Berodach Baladan
부로닥발라단
Named at 2 Kings 20:12: “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.” 20:13 says, “Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the storehouse of his precious things”, and at 20:14 Isaiah the prophet asks, “What did these men say? From where did they come to you?”, and Hezekiah says, “They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.” The Korean Revised Version tells first that he heard of the sickness, sets 바벨론 왕 (king of Babylon) before the name 부로닥발라단, and has Hezekiah hear 사자의 말 (the messengers’ words) at 20:13.
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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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Unresolved interpretation: The Babylonian envoys’ purpose and sender
- 2 Chronicles 32:31 says envoys of Babylon’s princes ask about the wonder done in the land.
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- 2CH 32:31, engwebp
31However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him to test him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
- 2CH 32:31, engwebp
- 2 Kings 20:12–15 say King Berodach Baladan of Babylon sends letters and a gift after hearing of Hezekiah’s illness, and Hezekiah shows his possessions.
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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.”
- 2KI 20:12–15, engwebp
- Isaiah 39:1–2 says, “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,” and that Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things.
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- 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.
- ISA 39:1–2, engwebp
Each book’s sender and stated purpose are kept. 2 Chronicles 32:31 says that the princes of Babylon sent ambassadors to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land. 2 Kings 20:12 says that 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, and Isaiah 39:1 that 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. Both editions write the name otherwise in the two books (the Korean Revised Version: 부로닥발라단, 므로닥발라단). This collection records the two names under the one entry of Berodach Baladan, with Isaiah’s spelling as its alias. The princes in Chronicles are not renamed as the king, and the stated motives of the three books are not combined.
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Baladan — Father of — Berodach Baladan
Evidence: 2 Kings 20:12–15, Isaiah 39:1–2
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Took part in (2) — Berodach Baladan king of Babylon sends letters and a present, and Hezekiah shows the men from Babylon all his treasures, Merodach-baladan king of Babylon sends letters and a present, and Hezekiah is pleased and shows his treasures
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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: Berodach Baladan (person-berodach-baladan) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/berodach-baladan Current wording: Named at 2 Kings 20:12: “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.” 20:13 says, “Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the storehouse of his precious things”, and at 20:14 Isaiah the prophet asks, “What did these men say? From where did they come to you?”, and Hezekiah says, “They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.” The Korean Revised Version tells first that he heard of the sickness, sets 바벨론 왕 (king of Babylon) before the name 부로닥발라단, and has Hezekiah hear 사자의 말 (the messengers’ words) at 20:13. 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.