Evil-merodach
Evil-merodach was a king of Babylon who released Jehoiachin, the former king of Judah, from prison.
The name Evil-merodach means “the fool of Merodach; the fool grinds bitterly”
MaleKingMesopotamiaDivided Monarchy eraOld Testament2 books6 verses
Summary
A king in Babylon living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Kings 25:27; only referred to as Evil-merodach (אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְEvil-merodach
Mentions
Includes 4 verses that refer to Evil-merodach without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.
- 2 Kings 25:28Referred to, not namedAnd he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
- 2 Kings 25:29Referred to, not namedSo Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.
- On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.
- Jeremiah 52:32Referred to, not namedAnd he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
- Jeremiah 52:33Referred to, not namedSo Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.