2 Kings 25:28

2 Kings 25:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
• New International Version (NIV)He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon.

Context of 2 Kings 25:28

26Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans. 27On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 29So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. 30And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.

2 Kings 25:28 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ טֹב֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־כִּסְא֔וֹ מֵעַ֗ל כִּסֵּ֧א הַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ בְּבָבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

• And he spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• kindlyטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• to Jehoiachinאֵת'êth · withH854
• and setנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• his throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• aboveעַל‛al · uponH5921
• of the other kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• in Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894

Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:28

• Jeremiah 27:6So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.
• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
• Daniel 5:18As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28The kings that were with him - Probably captive kings, like Jehoiachin himself. Compare Judges 1:7.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 The king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah to be the governor and protector of the Jews left their land. But the things of their peace were so hidden from their eyes, that they knew not when they were well off. Ishmael basely slew him and all his friends, and, against the counsel of Jeremiah, the rest went to Egypt. Thus was a full end made of them by their own folly and disobedience; see Jeremiah chap. 40 to 45 Jehoiachin was released out of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-30Evil-merodach (Babylonian, Amel-marduk, meaning "man of Marduk") took over after Nebuchadnezzar II died and ruled briefly from 561 to 560 BC. he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin: Babylonian records detail the food Jehoiachin received in prison. The mention of Jehoiachin living comfortably might suggest hope that God would protect and bring back a repentant people to their land (see 1 Kings 8:46–53; Isaiah 35:8–10; 51:11; Jeremiah 29:10–14; Zephaniah 3:20).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 25:28

• Captive
• Evil-Merodach
• Jehoiachin
• Kindness

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Chaldees
• Fast
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Rate
• Alliance
• Evil-Merodach
• Feasts and Fasts
• Jehoiachin

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings