Jehoiachin was also known as Jeconiah (Yah appoints) or Coniah. 2. . And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. In Babylon, Jehoiachin was treated as a royal hostage. First, they establish that Jehoiachin was actually in captivity in Babylon, and that he was still recognized as the king of Judah. and treated kindly until death, 2 Kings 25:27-30. Jehoiachin did not lose the kingship because of unrighteousness or rebellion God had already shown that the kingly line could end Jehoiachin was simply the vehicle by which the line would end Who was Jehoiachin? 124 Babylonian Captivity Date 605 (first year)* Deportation First Second. It came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim: This was the year following the writing of the scroll described in the first part of Jeremiah 36. Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah) his son reigned for 100 days, then took an involuntary and permanent trip to Babylon. . a. Evil-merodach treated him kindly and gave him a position of greater honor than he gave the other kings who were exiles with him in Babylonia. Released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison… spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat: The final words of the Book of 2 Kings describe small kindnesses and blessings given in the worst circumstances. Jeconiah's uncle (Jehoiakim's brother), Zedekiah, became king and reigned for 11 years. (Jeremiah 52:31 . And was as good as his word. As we have already noted, he was known to the Jews as 'Jehoiachin the Captive' (Assir) (I Chronicles 3:17). He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on April 2 of that year. He gave him a place of honor. 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 Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; 28 And he spake kindly to . But he's not mentioned here. Exile to the Christ; Jeconiah (alt. He was imprisoned for 37 years from 597-560 B.C. It is written: "Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison.28 He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him . 8 Moreover, he received more rations than others who are named in the tablets, implying that he was given special honor. 29 He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to . Jehoiachin was a king of Judah whom God turned over to the Babylonians because of his wickedness and the folly of his nation. 31 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. He begins his ministry in the fifth year of Jehoiachin's exile (Ez. Well, that was the negative side of Jeremiah's ministry being vindicated. Nebuchadnezzar succeeded by Evil-merodach + in his first year of reign he treated captive king Jehoiachin kindly freeing him from prison . Jehoiachin's father, Jehoiakim, had incurred the wrath of the Babylonian king Nebuchadrezzar [1] by continually shifting his loyalties between Babylonia and Egypt. It was on the 25th day of the 12th month. Jehoiachin treated kindly by Evil-mero. 345 The selective deportation of ruling elites and professionals was a common practice in the Neo-Assyrian period, 346 and a group of administrative texts from Babylon show that the . • Released from prison in 37th year of exile by Evil-merodach of Babylon (562-560 B.C.) II Kings 25:27-30. King Jehoiachin and others taken into Babylonian exile (24) Judah's repeated rebellion causes Nebuchadnezzar to besiege Jerusalem (25) King Zedekiah flees but is captured and killed (25) Jerusalem falls and Judah is led captive into Babylon (25) The few left in Judah flee (ironically) to Egypt (25) Jehoiachin is treated kindly in Babylon (25) 2 Kgs 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He released King Jehoiachin from prison and treated him kindly. Awel-Marduk spoke kindly to Jehoiachin. [28] And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; According to 2 Kings 24, Nebuchadnezzar ii deported King Jehoiachin, members of the Judean upper class, and craftsmen to Babylonia after the conquest of Jerusalem in his eighth regnal year. King Jehoiachin was finally released from prison by the new king of Babylon. Jehoiachin was the son of Jehoiakim and his name means "God will fortify his people". He is named Ya'u-kin in Babylonian tablets, which speak of him and his five sons as receiving rations at the Babylonian court. So Jehoiachin changed . Jeremiah 52:32 "And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that [were] with him in Babylon," Used him with great familiarity and treated him with great respect. Where to read Jehoiachin's story: 2 Kings 24:8-17, 25:27-30; 2 Chronicles 36:9-10 Notes . (1)He took him out of prison, charting the policy of harshness for one of kindness. Now Babylon was the only foreign power left which was looting and devastating the kingdom of Judah. King Jehoiachin, who had ascended the throne of Judea only 100 days earlier, now surrendered, in order to avoid the destruction of the Holy City. During the short reign of Jehoiachin, Egypt was out of the game because it had lost a major battle and the Babylonians had taken all the territories of Egypt from the Nile River to the River Euphrates. He released King Jehoiachin from prison and treated him kindly. The kindness of Evil-merodach receives special attention. 