Hezekiah's Face Turned to the Wall
Isaiah 38:2-3
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the LORD,…


The place of honour in an Eastern room is an angle of the apartment, so that whichever side Hezekiah turned upon, his face would be to a wall, and screened from observation.

(E. W. Shalders, B. A.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,

WEB: Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,




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