King Jehoiachin is Freed in Babylon
The Bible relates that King Jehoiachin was released by King Evil Merodach who succeeded his father Nebuchadnezzar II.
Jeremiah 52:31, 34
And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah… Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison…. and for his (Jehoiachin’s) allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king… until the day of his death, as long as he lived.
The rations for King Jehoiachin while he was imprisoned in Babylon are recorded on this tablet which reads:
“10 liters (of oil) to Jehoiachin, king of Judah, 2.5 liters for the five sons of the king of Judah...”
Overview
Jeremiah 52:31, 34
And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah… Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison…. and for his (Jehoiachin’s) allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king… until the day of his death, as long as he lived.
Babylonian Ration Tablet
“10 liters (of oil) to Jehoiachin, king of Judah, 2.5 liters for the 5 sons of the king of Judah...”
In the Bible
And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah… Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison…. and for his (Jehoiachin’s) allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king… until the day of his death, as long as he lived.
"וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְגָלוּת֙ יְהֽוֹיָכִ֣ן מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה... נָשָׂ֡א אֱוִ֣יל מְרֹדַךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת מַלְכֻת֗וֹ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ יְהֽוֹיָכִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּצֵ֥א אֹת֖וֹ מִבֵּ֥ית (הכליא) הַכְּלֽוּא... וַאֲרֻֽחָת֗וֹ (שֶׁל יְהוֹיָכִין) אֲרֻחַת֩ תָּמִ֨יד נִתְּנָה־לּ֜וֹ מֵאֵ֧ת מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל... עַד־י֣וֹם מוֹת֑וֹ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו."
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