Hezekiah Shows Babylon His Treasures

^12 (A)At that time ^[a]Berodach-baladan, a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. ¹³ And Hezekiah listened to ^[b]them, and showed them ^(B)all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the balsam oil, the ^[c]scented oil, the house of his armor, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. ¹⁴ Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They have come from a far country, from Babylon.” ¹⁵ Isaiah said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah ^[d]answered, “They have seen everything that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them.”

¹⁶ Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord: ¹⁷ ‘Behold, the days are coming when ^(C)everything that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. ¹⁸ ‘And some ^(D)of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken away; and they will become ^(E)officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” ¹⁹ Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is ^(F)good.” For he ^[e]thought, “Is it not good, if there will be peace and ^[f]security in my days?”

³¹ Even in the matter of ^(A)the messengers of the rulers of Babylon, who were sent to him to inquire about ^(B)the wonder that had happened in the land; God left him alone only ^(C)to test him, so that He might know everything that was in his heart.

Hezekiah Shows His Treasures

39 ^(A)At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. ² Hezekiah ^[a]was ^(B)pleased, and let them see all his treasure house, the ^(C)silver, the gold, the balsam oil, the excellent olive oil, his entire armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his realm that Hezekiah did not let them see. ³ Then Isaiah the ^(D)prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far ^(E)country, from Babylon.” ⁴ Then he said, “What have they seen in your house?” So Hezekiah ^[b]answered, “They have seen everything that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not let them see.”

⁵ Isaiah then said to Hezekiah, “Hear the ^(F)word of the Lord of armies, ⁶ ‘Behold, the days are coming when ^(G)everything that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. ⁷ ‘And some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, ^(H)will be taken away, and ^(I)they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” ^8 (J)Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he ^[c]thought, “For there will be peace and truth ^(K)in my days.”