The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 38:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall. The action resembles that of Ahab (1 Kings 21:4); but the spirit is wholly different. Ahab turned away in sullenness, Hezekiah that he might pray undisturbed.

Beds seem to have been placed in the corners of rooms, with the head against one wall of the room, and one side against another.

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