Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Merodach has given a son, (Isa. 39:1), “the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste in Babylonia itself.” One bearing this name sent ambassadors to Hezekiah (B.C. 721). He is also called Berodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12; 2 Chr. 20:31). (See HEZEKIAH.)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
MERO'DACH-BAL'ADAN (Merodach, Worshipper of Baal), a king of Babylon, b.c. 721, who sent ambassadors to Hezekiah. 2 Chr 32:31; Isa 39:1. In 2 Kgs 20:12 he is called Berodach-baladan.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
bitter contrition, without judgment