2 Kings 25:28
What does 2 Kings 25:28 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 25:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And said kind words to him, and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and speaketh with him good things and putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who <FI>are<Fi> with him in Babylon,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
Context
v.27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
v.28This passage
v.29and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 5:18
O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty:
- Jeremiah 27:6
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him.
- Daniel 2:37
Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;