Supreme Attention to Spiritual Concerns
W. Graham. Isaiah 38:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus said the LORD… (with Luke 10:42): — Let us reflect — I. ON "THE ONE THING NEEDFUL," i.e., living religion. II. ON THE CONSEQUENT DUTY OF "SETTING OUR HOUSE IN ORDER, knowing that we shall die, and not live." (W. Graham.) Parallel Verses KJV: In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. WEB: In those days was Hezekiah sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.'"