2 Kings 20:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“At that time Berodach–baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.”
2 Kings 20:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 20:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 20:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“At that time Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.”
2 Kings 20:12 — World English Bible
2 Kings 20:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.”
2 Kings 20:12 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 20:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“At that time hath Berodach-Baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick;”
2 Kings 20:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 20:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“At that time Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.”
2 Kings 20:12 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 20:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The same season Berodach Baladan the sonne of Baladan King of Babel, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard howe that Hezekiah was sicke.”
2 Kings 20:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 20:12 in Context — 2 Kings 20
10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
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 Berodach–baladan, 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.
14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
What Does 2 Kings 20:12 Mean?
2 Kings 20:12 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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