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Jehoiachin Released from Prison

2 Kings 25:28

In 11 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.
KJV
And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;kindly…: Heb. good things with him
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,
LSV
and speaks good things with him and puts his throne above the throne of the kings who [are] 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,
DBY
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
DRC
And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
GNV
And spake kindly to him, and set his throne aboue the throne of the Kings that were with him in Babel,
JPS
And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
LXXE
And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the thrones of the kings that were with him in Babylon;Gr. good things with him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ טֹב֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־כִּסְא֔וֹ מֵעַ֗ל כִּסֵּ֧א הַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ בְּבָבֶֽל׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐλάλησε μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὰ, καὶ ἔδωκε τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ ἐπάνωθεν τῶν θρόνων τῶν βασιλέων τῶν μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι.

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  • Jeremiah 27:6–11So 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. All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until…
  • Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
  • Daniel 5:18–19As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor. Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in…

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