2 Kings 25:27-30
Christian Standard Bible
Jehoiachin Pardoned
27 On(A) the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he pardoned King Jehoiachin(B) of Judah and released him[a] from prison.(C) 28 He spoke kindly(D) to him and set his throne over the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon.(E) 29 So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and he dined regularly in the presence of the king of Babylon for the rest of his life.(F) 30 As for his allowance, a regular allowance(G) was given to him by the king, a portion for each day, for the rest of his life.
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- 25:27 and released him supplied for clarity
2 Kings 25:27-30
Common English Bible
Jehoiachin in Babylon
27 In the year that Awil-merodach[a] became king of Babylon, he released Judah’s King Jehoiachin from prison. This happened in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month. 28 Awil-merodach spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and seated him above the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin took off his prisoner clothes and ate regularly in the king’s presence for the rest of his life. 30 At the king’s command, a regular food allowance was given to him every day for the rest of his life.
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- 2 Kings 25:27 Awil-merodach means Man of Marduk in Akkadian.
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