Thematic Bible: Released jehoiachin from prison


Thematic Bible



In the thirty-seventh year after Jehoiachin king of Judah had been taken prisoner, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach, king of Babylon, in the first year of his rule, took Jehoiachin, king of Judah, out of prison. He said kind things to him and placed his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. His prison clothing was changed. He was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life. read more.
The king gave him a regular amount of food every day for the rest of his life.

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the imprisonment of King Jehoiakin of Judah, King Evil Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, freed King Jehoiakin of Judah and released him from prison. He treated him well and gave him a special position higher than the other kings who were with him in Babylon. Jehoiakin no longer wore prison clothes, and he ate his meals in the king's presence as long as he lived. read more.
The king of Babylon gave him a daily food allowance as long as he lived.