Isa 39:1-5 - Commentary

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Text -- Isaiah 39:1-5 (NET)

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Messengers from Babylon Visit Hezekiah

39:1 At that time Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been ill and had recovered. 39:2 Hezekiah welcomed them and showed them his storehouse with its silver, gold, spices, and high-quality olive oil, as well as his whole armory and everything in his treasuries. Hezekiah showed them everything in his palace and in his whole kingdom. 39:3 Isaiah the prophet visited King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men say? Where do they come from?” Hezekiah replied, “They come from the distant land of Babylon.” 39:4 Isaiah asked, “What have they seen in your palace?” Hezekiah replied, “They have seen everything in my palace. I showed them everything in my treasuries.” 39:5 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to the word of the Lord who commands armies:

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Names, People and Places:

· Babylon a country of Babylon in lower Mesopotamia

· Baladan father of Merodach-Baladan, king of Babylon

· Hezekiah the son of Ahaz who succeeded him as king of Judah; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahaz; king of Judah,forefather of the prophet Zephaniah,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

· Isaiah a son of Amoz; a prophet active in Judah from about 740 to 701 B.C.,son of Amoz; a major prophet in the time of Hezekiah

· Merodach-baladan son of Baladan; king of Babylon in Hezekiah's time

· Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan; king of Babylon in Hezekiah's time

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NET Notes: Isa 39:2 Heb “there was nothing which Hezekiah did not show them in his house and in all his kingdom.”

NET Notes: Isa 39:4 Heb “he”; the referent (Isaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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Text -- Isaiah 39:1-5 (NET)

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NET Notes -> Isa 39:2; Isa 39:2; Isa 39:4

NET Notes: Isa 39:2 Heb “there was nothing which Hezekiah did not show them in his house and in all his kingdom.”

NET Notes: Isa 39:4 Heb “he”; the referent (Isaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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