2 Kings 25:26-28
New King James Version
26 And all the people, small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose (A)and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
Jehoiachin Released from Prison(B)
27 (C)Now 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 day of the month, that [a]Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, (D)released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
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- 2 Kings 25:27 Lit. Man of Marduk
2 Kings 25:26-28
English Standard Version
26 (A)Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
Jehoiachin Released from Prison
27 (B)And in the thirty-seventh year of (C)the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously (D)freed[a] Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
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- 2 Kings 25:27 Hebrew reign, lifted up the head of
2 Kings 25:26-28
New American Standard Bible
26 (A)Then all the people, from the small to the great, and the captains of the forces set out and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
27 (B)Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of (C)the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, [a](D)released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison; 28 and he (E)spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon.
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- 2 Kings 25:27 Lit raised the head of
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