Evil-merodach — Bible person

Merodach’s man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:27; Jer. 52:31, 34). He seems to have reigned but two years (B.C. 562-560). Influenced probably by Daniel, he showed kindness to Jehoiachin, who had been a prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years. He released him, and “spoke kindly to him.” He was murdered by Nergal-sharezer=Neriglissar, his brother-in-law, who succeeded him (Jer. 39:3, 13).

Recorded scripture occurrences (2)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: KI2 25:27

OET-RV KI2 25:27

27 Thirty-seven years after Yehudah’s (Judah’s) King Yehoyakin had been exiled to Bavel (Babylon), Evil-Merodak had just become the new king of Bavel and he released Yehoyakin from prison on the 27th of the twelfth month.

OET-LV KI2 25:27

27 And_he/it _was in_thirty and_seven year of_the _exile _of of _Yəhōyākīn/(Jehoiachin) the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) in_two _plus ten month on_day_twenty and_seven of_month Evil- Merodach the _king _of Bāⱱel he _lifted _up in_year he_became _king DOM the _head _of Yəhōyākīn the _king _of Yəhūdāh from_a _house _of imprisonment.

Show passage in OET: JER 52:31

OET-RV JER 52:31

31 Some time later on the 25th of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Yehudah’s (Judah’s) King Yehoyakin, Bavel’s (Babylon’s) King Evil -Merodak (in the first year of his reign) released King Yehoyakin from prison.

OET-LV JER 52:31

31 And_he/it _was in_thirty and_seven year of_the _exile _of of _Yəhōyākīn/(Jehoiachin) the _king _of Yəhūdāh in_two _plus ten month on_day_twenty and_five of_month ʼEvīl- Mərodak the _king _of Bāⱱel he _lifted _up in_year his _kingdom _of_his DOM the _head _of Yəhōyākīn the _king _of Yəhūdāh and_he _brought _out him from_the _house _of the.

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