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Howbeit in the business of the βambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sentd unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to trye him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

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2 Kings 20:12• ¹²{i}At that time{/i} Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. (2 Kings 20:12)

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Isa. 39:1• ¹At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. (Isa. 39:1)

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Deut. 8:2,16• ²And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
¹⁶{i}who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;{/i} (Deut. 8:2,16)

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James 1:13• ¹³Let none when tempted say, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted by evils, and himself tempteth none. (James 1:13)

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A.M. 3292.

B.C. 712.

in the business.

2 Kings 20:12‑13• ¹²{i}At that time{/i} Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
¹³{i}And Hezekiah hearkened to them, and showed them all his treasure-house, the silver and the gold, and the spices and the fine oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found among his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah did not show them.{/i} (2 Kings 20:12‑13)

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Isa. 39:1,2‑8• ¹At that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah; for he heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
²And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver and the gold and the spices and the precious oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.
³Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they to thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country to me, from Babylon. Then said he, What have they seen in thine house?
⁴And Hezekiah answered, All that [is] in my house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.
⁵Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of Jehovah of hosts.
⁶Behold, days come, when all that [is] in thy house, and [that] which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith Jehovah.
⁷And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
⁸Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good [is] the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. And he said, For there shall be peace and truth in my days. (Isa. 39:1,2‑8)

ambassadors.

Heb. interpreters.

the wonder.

2 Kings 20:8‑11• ⁸{i}And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What shall be the sign that Jehovah will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of Jehovah the third day?{/i}
⁹{i}And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?{/i}
¹⁰{i}And Hezekiah said{/i}, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
¹¹{i}And Isaiah the prophet cried to Jehovah, and he brought the shadow back on the degrees by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward{/i}. (2 Kings 20:8‑11)

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Isa. 38:8• ⁸behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down with the sun on the dial of Ahaz, to return ten steps backward. So the sun returned on the dial ten steps whereby it was gone down. (Isa. 38:8)

left him.

Judg. 16:20• ²⁰{i}And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! And he awoke out of his sleep, and thought, I will go out as at other times before, and disengage myself. And he knew not that Jehovah had departed from him.{/i} (Judg. 16:20)

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Psa. 27:9• ⁹Hide not thy face from me,{HR}Turn not away in anger thy servant;{HR}Thou hast been my help;{HR}Leave me not and forsake me not,{HR}O God of my salvation. (Psa. 27:9)

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Psa. 51:11‑12• ¹¹Cast me not out from thy presence,{HR}And the spirit of thy holiness take not from me.
¹²Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation,{HR}And let a free spirit uphold me. (Psa. 51:11‑12)

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Psa. 119:116‑117• ¹¹⁶Uphold me according to thy saying, and I shall live,{HR}And let me not be ashamed of my waiting.
¹¹⁷Uphold me, and I shall be saved,{HR}And I will look in thy statutes continually. (Psa. 119:116‑117)

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John 15:5• ⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, he beareth much fruit; because apart from me ye can do nothing. (John 15:5)

to try him.

Gen. 22:1• ¹And it came to pass after these things that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Behold here I am. (Gen. 22:1)

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Deut. 8:2,16• ²And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
¹⁶{i}who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;{/i} (Deut. 8:2,16)

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Job 1:11‑12• ¹¹but put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath — will he not curse thee to thy face.
¹²And Jehovah said unto Satan, Lo, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah. (Job 1:11‑12)

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Job 2:3‑6• ³And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, and fearing God, and eschewing evil, and still holding fast his, integrity, although thou movedst me against him to devour him without cause?
⁴And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
⁵But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh — if he will not curse thee to thy face?
⁶And Jehovah said unto Satan, Lo, he is in thine hand; but save his life. (Job 2:3‑6)

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Psa. 139:1‑2,23‑24• ¹To the chief musician: a psalm of David.{HR}Jehovah, thou hast searched me and knowest.
²Thou knowest my sitting and my rising;{HR}Thou understandest (to) my thought from afar.
²³Search me, O God, and know my heart;{HR}Prove me, and know my thoughts;
²⁴And see if a way of grief [be] in me,{HR}And lead me in a way everlasting. (Psa. 139:1‑2,23‑24)

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Prov. 17:3• ³The crucible [is] for silver and the furnace for gold;{HR}But Jehovah trieth the hearts. (Prov. 17:3)

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Zech. 13:9• ⁹And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. {i}They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.{/i} (Zech. 13:9)

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Mal. 3:2‑3• ²But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers’ soap:
³and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer them unto Jehovah an offering in righteousness. (Mal. 3:2‑3)

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1 Peter 1:7• ⁷that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perisheth though proved by fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at [the] revelation of Jesus Christ: (1 Peter 1:7)

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James 1:13• ¹³Let none when tempted say, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted by evils, and himself tempteth none. (James 1:13)

that he might.

Deut. 8:2• ²And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. (Deut. 8:2)

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Deut. 13:3• ³{i}—thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams; for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.{/i} (Deut. 13:3)

• How humiliating that this deliverance which the Lord brought about could only be momentary! Even if the Assyrian could not seize Jerusalem, later on Babylon succeeded in doing so, because not only was the king's heart lifted up, but above all, the people's heart had not changed. "Ye have not had regard," says Isaiah, alluding to the siege of Jerusalem by Sennacherib, "unto the Maker thereof, neither have ye looked unto Him that fashioned it long ago" (Isa. 22:11). (“Hezekiah's Three Trials: 2 Chronicles 32” by H.L. Rossier)

• There remains yet a third trial for him. Job had had the same number and the same kind of trials: first enemies (Job 1:13-22), then sickness (Job 2:7-10), and lastly friends (2:11-13). Such also was Hezekiah's third trial. (“Hezekiah's Three Trials: 2 Chronicles 32” by H.L. Rossier)

• At this moment the Lord leaves Hezekiah to himself to prove him. This was necessary; this man of God had to learn to know his own heart. God could have kept him from falling just as on the first two occasions, but then he would not have experienced the root of evil that was within himself. (“Hezekiah's Three Trials: 2 Chronicles 32” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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However in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

W. Kelly Translation

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However in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)