Isaiah 38 has parallels in 2 Kings 20 and 2 Chronicles 32. Some people incorrectly presume that the Book of Isaiah is situated on a timescale after 2 Kings/2 Chronicles owing to its position in the Bible, but this is not the case. The chapter tells the same story seen in Kings/Chronicles of King Hezekiah's terminal illness with a divine extension of 15 years given in answer to his prayer. This 15 year healing is confirmed by the solar sign: "The sunlight went back the ten steps it had gone". Hezekiah's response to his illness and recovery was: "In the prime of my life must I die?... like a weaver I have rolled up my life... my eyes grew weak... I am troubled Lord so please come to my aid... You restored me to health and let me live... for death cannot sing your praise... the living they praise you".
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