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2 Kings 20:11-13
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Kings 20:11-13
Legacy Standard Bible
11 Isaiah the prophet cried to Yahweh, and (A)He turned the shadow on the [a]stairway back ten steps by which it had gone down on the [b]stairway of Ahaz.
Hezekiah Shows Babylon His Treasures
12 (B)At that time [c]Berodach-baladan a son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them (C)all his treasure house, the silver and the gold and the spices and the good oil and the house of his armor and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
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- 2 Kings 20:11 Lit steps
- 2 Kings 20:11 Lit steps
- 2 Kings 20:12 Many mss and ancient versions Merodach-baladan, cf. Is 39:1
2 Kings 20:11-13
New International Version
2 Kings 20:11-13
New International Version
11 Then the prophet Isaiah called on the Lord, and the Lord made the shadow go back(A) the ten steps it had gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.
Envoys From Babylon(B)(C)
12 At that time Marduk-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent Hezekiah letters and a gift, because he had heard of Hezekiah’s illness. 13 Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold, the spices and the fine olive oil—his armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.
2 Kings 20:11-13
King James Version
2 Kings 20:11-13
King James Version
11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
12 At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
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2 Kings 20:11-13
English Standard Version
2 Kings 20:11-13
English Standard Version
11 And Isaiah the prophet called to the Lord, (A)and he brought the shadow back ten steps, by which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz.
Hezekiah and the Babylonian Envoys
12 (B)At that time (C)Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, (D)sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And Hezekiah welcomed them, and he showed them (E)all his treasure house, the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, his armory, all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.
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