What does 2 Kings 20:12 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"At that time Berodachbaladan,d the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick."
Verse 2 Kings 20:12. _AT THAT TIME BERODACH-BALADAN_] He is called _Merodach-Baladan_, Isaiah 39:1, and by the _Septuagint, Syriac_, and _Arabic_ versions, and by several of _Kennicott's_ and _De Ross...
BERODACH-BALADAN - The correct form of this name, Merodach-baladan, is given in Isaiah Isaiah 39:1. It is a name composed of three elements, Merodach, the well-known Babylonian god Jeremiah 50:2, but...
3. HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS, RECOVERY, FAILURE, AND DEATH CHAPTER 20 _ 1. Hezekiah's illness and recovery (2 Kings 20:1; 2 Chronicles 32:24)_ 2. Hezekiah's failure (2 Kings 20:12; 2 Chronicles 32:25) 3....
THE EMBASSY OF MERODACH-BALADAN. The correct name of this king (_mg._) is preserved in the parallel passage, Isaiah 39. The sickness of Hezekiah and the embassy for which his recovery was an excuse mu...
BERODAEH. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "Merodach". Compare Isaiah 39:1. KING OF BABYLON. First occurrence of this title. Babylon and Nineveh the two great cities competing henceforw...
An embassy to Hezekiah from the king of Babylon. Isaiah's message to Hezekiah. Death of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:25-33; Isaiah 39:1-8) 12. _Berodach-baladan_ The first part of the name is given as M...
B. HEZEKIAH'S FOOLISH MISTAKE AND SUBSEQUENT REBUKE 20:12-19 TRANSLATION (12) At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah, for he had hea...
_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 Berodach-baladan, the son of...
HEZEKIAH'S SICKNESS AND RECOVERY 1. In those days] The incidents related in this chapter probably took place _before_ Sennacherib's invasion, for (_a_) the deliverance from the Assyrians is still futu...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 20 HEZEKIAH’S ILLNESS V1 During that time, Hezekiah became ill. He almost died. The *prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, went...
THE EMBASSY OP MERODACH-BALADAN (2 Kings 20:12). (12) AT THAT TIME BERODACH-BALADAN. — As to the name, _Berodach_ is a transcriber’s error for _Merodach_ (Jeremiah 1:2). Some MSS. of Kings, and the L...
בָּ † עֵ֣ת הַ הִ֡יא שָׁלַ֡ח בְּרֹאדַ֣ךְ ֠בַּלְאֲדָן בֶּֽן ־בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן מֶֽלֶךְ ־בָּבֶ֛ל סְפָרִ֥ים וּ מִנְחָ֖ה...
HEZEKIAH'S SICKNESS, AND THE EMBASSY FROM BABYLON 2 Kings 20:1 "Thou hast loved me out of the pit of nothingness," - Isaiah 38:17 (A.V, margin) "See the shadow of the dial In the lot of every one...
A MISTAKE AND ITS PENALTY 2 Kings 20:12 God does not always prolong life in answer to prayer, and we should always leave such things submissively to Him, because He may see reasons why it would be f...
In this chapter we have the account of the last days of Hezekiah. From a severe sickness he was delivered in answer to prayer and by the intervention of the prophet. He again manifested weakness durin...
At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a (i) present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. (i) Moved by the favour that God showed...
_Berodach, or Merodac Baladan, Isaias xxxix. 1. (Calmet) --- The latter was his father; the famous Nabonassar. (Du Hamel) --- Letters, or books, Isaias. --- Sick. They came to congratulate him on his...
It is conjectured by some that as the Babylonians worshipped the sun, the respect paid Hezekiah in the going back of the sun fifteen degrees, as before related, (for either they had heard of it or see...
"And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz" (2 Kings 19:1-37). He goes to Je...
We find here again in a figure the principle with which Israel's deliverance, and that of all men, is connected-a principle pointed out in Elisha, and accomplished in Jesus. Hezekiah is raised as from...
