2Ki 20:12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 20:12-13: 20:12-13 Merodach-baladan reigned over Babylon from 721 to 710 BC , when Sargon of Assyria forced him to flee. He ruled again briefly in 703 BC . This visit was likely during his exile; he probably sent envoys bearing his best wishes and a gift because he needed an ally against Assyria. • There was nothing ... that Hezekiah did not show them: Hezekiah showed the Babylonian envoys his vast treasuries , which had not yet been sent to Sennacherib (18:13-16 ). However, his attempt to impress his visitors was misguided (20:16-18 ).

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‏ 2 Kings 20:12

Summary for 2Kgs 20:12-13: 20:12-13 ^a Merodach-baladan reigned over Babylon from 721 to 710 BC, when Sargon of Assyria forced him to flee. He ruled again briefly in 703 BC. This visit was likely during his exile; he probably sent envoys bearing his best wishes and a gift because he needed an ally against Assyria.

• There was nothing ... that Hezekiah did not show them: Hezekiah showed the Babylonian envoys his vast treasuries, which had not yet been sent to Sennacherib (18:13-16 ^b). However, his attempt to impress his visitors was misguided (20:16-18 ^c).