Nergal-sharezer

Another of the “princes,” who bore the title of “Rabmag.” He was one of those who were sent to release Jeremiah from prison (Jer. 39:13) by “the captain of the guard.” He was a Babylonian grandee of high rank. From profane history and the inscriptions, we are led to conclude that he was the Neriglissar who murdered Evil-merodach, the son of Nebuchadnezzar, and succeeded him on the throne of Babylon (B.C. 559-556). He was married to a daughter of Nebuchadnezzar. The ruins of a palace, the only one on the right bank of the Euphrates, bear inscriptions denoting that it was built by this king. He was succeeded by his son, a mere boy, who was murdered after a reign of some nine months by a conspiracy of the nobles, one of whom, Nabonadius, ascended the vacant throne, and reigned for a period of seventeen years (B.C. 555-538), at the close of which period Babylon was taken by Cyrus. Belshazzar, who comes into notice in connection with the taking of Babylon, was by some supposed to have been the same as Nabonadius, who was called Nebuchadnezzar’s son (Dan. 5:11, 18, 22), because he had married his daughter. But it is known from the inscriptions that Nabonadius had a son called Belshazzar, who may have been his father’s associate on the throne at the time of the fall of Babylon, and who therefore would be the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar. The Jews had only one word, usually rendered “father,” to represent also such a relationship as that of “grandfather” or “great-grandfather.”

Recorded scripture occurrences (2)

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

Show passage in OET: JER 39:3

OET-RV JER 39:3

3 Then all of the Babylonian king’s officials came and sat at the middle gate, including the top official Nevu-Sar -Sekim, and Samgar-Nevu and Sarsekim.

OET-LV JER 39:3

3 And_ all _of the _officials _of the _king _of Bāⱱel _they _came and_they _lived in_the _gate _of the _middle Nērəggal- Sharʼeʦer Nērəggal- Şamgar Nəⱱō Sar- sekim the_Raⱱ _of şārīş Nērəggal- Sharʼeʦer Nērəggal- the_Raⱱ māg and_all the _rest _of the _officials _of the _king _of Bāⱱel.

Show passage in OET: JER 39:13

OET-RV JER 39:13

13 So Nevuzar-Adan, the top servant Nevu-Shazban, the high official Nergal-Shar-Etser, and all the Babylonian king’s most important officials

OET-LV JER 39:13

13 And_he _sent Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān the_chief _of the_bodyguards and the_Raⱱ _of şārīş and_Nērəggal- chief Nērəggal- the_Raⱱ _of māg and_all/each/any/every the _chiefs _of the _king _of Bāⱱel.

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