2 Chronicles 19:35-37
Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made
a treaty with Ahaziah [son of Ahab & Jezebel] king of Israel,
which was a wrong thing to do. Jehoshaphat agreed with Ahaziah to
build trading ships, which they built in the town of Ezion Geber.
Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from the town of Mareshah spoke against Jehoshaphat.
He said, “Jehoshaphat, because you joined with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy
what you have made.” The ships were wrecked so they could not sail out
to trade.
2 Kings 20:12-19
At that time Merodach-Baladan son
of Baladan was king of Babylon. He sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah,
because he had heard that Hezekiah was sick. Hezekiah listened to
the messengers, so he showed them what was in his storehouses: the silver,
gold, spices, expensive perfumes, his swords and shields, and all his wealth.
He showed them everything in his palace and his kingdom.
Then Isaiah the prophet went to King
Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men say? Where did they come from?”
Hezekiah said, “They came from a faraway
country—from Babylon.”
So Isaiah asked him, “What did they
see in your palace?”
Hezekiah said, “They saw everything in my palace. I showed
them all my wealth.”
Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen
to the words of the LORD: ‘In the future everything in your palace
and everything your ancestors have stored up until this day will be taken
away to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says the LORD. ‘Some of your
own children, those who will be born to you, will be taken away. And they
will become servants in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
Hezekiah told Isaiah, “These words
from the LORD are good.” He said this because he thought, “There will be
peace and security in my lifetime.”