Soon after this, Merodach baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah his best wishes and a gift, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick.

那时，巴比伦王巴拉但的儿子米罗达巴拉但听见希西家病而痊愈，就送书信和礼物给他。

那时，巴拉但的儿子，巴比伦王米罗达‧巴拉但听见希西家生病了，就送书信和礼物给他。

那时，巴拉但的儿子，巴比伦王米罗达‧巴拉但听见希西家生病了，就送书信和礼物给他。

那时，巴拉但的儿子巴比伦王米罗达·巴拉但听说希西迦病了，便派人送去书信和礼物。

那时，巴比伦王巴拉但的儿子比罗达．巴拉但送信和礼物给希西家，因为他听见希西家病了。

那時，巴比倫王巴拉但的兒子米羅達‧巴拉但聽見希西家病而痊癒，就送書信和禮物給他。

那時，巴拉但的兒子，巴比倫王米羅達‧巴拉但聽見希西家生病了，就送書信和禮物給他。

那時，巴拉但的兒子，巴比倫王米羅達‧巴拉但聽見希西家生病了，就送書信和禮物給他。

那時，巴拉但的兒子巴比倫王米羅達·巴拉但聽說希西迦病了，便派人送去書信和禮物。

那時，巴比倫王巴拉但的兒子比羅達．巴拉但送信和禮物給希西家，因為他聽見希西家病了。

那時巴比倫王巴拉但的兒子比羅達巴拉但聽見希西家病了，就給希西家送文書，也送了禮物。

時、巴比倫王、巴拉但子比羅達巴拉但、聞希西家遘疾、致書饋禮、

巴比倫王巴拉但子、米羅達巴拉但、聞希西家病愈、致書饋禮、

當時巴比倫王巴拉但子比羅達巴拉但比羅達巴拉但或作米羅達巴拉但聞希西家病愈、遣使致書、餽禮物於希西家、

At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of Hezekiah’s illness.

At that time Marduk- Baladan, the king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah letters and a gift. He had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. Marduk- Baladan was the son of Baladan.

At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah since he heard that he had been sick.

At that time Berodach baladan, a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

At that time Berodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

At that time Berodach- baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah since he heard that he had been sick.

At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

At that time Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah was ill.

At that time Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.

Soon after this, Merodach baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent Hezekiah his best wishes and a gift. He had heard that Hezekiah had been very sick and that he had recovered.Hezekiah was delighted with the Babylonian envoys and showed them everything in his treasure houses— the silver, the gold, the spices, and the aromatic oils. He also took them to see his armory and showed them everything in his royal treasuries! There was nothing in his palace or kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah and asked him,“ What did those men want? Where were they from?” Hezekiah replied,“ They came from the distant land of Babylon.”“ What did they see in your palace?” asked Isaiah.“ They saw everything,” Hezekiah replied.“ I showed them everything I own— all my royal treasuries.”Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah,“ Listen to this message from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies:‘ The time is coming when everything in your palace— all the treasures stored up by your ancestors until now— will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.‘ Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon’s king.’”Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah,“ This message you have given me from the Lord is good.” For the king was thinking,“ At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.”

you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say,“ The mighty man has been destroyed. Yes, your insolence is ended.

That is why the city was called Babel, because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.

Babylon, the most glorious of kingdoms, the flower of Chaldean pride, will be devastated like Sodom and Gomorrah when God destroyed them.

he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon:

He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.

David said,“ I am going to show loyalty to Hanun just as his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me.” So David sent ambassadors to express sympathy to Hanun about his father’s death. But when David’s ambassadors arrived in the land of Ammon,