R. Ishmael and R. Elazar b. Azaryah did not act uni- alike while reciting prayers, in order that the pupils should not follow the way of one alone, as they would have done if they had acted uniformly.
234 f. 158b. The prophet Isaiah and King Hezekiah met outside Jerusalem where Isaiah delivered the divine message to Hezekiah that his children would do evil. To avert it, Hezekiah married Isaiah’s daughter and his prayers were heard by God. Divers other good actions of Hezekiah such as the burning of Solomon’s ‘ ‘books of healing” etc. are recorded. That was done lest the people, cured of their illnesses by the prescriptions therein, should neglect to pray to God.