39 Hezekiah is reproved because he showed his treasures unto the ambassadors of Babylon.

At (A)the same time, [a]Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, King of Babel, sent [b]letters, and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 39:1 This was the first king of Babylon, which overcame the Assyrians in the tenth year of his reign.
  2. Isaiah 39:1 Partly moved with the greatness of the miracle, partly because he showed himself enemy to his enemies, but chiefly because he would join with them whom God favored, and have their help, if occasion served.

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