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Berodach-baladan

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(2 Kings 20:12) — son of Baladan, king of Babylon, with whom Hezekiah, king of Judah, entered into such friendly relations that he received for it a stern rebuke from the prophet Isaiah. He is also called Merodach-baladan — a name meaning “Mars is his lord” (Isa. 39:1), and it occurs in the cuneiform inscriptions on the monuments of Babylon.

Scripture cited

4 Kingdoms 20:12 Esaias 39:1

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