Verse 12

At that time, Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah because he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  På den tiden sendte kong Berodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan fra Babylon, brev og gaver til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia var blitt syk.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  På den tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan, kongen av Babylon, brev og en gave til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• Norsk King James

  På den tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan, kongen av Babylon, brev og gaver til Hiskia; for han hadde hørt at Hiskia var blitt syk.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  På den samme tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, Baladans sønn, kongen av Babel, brev og gaver til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  På den tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan, Babylons konge, brev og gaver til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  På den tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan, kongen av Babylon, brev og en gave til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sendte Berodachbaladan, sønn av Baladan, konge over Babylon, brev og gaver til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia var syk.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  På den tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan, kongen av Babylon, brev og en gave til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På den tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan, kongen av Babel, brev og en gave til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  På den tid sendte Bero'dak-Baladan, Baladans sønn, kongen av Babel, brev og gaver til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia var blitt syk.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Paa den samme Tid sendte Berodach Baladan, Baladans Søn, Kongen af Babel, Breve og Skjenk til Ezechias; thi han havde hørt, at Ezechias havde været syg.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  På den tiden sendte Merodak-Baladan, Baladans sønn, konge av Babylon, brev og en gave til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  At 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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  På den tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, Baladans sønn, kongen av Babylon, brev og en gave til Hiskia; for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  På den tiden sendte Berodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan, kongen av Babel, brev og gaver til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  På den tiden sendte Merodak-Baladan, Baladans sønn, kongen av Babylon, brev og en gave til Hiskia, for han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  På den tiden sendte Merodak-Baladan, sønn av Baladan, kongen av Babylon, brev med en gave til Hiskia fordi han hadde hørt at Hiskia hadde vært syk.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  At the same tyme Merodach Baladan the sonne of Baladan kynge of Babilon, sent letters and presentes vnto Ezechias, for he had herde that Ezechias had bene sicke.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The same season Berodach Baladan the sonne of Baladan king of Babylon, sent letters and a present vnto Hezekia: for he had hearde howe that Hezekia was sicke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ At 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  At that time, Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters with an offering to Hezekiah, because he had news that Hezekiah had been ill.

• 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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Messengers from Babylon Visit Hezekiah At that time Merodach-Baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah was ill.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 However, regarding the envoys sent by the rulers of Babylon to inquire about the miraculous sign that had occurred in the land, God left Hezekiah to test him and to know what was in his heart.
• Isa 39:1-8 : 1 At that time, Merodach-baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick and had recovered. 2 Hezekiah was pleased with them, and he showed them everything in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine oil, all his armory, and everything in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in his entire kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them. 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, "What did these men say, and where did they come from?" Hezekiah replied, "They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon." 4 Then Isaiah asked, "What have they seen in your palace?" Hezekiah answered, "They have seen everything in my palace. There is nothing among my treasures that I did not show them." 5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD of Armies: 6 'Behold, the days are coming when everything in your palace, and all that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says the LORD. 7 Some of your own descendants, who will issue from you and whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good," for he thought, "There will be peace and security in my days."
• Isa 13:1 : 1 The burden against Babylon which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.
• Isa 13:19 : 19 Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
• Isa 14:4 : 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased! How the arrogance has ended!
• Gen 10:10 : 10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
• Gen 11:9 : 9 That is why it was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
• 2 Sam 8:10 : 10 he sent his son Joram to King David to ask for peace and to congratulate him on his victory over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver, gold, and bronze.
• 2 Sam 10:2 : 2 Then David said, 'I will show kindness to Hanun, the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.' So David sent his servants to console Hanun about his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites,