1At that time, Merodach Baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, because he heard that Hezekiah had been sick and had recovered.
2Hezekiah was pleased with them and showed them his treasury: the silver, the gold, the spices, the precious oil, and his entire armor collection, and everything found in his storehouses. Hezekiah showed them everything in his house and in all his kingdom.
3Then the prophet Isaiah 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 country, from Babylon."
4Then Isaiah asked, "What have they seen in your house?" Hezekiah answered, "They have seen everything in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I haven't shown them."
5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Listen to the word of Yahweh of Armies:
6'Look, the time is coming when everything in your house, and everything your ancestors have stored up until today, will be carried away to Babylon. Nothing will be left,' says Yahweh.
7'They will take your own sons, whom you father, and they will become officials in the palace of the king of Babylon.'"
8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of Yahweh that you have spoken is good." He added, "For there will be peace and security during my lifetime."