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2 Kings 20:2

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Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying,
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  1. Psalms 50:15Rank 1 from verse 2
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  2. 1 Kings 8:30Rank 2 from verse 2
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    30And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.

  3. Isaiah 38:2–3Rank 3 from verse 2
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    2Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,

    3And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

  4. Matthew 6:6Rank 4 from verse 2
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    6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

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2 Kings 20:2

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turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

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wall

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Sense 1: A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place. Sense 2: Figuratively, a defense or protection.

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20:1IN those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

20:2Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying,

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20:3I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

20:4And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

20:5Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.

20:6And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

20:7And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

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