9 Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. 605 to 586 B.C. 27 And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. Even in the mass destruction and . . HCSB He spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon. "Jehoiachin was given civilian clothing to replace his prison garb, and for as long as he lived, he ate regularly at the king's table. When King Nebuchadnezzar died, his son Evil-merodach came to the throne of Babylon. The king treated him most courteously and gave him preferential treatment beyond anything experienced by the other political prisoners held in Babylon. Jeremiah 52: 31b-33 Jehoiachin seems to be a man stuck in the middle of history. Jehoiachin kindly treated: 52:31-34 (562-560 B.C.) So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. Evil-merodach treated Jehoiachin as a king, clothed him in purple and ermine, and for his sake liberated all the Jews that had been imprisoned by Nebuchadnezzar (Targ. So Jehoiachin changed . There he built a tomb, and nearby a synagogue. So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king's table. 52:31-34) that Evil-Merodach freed *Jehoiachin, king of Judah, from prison in the 37 th year of Jehoiachin's exile in Babylon and that he accorded him a food allotment for life and treated him better than his other vassals. Jehoiachin remembered the prophet Ezekiel who was buried between the rivers Chebar and Euphrates. And that's because they didn't submit to God's authority. The new ruler treated Jehoiachin as a human being, a friend, and a king. You'll eventually come to 2 Kings 25 (last book in Kings), where one of Judah's kings, Jehoiachin, is. 66). The already mentioned one of why Matthew apparently omitted Jehoiakim; 2. Yet there for 37 years, he was not brought up out of the prison and treated kindly, given clothes and food from the kings house. Three Stages of Jeremiah's Ministry. Because Jehoiachin would not listen to the prophecy of Jeremiah, he had been carried away in fetters of bronze to Babylon just like Jeremiah said. 27 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-merodach ascended to the Babylonian throne. Gad is not mentioned again until David took the throne as the king of Israel and Gad is named as his seer (2 Samuel 24:11). In Babylon, Jehoiachin was treated as a royal hostage. The "Jehoiachin Ration Tablets," as they have come to be known, are important for several reasons. 627 to 605 B.C. As we have already noted, he was known to the Jews as 'Jehoiachin the Captive' ( Assir ) (I Chronicles 3:17). 6 His family had been among those who, with King Jehoiachin of Judah, had been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible. He was a man of honor and faithfully spoke the Lord's words to David. 28 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. Jeremiah 32:5 and he will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him," declares the LORD. That means that Jehoiachin has been in prison for 37 years. Jehoiachin went on to have a son named Shealtiel, and Shealtiel had a son named, you guessed it, Zerubbabel. Footnotes: Asher, i. There, he may have met Jehoiachin. 2.1 Introduction. b. He went from royal robes in Jerusalem to prison clothes in Babylon and now to royal clothes again in Babylon. What happened to King Jehoiachin serves as an excellent picture of the grace of God. It is difficult to know if this was the reading of the scroll first described in Jeremiah 36:8 or a second public reading of the scroll some weeks or months later. Psalm 107 speaks of rebels in prison. This corresponds with the scripture found in 2 Kings chapter 25 verses 27-30: . But now starting in verse 31 and to the end of this book we have the positive side of this vindication of God's word through Jeremiah. Verse 2 Kings 25:27. Not only did he set him free, but he also showed him kindness. "He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other . To end Jehoiachin's rebellion, Nebuchadnezzar went to war w/ Judah + besieged Jerusalem Dec. of 598 B.C. Jeremiah mentions that Jehoiachin, king of Judah, was a captive in Babylon, and that he was treated "kindly" (Jer. Jehoiachin's is a strange tale—son of a puppet king of Egypt, imprisoned by the king of Babylon to make room for another puppet king, taken in the second wave of exiles, yet released from prison and given a gracious end to his life. Verses 28-30: "Spake kindly to him": This good word from the king of Babylon to the surviving representative of the House of David served as a concluding reminder of God's good Word to David. 34 Day by day the king of Babylon gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived, till the day of his . He spent his prime years in a Babylonian prison. a. He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. Jehoiachin . 