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;
2 Kings 25:28 in other translations
| BSB | And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. |
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| WEB | and he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon, |
| ASV | and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, |
| YLT | and speaketh with him good things and putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon, |
| DARBY | and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon. |
| BBE | And said kind words to him, and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. |
| Webster | And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; |
What does 2 Kings 25:28 mean?
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…
2 Kings 25:28 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 25:28
- Daniel 2:37
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
- Jeremiah 27:6-11
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 have I given him also to serve him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him. And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the Lord, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: …
- Daniel 5:18-19
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
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Jer 27:6-11; Da 2:37; 5:18,19
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Context
- 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;
- 2 Kings 25:29
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
2 Kings 25:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y hablóle bien, y puso su asiento sobre el asiento de los reyes que con él estaban en Babilonia. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il lui parla avec bonté, et mit son trône au-dessus du trône des rois qui étaient avec lui à Babylone. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er redete gütig mit ihm und setzte seinen Stuhl über den Stuhl der Könige, die bei ihm in Babel waren; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et locutus est ei benigne, et posuit thronum ejus super thronum regum qui erant cum eo in Babylone. |