Parallel Verses
King James Version
And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
New American Standard Bible
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.
Darby Translation
and he spoke kindly unto him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that 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 seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, 32 And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, 33 And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him 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 the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
Daniel 2:37
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
Daniel 5:18-19
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: