2 Kings 25:27-30
Legacy Standard Bible
27 (A)Now it happened in the thirty-seventh year of (B)the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, (C)lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison; 28 and he (D)spoke to him good words, and he set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So [a]Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes and [b](E)had his meals in [c]the king’s presence continually all the days of his life; 30 and for his (F)allowance, a continual allowance was given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.
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- 2 Kings 25:29 Lit he
- 2 Kings 25:29 Lit ate bread
- 2 Kings 25:29 Lit his presence
2 Kings 25:27-30
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Jehoiachin Released from Prison
27 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, King Evil-merodach of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison;(A) 28 he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the other seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes. Every day of his life he dined regularly in the king’s presence.(B) 30 For his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, a portion every day, as long as he lived.
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