Evil-merodach in the Bible
Meaning: the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly
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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 he began to reign, lifted up, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;
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Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Later on, after King Jehoiachin of Judah had been in exile for 37 years, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, during the first year of his reign, King Evil-merodach of Babylon released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. He spoke kindly to him and elevated his position above the thrones of the kings with him in Babylon. Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and had regular meals in the king's presence every day for the rest of his life, read more.
and a regular stipend was provided to him by the king in accordance with his needs for as long as he lived.
and a regular stipend was provided to him by the king in accordance with his needs for as long as he lived.
In the first year of his reign, King Evil-merodach of Babylon, showed favor to King Jehoiachin of Judah by releasing him from prison on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah. He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the other kings who were in Babylon with him. Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes and regularly dined with the king as long as he lived. read more.
As for his living expenses, a regular allowance was given him daily by the king of Babylon as long as he lived, until the day of his death.
As for his living expenses, a regular allowance was given him daily by the king of Babylon as long as he lived, until the day of his death.