And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
and speaketh with him good things and putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon,
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC