1 At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 Hezekiah welcomed them gladly and showed them his treasure house—the silver, gold, spices, and precious oil—his entire armory, and everything found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. 3 Then the prophet Isaiah came to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men say, and where did they come from?” Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon.” 4 He asked, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah said, “They have seen everything in my house. There is nothing in my storehouses that I did not show them.” 5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 6 ‘Look, days are coming when everything in your house and everything your fathers have stored up to this day will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says the LORD. 7 ‘Some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ” 8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD you have spoken is good.” He also said, “For there will be peace and security in my days.”