Isaiah 39:4

39:4 Isaiah ¹  asked, “What have they seen in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything in my treasuries.”

Isaiah 39:8

39:8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The Lord’s word which you have announced is appropriate.” ²  Then he thought, ³  “For ⁴  there will be peace and stability during my lifetime.”

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Isaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “good” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “favorable.”

³ tn Heb “and he said.” The verb אָמַר (’amar, “say”) is sometimes used of what one thinks (that is, says to oneself).

⁴ tn Or “surely”; cf. CEV “At least.”