Merodach-baladan Summary
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Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, king of Judah.
King of Babylon (2KI 20:12)
Lineage: Baladan › Merodach-baladan
Names
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Merodach-baladan
bitter contrition, without judgment
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Berodach-baladan
the son of death
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Berodach-baladan
· Also called · H1255 none · 2KI 20:12 the son of death
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Merodach-baladan
· Also called · H4757 none · ISA 39:1 bitter contrition, without judgment
- en Marduk-Baladan · Also called
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King of Babylon
· Title · H4428, H894 G935, G897 · 2KI 20:12 king of Babel
- he בְּרֹאדַךְ-בַּלְאֲדָן bərodakh-baləadan · H1255 · 2KI 20:12
- he מְרֹדַ֣ךְ-בַּלְאֲדָן mərodakh-baləadan · H4757 · ISA 39:1
- he מְרֹדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן · H4757
- he בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן · H1255
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מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל
melek bavel · Title · H4428, H894 · 2KI 20:12 king of Babel
- el Μαρωδαχβαλαδαν Marōdaxbaladan · none · 2KI 20:12
- el Μαρωδαχ Marōdax · none · ISA 39:1
- el βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος basileùs Babylō̂nos · Title · G935, G897 · 2KI 20:12
- bg Меродах-Баладан
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Family of origin
- Father: Baladan
- Mother: Unknown
Merodach-baladan Article
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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 (2Ki 20:12; Isa 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 (2Ki 20:13-18; Isa 39:2-7). This event foreshadowed the future Babylonian conquest of Judah.
Merodach-baladan Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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 Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste in Babylonia itself.” One bearing this name sent ambassadors to Hezekiah (B.C. 721). He is also called Berodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12; 2 Chr. 20:31).
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