2 Kings 25:28

And he spoke kindly to him, and set his chair above the chair of the kings that were with him in Babylon:

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

In Context

27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoyachin the king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth [day] of the month, that Evil-merodach the king of Babylon in the year that he became king did lift up the head of Jehoyachin the king of Judah out of the prison;

29And changed his prison garments: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.

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Cross References

Daniel 2:37Thou, O king, art a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven hath given kingdom, power, and strength, and honor:

Daniel 5:19And because of the greatness that he had given unto him, all people, nations, and languages trembled and shook before him: whom he pleased he slew; and whom he pleased he kept alive; and whom he pleased he lifted up; and whom he pleased he brought low.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 25:23-30

Dispersion of the Remnant of Judah. ( b. c. 552.) 22 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and… Read the whole commentary →

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