“At that time Merodach–baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.”
Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon, sends letters and a gift to Hezekiah, hearing that he had been sick and recovered, establishing a diplomatic overture from the Babylonian king. The oracle introduces a new political dimension to the narrative.
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