Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
and he spoke kindly unto him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Holman Bible
He spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
International Standard Version
He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the other kings who were in Babylon with him.
A Conservative Version
And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
American Standard Version
and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Amplified
He spoke kindly to him and gave him a throne above the thrones of the kings who were [captives] with him in Babylon.
Bible in Basic English
And he said kind words to him and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will speak with him good things, and he will give his throne from above to the throne of the kings which were with him in Babel,
King James 2000
And spoke kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he spoke with him kindly and gave his seat above the seats of the kings who [were] with him in Babylon.
Modern King James verseion
and spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and spake lovingly to him. And set his throne above the thrones of the other kings that were with him in Babylon.
NET Bible
He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
New Heart English Bible
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
The Emphasized Bible
and spake with him comfortable words, - and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon;
Webster
And spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
World English Bible
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
Youngs Literal Translation
and speaketh with him good things, and setteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon,
Themes
Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Interlinear
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Nathan
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 52:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Allowance For Jehoiachin
31 And 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 of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison; 32 and he spoke kindly unto him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon. 33 And he changed his prison garments; and he ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;
Cross References
Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
Jeremiah 27:6-11
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him.
Daniel 2:37
Thou, O king, art a king of kings, unto whom the God of the heavens hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;
Daniel 5:18-19
O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty;