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Merodach-baladan

מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן · me.ro.dakh bal.a.dan · H4757בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן · be.ro.dakh bal.a.dan · H1255“bitter contrition, without judgment” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions in 2 books, most in 2 Kings (1)

Who he was

Merodach-baladan was the king of Babylon who sent envoys with letters and a gift to Hezekiah, king of Judah, after hearing of Hezekiah's illness and recovery (2 Kings 20:12; Isaiah 39:1). Hezekiah welcomed the envoys and showed them all his treasures, including silver, gold, spices, and precious oils, as well as his armory and everything in his storehouses. The prophet Isaiah then came to Hezekiah and prophesied that a time would come when all these treasures and even some of Hezekiah's descendants would be carried off to Babylon (2 Kings 20:13–18; Isaiah 39:2–7). This event foreshadowed the future Babylonian conquest of Judah.

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Family

FatherBaladan
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Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

2 Kings 1 mention

2 Kings 20:12At 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.

Isaiah 1 mention

Isaiah 39:1At that time, Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick, and had recovered.

What the dictionary says

Merodach has given a son, (Isa. 39:1), “the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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