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At that timeMerodachbaladan, the son of Baladan,king of Babylon,sentletters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
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And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things,[a] the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the preciousointment, 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 Hezekiahshewed them not.
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Then cameIsaiah the prophet unto kingHezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whencecame they unto thee? And Hezekiahsaid, They are come from a farcountry unto me, even from Babylon.
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Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiahanswered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
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Then saidIsaiah to Hezekiah,Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
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Behold, the dayscome, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon:nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.
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And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
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Then saidHezekiah to Isaiah,Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.