Baladan
발라단
Named at 2 Kings 20:12 as the father of Berodach Baladan: “Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon”. The Korean Revised Version reads 발라단의 아들 바벨론 왕 부로닥발라단, setting 바벨론 왕 (king of Babylon) before the name of Berodach Baladan, where WEB sets “king of Babylon” after the name of Baladan.
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- 2KI 20:12–15, engwebp
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.
13Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the storehouse of his precious things—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, or in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them.
14Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? From where did they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.”
15He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”
- ISA 39:1–2, engwebp
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.
2Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them.
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Baladan — Father of — Berodach Baladan
Evidence: 2 Kings 20:12–15, Isaiah 39:1–2
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At 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.
At 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.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Baladan (person-baladan) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/baladan Current wording: Named at 2 Kings 20:12 as the father of Berodach Baladan: “Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon”. The Korean Revised Version reads 발라단의 아들 바벨론 왕 부로닥발라단, setting 바벨론 왕 (king of Babylon) before the name of Berodach Baladan, where WEB sets “king of Babylon” after the name of Baladan. Cited evidence: 2KI 20:12–15, engwebp / ISA 39:1–2, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.