sent to honour him too with a visit and a present.

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Hezekiah was allowed to choose whether the shadow should go down, or return ten degrees, and surely God might have brought the shadow ten degrees backwards by a purely miraculous refraction of those rays only which fell upon the dial. How slow we are to realise that the storm is from God and the darkness from God and the chill from God. 1. Whence a certain wise man providently dissuades, saying, My son, meddle not with many matters (Ecclus. It embraces the future and the past. 11And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. NIV®.

Degrees — These degrees were lines in the dial: but whether each of these lines or degrees noted an hour, or half an hour, or a quarter of an hour, is uncertain. Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD, and He brought the shadow on the stairway back ten steps by which it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.

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But the sun itself went back, and the shadow with it.