2 Kings 25 · Verse 27

2 Kings 25:27

And 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;
2 Kings 25:27, King James Version

2 Kings 25:27 in other translations

BSBOn 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.
WEBIn the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison,
ASVAnd 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;
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, in the thirty and seventh year of the removal of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty and seventh of the month hath Evil-Merodach king of Babylon lifted up, in the year of his reigning, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, out of the house of restraint,
DARBYAnd it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
BBEAnd 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;
WebsterAnd 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, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

What does 2 Kings 25:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin--corresponding with the year of Nebuchadnezzar's death, and his son Evil-merodach's ascension to the throne. Evil-merodach ... did lift up the head of Jehoiachin ... and spake kindly--gave him liberty upon parole. This kindly feeling is said to have originated in a familiar acquaintance formed in prison, in which Evil-merodach had lain till his father's death, on account of some malversation while acting as regent during Nebuchadnezzar's seven years' illness (Da 4:32, 33). But doubtless the improvement in Zedekiah's condition is to be traced to the overruling providence and grace of Him who still cherished purposes of love to the house of David (2Sa 7:14, 15).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 And it came to pass - Nebuchadnezzar was just now dead; and Evil-merodach, his son, succeeded to the kingdom in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin: and on the seven and twentieth day [Jeremiah says five and twentieth] of the twelfth month of that year, (Tuesday, April 15, A.M. 3442), he brought the long captivated Jewish king out of prison; treated him kindly; and ever after, during his life, reckoned him among the king's friends. This is particularly related in the four last verses of the book of Jeremiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 25:22-30

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…

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2 Kings 25:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it wasH1961
בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםvish.lo.Shimin thirtyH7970
וָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'and sevenH7651
שָׁנָ֗הsha.NahyearH8141
לְגָלוּת֙le.ga.Lutof [the] exile ofH1546
יְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinJehoiachinH3078
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
בִּשְׁנֵ֤יםbish.Neimin two [plus]H8147
עָשָׂר֙'a.SartenH6240
חֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshmonthH2320
בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.Rimon [day] twentyH6242
וְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'Ahand sevenH7651
לַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshof the monthH2320
נָשָׂ֡אna.Sa'he lifted upH5375
אֱוִ֣יל'e.VilEvil-H192
מְרֹדַךְ֩me.ro.daKhMerodachH192
מֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֜לba.VelBabylonH894
בִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.Natin [the] yearH8141
מָלְכ֗וֹma.le.Khobecame king heH4427
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
רֹ֛אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218
יְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinJehoiachinH3078
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH1004
כֶּֽלֶא\׃Ke.le'imprisonmentH3608

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Cross references for 2 Kings 25:27

  • Genesis 40:20

    And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.

  • Jeremiah 52:31-34

    And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life. And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

  • Genesis 40:13

    Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

  • 2 Kings 24:12

    And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

  • Proverbs 21:1

    The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  • 2 Kings 24:15

    And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 24:5-6

    Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3442. B.C. 562. it came to pass.
Jer 24:5,6; 52:31-34
king of Babylon.
Pr 21:1
lift up the head.
Ge 40:13,20

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Context

  • 2 Kings 25:26

    And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

  • 2 Kings 25:27

    And 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;

  • 2 Kings 25:28

    And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

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2 Kings 25:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció á los treinta y siete años de la trasportación de Joachîn rey de Judá, en el mes duodécimo, á los veinte y siete del mes, que Evil-merodach rey de Babilonia, en el primer año de su reinado, levantó la cabeza de Joachîn rey de Judá, sacándolo de la casa de la cárcel;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
*Et il arriva, en la trente-septième année de la transportation de Jehoïakin, roi de Juda, au douzième mois, le vingt-septième jour du mois, qu’Évil-Merodac, roi de Babylone, l’année où il commença de régner, éleva la tête de Jehoïakin, roi de Juda, et le tira de prison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah im 37. Jahre der Wegführung Jojakins, des Königs von Juda, im zwölften Monat, am 27. des Monats, da erhob Ewil-Merodak, der König von Babel, im Jahre, da er König wurde, das Haupt Jojakins, des Königs von Juda, aus dem Gefängnis.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Factum est vero in anno trigesimo septimo transmigrationis Joachin regis Juda, mense duodecimo, vigesima septima die mensis: sublevavit Evilmerodach rex Babylonis, anno quo regnare cœperat, caput Joachin regis Juda de carcere.