Evil-merodach

King of Babylon; released Jehoiachin from prison.

A written article for Evil-merodach is still to come. Below and alongside: where Evil-merodach appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 700 BC
    500 BC
  • Evil-merodach
    c. 550 BC

Original word

  • אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ evil-merodach
    H192
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Where Evil-merodach appears in Scripture

2 Kings 25

וַיְהִי בִשְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה לְגָלוּת יְהֽוֹיָכִין מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ נָשָׂא אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל בִּשְׁנַת מָלְכוֹ אֶת-רֹאשׁ יְהֽוֹיָכִין מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה מִבֵּית כֶּֽלֶא׃
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;

Jeremiah 52

וַיְהִי בִשְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה לְגָלוּת יְהוֹיָכִן מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ נָשָׂא אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל בִּשְׁנַת מַלְכֻתוֹ אֶת-רֹאשׁ יְהוֹיָכִין מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה וַיֹּצֵא אֹתוֹ מִבֵּית ‫(הכליא)‬ הַכְּלֽוּא׃
31
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 Evil-merodach 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,