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2 Kings 20:13 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 20 · verse 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.2 Kings 20:13 · King James Version
2 Kings 20:13 in context
11And 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.
12At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
13And 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.
14Then 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.
15And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- hearkenedshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- HezekiahChizqîyâhChizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other IsraelitesH2396 →
- preciousṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- ointmentshemengrease, especially liquidH8081 →
- shewedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- silverkeçephsilverH3701 →
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Here is, I. An embassy sent to Hezekiah by the king of Babylon, to congratulate him on his recovery, Kg2 20:12. The kings of Babylon had hitherto been only deputies and tributaries to the kings of Assyria, and Nineveh was the royal city. We find Babylon subject to the king of Assyria, Kg2 17:24.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-21