Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 20:12

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12-19. Berodach-baladan — ( :- ), the first king of Babylon mentioned in sacred history; formerly its rulers were viceroys of the Assyrian monarchs. This individual threw off the yoke, and asserting his independence, made with varying success, a long and obstinate resistance [RAWLINSON, Outlines ]. The message of congratulation to Hezekiah, was, in all likelihood, accompanied with proposals for a defensive alliance against their common Assyrian enemy. The king of Judah, flattered with this honor, showed the ambassadors all his treasures, his armory and warlike stores; and his motive for this was evidently that the Babylonian deputies might be the more induced to prize his friendship. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-2ki-20-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/2ki-20-12

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological