1 At that time, Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, has sent letters and a present to Hezekiah when he hears that he has been sick and has become strong. 2 And Hezekiah rejoices over them, and shows them the house of his spices, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the good ointment, and all the house of his vessels, and all that has been found in his treasures; there has not been a thing in his house, and in all his dominion, that Hezekiah has not showed them. 3 And Isaiah the prophet comes to King Hezekiah and says to him, “What did these men say? And from where do they come to you?” And Hezekiah says, “They have come to me from a far-off land—from Babylon.” 4 And he says, “What did they see in your house?” And Hezekiah says, “They saw all that [is] in my house; there has not been a thing that I have not showed them among my treasures.” 5 And Isaiah says to Hezekiah, “Hear a word of YHWH of Hosts: 6 Behold, days are coming, and all that [is] in your house, and that your fathers have treasured up until this day, has been carried to Babylon; there is not a thing left, said YHWH; 7 and of your sons who come forth from you, whom you beget, they take, and they have been eunuchs in a palace of the king of Babylon.” 8 And Hezekiah says to Isaiah, “The word of YHWH that you have spoken [is] good”; and he says, “Because there is peace and truth in my days.”
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Isaiah 39 Literal Standard Version
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Baladan
Named as the father of Merodach-baladan king of Babylon.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 20:12; Isaiah 39:1
Hezekiah
A great reformer who trusted God and saw Jerusalem delivered from Assyria.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chron. 29-32; Isa. 36-39; Matt. 1:9-10
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- 1 2 Kings 20:12–19; 2 Chronicles 32:23; 2 Samuel 10:2; Isaiah 13:19; Isaiah 39:1–8
- 2 2 Chronicles 32:25; 2 Chronicles 32:31; Psalm 146:3–4; Job 31:25; Jeremiah 17:9
- 3 Deuteronomy 28:49; 2 Samuel 12:1; Jeremiah 5:15; 2 Chronicles 16:7; 2 Chronicles 25:15
- 4 Proverbs 23:5; 1 John 1:9; Proverbs 28:13; Job 31:33; Joshua 7:19
- 5 1 Samuel 15:16; 1 Samuel 13:13–14
- 6 2 Kings 25:13–15; 2 Kings 24:13; Jeremiah 20:5; Daniel 1:2; Jeremiah 27:21–22
- 7 Daniel 1:1–7; 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Kings 24:12; 2 Chronicles 36:20; 2 Kings 25:6–7
- 8 2 Chronicles 32:26; 2 Chronicles 34:28; 1 Peter 5:6; Job 1:21; Zechariah 8:19
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