2 Kings 20:18 meaning and explanation

And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”

2 Kings 20:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah speaks these words to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem after the king has proudly shown Babylonian envoys all his treasures. The prophecy follows the announcement that those treasures will be carried off to Babylon, and it presses the judgment closer to home: not only goods but Hezekiah's own sons will be taken.

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