2 Kings 20:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

2 Kings 20:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 20:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 20:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Isaiah the prophet cried to Yahweh; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.”

2 Kings 20:11 — World English Bible

2 Kings 20:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

2 Kings 20:11 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 20:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Isaiah the prophet calleth unto Jehovah, and He bringeth back the shadow by the degrees that it had gone down in the degrees of Ahaz--backward ten degrees.”

2 Kings 20:11 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 20:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And 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. ”

2 Kings 20:11 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 20:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Isaiah the Prophet called vnto the Lord, and he brought againe the shadowe ten degrees backe by the degrees whereby it had gone downe in the diall of Ahaz.”

2 Kings 20:11 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 20:11 in Context — 2 Kings 20

9 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?

10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

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.

12 At that time Berodach–baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

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What Does 2 Kings 20:11 Mean?

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