Responsa for Bava Batra 293:9

רמי בר יחזקאל אמר מהכא (שמואל ב יז, כג) ואחיתופל ראה כי לא נעשתה עצתו ויחבש את החמור וילך אל ביתו אל עירו ויצו אל ביתו ויחנק בצואה בעלמא

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death; and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, 'Thus saith the Lord; Set thy house in order for thou shalt die, and not live',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Kings, XX 1 ');">²³</span> by mere verbal instruction.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., Hezekiah was to set his house in order (Heb., Zaw [H], lit., command) by nothing more than his verbal instruction, ');">²⁴</span> Rami b. Ezekiel said: [It<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The validity of a verbal gift made' by a dying man. ');">²¹</span>

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