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Isaiah 39:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 39:1

Verse 1 of 8

Scripture focus

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

Isaiah 39:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 39:1

Theological / Devotional

Merodach-baladan. See on 2 Kings 20:12; see also Vol. II, p. 87. This name is common in the Assyrian inscriptions of Sargon and Sennacherib. Merodach-baladan, originally ruler of Bit-Yakin, a small state north of the Persian Gulf, was king of Babylon from 721 to 709, and again for a short time in 703. At the time of Hezekiah’s illness and the sending of these envoys he was a king in exile. Because of his stalwart resistance against Sennacherib, Merodach-baladan saw in Hezekiah a valuable ally. The envoys ostensibly came to congratulate Hezekiah upon his recovery, but perhaps to secure his assistance in the bitter struggle then going on against Assyria’s attempts to dominate the entire Near East.

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