David inquired of the LORD: "Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?"

David rescued everyone whom the Amalekites had captured, including his two wives.

"For this is what the LORD says: "Your injury won't heal; your wound is severe.

"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, I want to see again!"

so that they might escape from the Devil's snare, even though they've been held captive by him to do his will.

"My Lord is against them, yet they live, and among all of them who live is his spirit. Now you have restored me to health, so let me live!

"Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will spring up quickly; and your vindication will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will guard your back.

So he asked them at what hour he had begun to recover, and they told him, "The fever left him yesterday at one o'clock in the afternoon."

Let his flesh be rejuvenated as he was in his youth! Let him recover the strength of his youth.

There is no one to plead your cause. There is no medicine for your sore; no healing for you.

And the prayer offered in faith will save the person who is sick. The Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners;

The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health.

Stop looking at me with chastisement, so I can smile again, before I depart and am no more. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

"Go tell Hezekiah, "This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David has to say: "I've heard your prayer and I've seen your tears; so I will add fifteen years to your life.

to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.

and to announce the year of the Lord's favor."

So Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD.

A composition by King Hezekiah of Judah, following his illness and recovery:

Asa and his army pursued the Ethiopians as far as Gerar. So many Ethiopians died that their army could not recover, because it had been shattered in the LORD's presence and in the presence of his army. The Israelis carried off a lot of plunder, too.

Therefore, disaster will overtake him suddenly. He will be broken in an instant, and he will never recover.

During that time, Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. Then Amoz's son Isaiah the prophet came to him and told him, "This is what the LORD says: "Put your house in order, because you are going to die. You won't recover.'"

Furthermore, I'll add fifteen years to your life. I'll deliver you and this city from domination by the king of Assyria, and I'll defend this city for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."'"

then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes and will show compassion to you. He will gather you from among the nations where he had scattered you.

During this time, Hezekiah became sick with a fatal illness, so Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, approached him and told him, "This is what the LORD says: "Put your household in order, because you are dying. You will not survive.'"

Now Isaiah had said, "Let them prepare a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil, so that he may recover."

The LORD restored Job's prosperity after he prayed for his friends. The LORD doubled everything that Job had once possessed.

Isaiah said, "Take a fig cake." So some attendants took it, laid it on Hezekiah's boil, and he recovered.

At that time, the LORD will reach out his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people, from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your bones.

But Elisha told him, "Go tell him, "You will certainly recover,' but the LORD has shown me that he will certainly die."

Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD.

""Look, I'll bring restoration and healing to it, and I'll heal them. I'll reveal to them an abundance of peace and faithfulness.

After many rebukes, the stiff-necked man will be broken incurably, without any warning.

So Moses prayed to the LORD: "O LORD, please heal her."

and the injured person then gets up and walks around outside with the help of his staff, the one who struck him is not liable, except that he is to compensate him for his loss of time and take care of his complete recovery.

"This what the LORD says: "I'll answer you in a time of favor, and on a day of salvation I'll help you. I have watched over you, and given you as a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to reassign the inheritances that have been devastated;

The official told him, "Sir, please come down before my little boy dies."

One of the beast's heads looked like it had sustained a mortal wound, but its fatal wound was healed. Rapt with amazement, the whole world followed the beast.

Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, "What is to be the sign that the LORD is healing me and that I'll be going up to the LORD's Temple three days from now?"

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has anointed me to tell the good news to the poor. He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to set oppressed people free,

Indeed, I'll bring you healing, and I'll heal you of your wounds,' declares the LORD, "because they have called you an outcast and have said, "It is Zion, no one cares for her!"'"

Watch! I will make the shadow on the steps of the upper dial of Ahaz that marks the sun go ten steps backwards."'" Then the sunlight turned back on the dial the ten steps by which it had gone down.

Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit; my life will see the light.'

David and his men came to the town, and it had been burned down. Their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.

"Return to Hezekiah," he said, "and tell the Commander-in-Chief of my people: "This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: "I've heard your prayer and I've observed your tears. Look! I'm healing you. Three days from now, you'll go visit the LORD's Temple.

"I'm going to seek both the lost as well as the scattered, and bring them both back so their broken bones can be set and the sick can be healed. But in righteousness I'll exterminate the fat and the stiff-necked.'"

During this time Hezekiah became critically ill, and he prayed to the LORD. The LORD spoke to him and gave him a sign.

LORD, my God! I cried out to you for help and you healed me.