2 Kings 20
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New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 20:12-18

121At that time 2Berodach-baladan a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them 3all his treasure house, the silver and the gold and the spices and the precious oil and the house of his armor and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. 14Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.” 15He said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah 4answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.”

16Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord. 17‘Behold, the days are coming when 5all that is in your house, and all that your fathers have laid up in store to this day will be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the Lord. 18‘Some 6of your sons who shall issue from you, whom you will beget, will be taken away; and they will become 7officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 20:12 2 Chr 32:31; Is 39:1-8 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 20:12 Many mss and ancient versions read Merodach-baladan; cf Is 39:1 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 20:13 2 Chr 32:27 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 20:15 Lit said ↩
  5. 5. 2 Kings 20:17 2 Kin 24:13; 25:13-15; 2 Chr 36:10; Jer 52:17-19 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Kings 20:18 2 Kin 24:12; 2 Chr 33:11 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Kings 20:18 Dan 1:3-7 ↩

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