AT THAT TIME BERODACHBALADAN,.... He is called Merodachbaladan, Isaiah 39:1, so here in the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions; Isaiah 39:1; and by Metasthenes z his father is called Merodach, an...
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. Ver. 12. _At that time Berodach-baladan._] _...
_Berodach-baladan_ He seems to have been the king of Assyria's viceroy in Babylon; and, upon the terrible slaughter in the Assyrian host, and the death of Sennacherib, and the differences among his so...
1 Hezekiah hauing receiued a message of death, by prayer hath his life lengthned. 8 The [HEZEKIAH SICKE.] Sunne goeth tenne degrees backward, for a signe of that promise. 12 Berodach Baladan sendi...
At that time Berodach-baladan (or Merodach-baladan), THE SON OF BALADAN, KING OF BABYLON, THE FIRST KING OF BABYLON, then still under Assyrian supremacy, mentioned in sacred history, SENT LETTERS AND...
FIFTEEN YEARS ADDED TO HEZEKIAH'S LIFE (vv.1-11) "In those days was Hezekiah sick and near death" (v.1). This took place about the time that Assyria captured the fortified cities of Judah (ch.18:13...
12-21 The king of Babylon was at this time independent of the king of Assyria, though shortly after subdued by him. Hezekiah showed his treasures and armour, and other proofs of his wealth and power....
BERODACH-BALADAN, called _Merodach-baladan_, ISAIAH 39:1, whose name Josephus found in that famous Chaldean historian, Berosus. He seems to have been the king of Assyria's viceroy in Babylon; and upon...
2 Kings 20:12 time H6256 Berodach-Baladan H1255 son H1121 Baladan H1081 king H4428 Babylon H894 sent H7971 (H8804) letters H5612 present H4503 Hezekiah H2396 heard H8085 (H8804) Hezekiah H2396 sick H2...
THE VISIT OF THE BABYLONIAN AMBASSADORS (2 KINGS 20:12). News of Hezekiah's sickness had reached Babylon, who may already have been in negotiations with him, and the consequence was that the king of B...
CONTENTS: Hezekiah's illness and recovery. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Isaiah, Berodach-baladan. CONCLUSION: Neither greatness nor goodness can exempt us from sickness, yet often when the death sente...
2 Kings 20:1. _In those days;_ the year after Hezekiah's deliverance from the Assyrians, and the fifteenth of his reign. 2 Kings 20:11. _He brought the shadow ten degrees backward._ Signs of the truth...
_In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death._ THE BLESSING OF SICKNESS A Christian man of intense business enterprise and activity was laid aside by sickness. He who never would intermit his labours...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 20:12. MERODACH-BALADAN, KING OF BABYLON—This is the first mention of a king of Babylon in Bible history, for hitherto Babylon had only viceroys sent from the...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 20:1 ILLNESS OF HEZEKIAH AND EMBASSY OF MERODACH-BALADAN. HEZEKIAH'S DEATH. The writer proceeds to relate an illness and a recovery of Hezekiah, which happened about the middle of...
Now in those days Hezekiah was very sick (2 Kings 20:1). Actually he was dying. And Isaiah came to him, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Set your house in order; for you're going to die, and not live...
2 Chronicles 32:31; 2 Samuel 10:2; 2 Samuel 8:10; Genesis 10:10; Genesis 11:9; Isaiah 13:1; Isaiah 13:19; Isaiah 14:4; Isaiah 39:1; Isaiah
Berodach — baladan — He seems to have been the king of Assyria's vice — roy in Babylon, and upon that terrible slaughter in the Assyrian host, and the death of Sennacherib, and the differences among h...
How can these verses speak of the visitors from Berodach- Baladan as coming after the invasion of Sennacherib? PROBLEM: According to the sequence of events as they are presented in 2 Kings 20:12-15,...