Bible Cross References
A. M. 3292. B.C. 712. Berodach-baladan
Isaiah 39:1-8
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About that same time the king of Babylonia, Merodach Baladan, son of Baladan, heard that King Hezekiah had been sick, so he sent him a letter and a present.
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Hezekiah welcomed the messengers and showed them his wealth---his silver and gold, his spices and perfumes, and all his military equipment. There was nothing in his storerooms or anywhere in his kingdom that he did not show them.
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Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, "Where did these messengers come from and what did they say to you?" Hezekiah answered, "They came from a very distant country, from Babylonia."
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"What did they see in the palace?" "They saw everything. There is nothing in the storerooms that I didn't show them."
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Isaiah then told the king, "The LORD Almighty says that
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a time is coming when everything in your palace, everything that your ancestors have stored up to this day, will be carried off to Babylonia. Nothing will be left.
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Some of your own direct descendants will be taken away and made eunuchs to serve in the palace of the king of Babylonia."
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King Hezekiah understood this to mean that there would be peace and security during his lifetime, so he replied, "The message you have given me from the LORD is good."
Merodach-baladan
2 Chronicles 32:31
and even when the Babylonian ambassadors came to inquire about the unusual event that had happened in the land, God let Hezekiah go his own way only in order to test his character.
Babylon
Genesis 10:10
At first his kingdom included Babylon, Erech, and Accad, all three of them in Babylonia.
Genesis 11:9
The city was called Babylon, because there the LORD mixed up the language of all the people, and from there he scattered them all over the earth.
Isaiah 13:1
This is a message about Babylon, which Isaiah son of Amoz received from God.
Isaiah 13:19
Babylonia is the most beautiful kingdom of all; it is the pride of its people. But I, the LORD, will overthrow Babylon as I did Sodom and Gomorrah!
Isaiah 14:4
When he does this, they are to mock the king of Babylon and say: "The cruel king has fallen! He will never oppress anyone again!
sent letters
2 Samuel 8:10
So he sent his son Joram to greet King David and congratulate him for his victory over Hadadezer, against whom Toi had fought many times. Joram took David presents made of gold, silver, and bronze.
2 Samuel 10:2
King David said, "I must show loyal friendship to Hanun, as his father Nahash did to me." So David sent messengers to express his sympathy. When they arrived in Ammon,
for he had heard
Isaiah 39:1
About that same time the king of Babylonia, Merodach Baladan, son of Baladan, heard that King Hezekiah had been sick, so he sent him a letter and a present.