Lexical Definition

‎בַּלְאֲדָן‎ Balʼădân (bal-ad-awn') Baladan N:N-M-P
from ‎בֵּל‎ and ‎אָדוֹן‎ (contracted); Bel (is his) lord

Baladan.

1) the father of Merodach-baladan to whom Hezekiah revealed the riches of his treasures

Usage: 2 forms in 6 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
בַּלְאֲדָ֧ן Baladan 2Kgs.20.12 • Isa.39.1
Βαλαδάν Baladan LXX.2Kgs.20.12 • LXX.Isa.39.1
of Baladan LXX.2Kgs.20.12 • LXX.Isa.39.1

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בַּלְאֲדָן‎ proper name, masculine (= Babylonian abal-iddina, he hath given a son COT 2Kgs 20:12) father of ‎מְרֹדַךְ‎ ‎בַּלְאֲדָן‎ king of Babylon (see below ‎מְרֹדַךְ‎) 2Kgs 20:12 = Isa 39:1 name probably abbreviated by omission of name of god (see ib. Merodach-baladan = Marduk-abal-iddina, Marduk hath given a son; compare Esarhaddon, see ‎אֵסַרְחַדֹּן‎ p. 64).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
2 Kings 20:12
Isaiah 39:1

Profile

Male • Babylonian king • Father of Babylonian king Merodach-baladan (or 'Berodach-baladan').

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Baladan was the father of Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon.

Baladan is mentioned in 2 Kings 20:12 and Isaiah 39:1 as the father of Merodach-baladan (also known as Berodach-baladan), who was the king of Babylon. Merodach-baladan sent letters and a present to King Hezekiah of Judah after hearing of his illness and recovery. This diplomatic gesture led to Hezekiah showing the Babylonian envoys all his treasures, which the prophet Isaiah warned would one day be carried off to Babylon. Baladan is not mentioned in any other context, and no further information is provided about his life or role in Babylonian history. He is known only as the father of the king who initiated contact with Hezekiah. Merodach-baladan is likely the Babylonian king known outside the Bible as Marduk-apla-iddina II, who ruled Babylon in the late 8th century BC.

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