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At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan the king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
And Hezekiah proceeded to listen to them and show them all his treasure-house, the silver and the gold and the balsam oil and the good oil and his armory and all that was to be found in his treasures. There proved to be nothing that Hezekiah did not show them in his own house and in all his dominion.
After that Isaiah the prophet came in to King Hezekiah and said to him: "What did these men say and from where did they proceed to come to you?" So Hezekiah said: "From a distant land they came, from Babylon."
And he went on to say: "What did they see in your house?" To this Hezekiah said: "Everything that is in my house they saw. There proved to be nothing that I did not show them in my treasures."
Isaiah now said to Hezekiah: "Hear the word of Jehovah,
'"Look! Days are coming, and all that is in your own house and that your forefathers have stored up down to this day will actually be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left," Jehovah has said.
"And some of your own sons that will come forth from you to whom you will become father will themselves be taken and actually become court officials in the palace of the king of Babylon."'"
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