Evil-merodach
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]
Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to
reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of
prison;...
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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]
Evilmerodach 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,...
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e-vil-me-ro'-dak; -mer'-o-dak 'ewil merodhakh; Septuagint
Eueialmarodek; so B in K, but B in Jeremiah, and A and Q in
both places much corrupted): The name of the son and
immediate successor of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.
The Babylonian form of the name is Amelu-Marduk, that is,
"man of Marduk." About 30 contract tablets dated in this ...
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(Son and successor of King Nebuchadnezzar)
-Released Jehoiachin from prison
2Ki 25:27-30; Jer 52:31-34...
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(the fool of Merodach), 2Ki 25:27 the son and successor of
Nebuchadnezzar. He reigned but a short time, having ascended
the throne on the death of Nebuchadnezzar in B.C. 561, and
being himself succeeded by Neriglissar in B.C. 559. He was
murdered by Neriglissar....
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Merodach's man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king
of
Babylon (2 Kings 25:27; Jer. 52:31, 34). He seems to
have
reigned but two years (B.C. 562-560). Influenced
probably by
Daniel, he showed kindness to Jehoiachin, who had been
a
prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years. He
released him, and
"spoke kindly to him." He was murd...
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Son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar. During the latter's
exclusion from men among beasts, Evil Merodach administered
the government. On Nebuchadnezzar's resuming it at the end of
seven years, he heard of his son's misconduct and that Evil
Merodach had exulted in his father's calamity. He therefore
cast Evil Merodach into prison, where the prin...
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the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly...
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