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2 Kings 20:18

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Of your sons who shall issue from you, whom you shall father, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

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Maps for this passage

Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.
The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Assyria, the dominant Mesopotamian empire to Israel’s northeast, had long threatened Judah, while Babylon lay farther southeast on the Euphrates River. Isaiah’s warning that Hezekiah’s descendants would

Places in this passage

2 Kings 20:18 mentions Assyria and Babylon.

Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

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