Bible Cross References
A. M. cir. 3292. B.C. cir. 712. Merodach-baladan
2 Kings 20:12-19
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About that same time the king of Babylonia, Merodach Baladan, the 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 men 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."
king
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!
Isaiah 23:13
(It was the Babylonians, not the Assyrians, who let the wild animals overrun Tyre. It was the Babylonians who put up siege towers, tore down the fortifications of Tyre, and left the city in ruins. )
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,
2 Chronicles 32:23
Many people came to Jerusalem, bringing offerings to the LORD and gifts to Hezekiah, so that from then on all the nations held Hezekiah in honor.