Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And he will speak with him good things, and he will give his throne above the throne of the kings which were with him in Babel.
New American Standard Bible
and he
King James Version
And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
Holman Bible
He spoke kindly
International Standard Version
He spoke kindly to him and elevated his position above the thrones of the kings with him in Babylon.
A Conservative Version
And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that 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
and he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the throne of the [other] kings [of captive peoples] who were with him in Babylon.
Bible in Basic English
And said kind words to him, and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
Darby Translation
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
King James 2000
And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
Lexham Expanded Bible
He spoke {kindly} to him, and he gave him a better seat than the seat of the kings who [were] with him in Babylon.
Modern King James verseion
And he 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 kindly to him and set his seat above the seat of all the kings that were with him at 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 he spake with him kind words, - and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon;
Webster
And he 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 putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 25:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elderly Jehoiachin Cared For In Babylon
27 And it will be in the thirty and seventh year to the exile of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty and seventh of the month, Evil-Merodach king of Babel in the year of his reigning lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah from the house of shutting up. 28 And he will speak with him good things, and he will give his throne above the throne of the kings which were with him in Babel. 29 And he changed the garments of his shutting up: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.
Cross References
Daniel 2:37
Thou, O king, a king of kings: for the God of the heavens gave to thee a kingdom strong and powerful, and splendid.
Daniel 5:18-19
Thou, O king, God most high gave a kingdom and greatness and honor and splendor to Nebuchadnezzar thy father:
Jeremiah 27:6-11
And now I gave all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel, my servant; and also the beasts of the field gave I to him to serve him.