2 Kings 20:12, 13
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah's illness. . . .

Isaiah 39:1, 2
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah's illness and recovery. . . .

ambassadors [heb] interpreters

2 Kings 20:8-11
Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, "What is the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?" . . .

Isaiah 38:8
I will make the sun's shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go ten steps backward." So the shadow cast by the sun went back the ten steps it had descended.

left him

Judges 16:20
Then she called out, "Samson, the Philistines are here!" When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, "I will escape as I did before and shake myself free." But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.

Psalm 27:9
Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Psalm 51:11, 12
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me. . . .

Psalm 119:116, 117
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope. . . .

John 15:5
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

to try him

Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am, " he answered.

Deuteronomy 8:2, 16
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. . . .

Job 1:11, 12
But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face." . . .

Job 2:3-6
Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him--blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause." . . .

Psalm 139:1, 2, 23, 24
O LORD, You have searched me and known me. . . .

Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'They are My people, ' and they will say, 'The LORD is our God.'"

Malachi 3:2, 3
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner's fire, like a launderer's soap. . . .

1 Peter 1:7
so that the authenticity of your faith--more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

James 1:13
When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

that he might

Deuteronomy 8:2
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

Deuteronomy 13:3
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.