Jeremiah 52:31-34

New King James Version

Jehoiachin Released from Prison^(A)

³¹^(B)Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that ^[a]Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, ^(C)lifted^[b] up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. ³²And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. ³³So ^[c]Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, ^(D)and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. ³⁴And as for his provisions, there was a regular ration given him by the king of Babylon, a portion for each day until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

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Jeremiah 52:31 Or Awil-Marduk; lit. The Man of Marduk
Jeremiah 52:31 Showed favor to
Jeremiah 52:33 Lit. he

2 Kings 25:27-30

New King James Version

Jehoiachin Released from Prison^(A)

²⁷^(B)Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that ^[a]Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, ^(C)released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. ²⁸He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. ²⁹So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ^(D)ate ^[b]bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. ³⁰And as for his ^[c]provisions, there was a ^[d]regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.