32 The king treated him most courteously and gave him preferential treatment beyond anything experienced by the political . Jehoiachin ate with Evil-merodach for the rest of his life. 16 The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son and Zedekiah his son. He did this on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month. Comforted him in his captive state, and promised him many favors. This corresponds with the scripture found in 2 Kings chapter 25 verses 27-30: . You immediately notice that we are "in the thirty-seventh year of the exile". The Rise of the Chaldeans The Chaldeans (Kaldu to the Assyrians) are a sub-grouping of the Arameans who settled in the northwest (later capital at Damascus) and east (on the Assyrian border), southeast (Babylonia) and further southeast in the marshlands of the head of the Persian Gulf. Why Amel-Marduk released the former king of Judah is not known, but a recent theory is that as a crown prince, the Babylonian had fallen victim to a court intrigue and had been sent to prison. And it came to pass — Nebuchadnezzar was just now dead; and Evil-merodach, his son, succeeded to the kingdom in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin: and on the seven and twentieth day [Jeremiah says five and twentieth] of the twelfth month of that year, (Tuesday, April 15, A.M. 3442,) he brought the long captivated Jewish king out . MSG. Покрывало Jehoiachin (230х250 см) Valtery. According to the Biblical Book of Kings, he pardoned and released Jehoiachin, king of Judah, who had been a prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years. 52:31-34). He is named Ya'u-kin in Babylonian tablets, which speak of him and his five sons as receiving rations at the Babylonian court. Archaeology thus indicates that Jehoiachin was treated well by the kings of Babylon whom provided daily food rations for him. Some believe his real name was Avil-marduk. But what ends up happening to Jehoiachin/Jeconiah is gracious. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table. • 2Ki 24:17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah. It was also the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon. 2 Kings 25:27. Jehoiachin kindly treated: 25:27-30 (562-560 B.C.) He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. Clarke's Commentary. He was the wicked final king before Israel's Babylonian captivity, God's judgment for their idolatry. I lean toward the idea that his words of kindness were the conversation by which he told Jehoiachin that his throne was set up again. [This article continues after a message from the authors] He's mentioned at the very end of this chapter. Jehoiachin was a direct descendant of Solomon. Jehoichin was treated with more respect than the other kings who were prisoners in Babylon. He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. Jehoiachin Is Set Free - Awel-Marduk set Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, free from prison. The eighteen year old . Jechoniah is freed from prison, is treated kindly at the court of Evil-merodach, king of Babylon, at whose table he dines regularly, and is given a continual . Jehoiachin went on to have a son named Shealtiel, and Shealtiel had a son named, you guessed it, Zerubbabel. Evil-merodach of Babylon. He released Jehoiachin from prison, spoke kindly to him, and gave him a seat of honor. It is difficult to know if this was the reading of the scroll first described in Jeremiah 36:8 or a second public reading of the scroll some weeks or months later. Remember, God was teaching everyone that the only way to live was to submit to his authority. Jehoiachin was the grandson of Judah's last "good" king, Josiah. Jehoiachin took off his prison garb and for the rest of his life ate his meals in company with the king. (The Aramaic language of the Bible is somewhat different from Chaldean, but in earlier times, it was thought . He was the son of son of Josiah's second son, Jehoiakim. Archaeology thus indicates that Jehoiachin was treated well by the kings of Babylon whom provided daily food rations for him. 29 So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king's table. It is related in the Bible (ii Kings 25:27-30; Jer. He was taken captive when he was 18, he is now 55. In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. It is not that Jehoiachin was given a position of authority or rule, but it is clear he was treated with the respect due to a king. 32 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. So Jehoiachin changed . He treated Jehoiachin kindly and gave him preferential treatment over all the other kings who were being held as prisoners in Babylon. 23 Rouse yourself! He probably died before Evil (Amel)-Marduk, successor of Nebuchadnezzar who treated kindly Jehoiachin in the 37th year of his captivity, 26 years after the fall of Jerusalem; for no mention is made of him (Jeremiah 52:31). He was treated kindly, he was given a place of honor, and he was taken care of for the rest of life (2 Ki. 586 to 580 B.C. 33 So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king's table. 30 Day by day the king gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived. In the year 3327 - eleven years before the Destruction of the (first) Beis Hamikdosh - Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty King of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem with a huge army. The king treated him most courteously and gave him pre. and was taken into captivity. Proclaimed God's judgment while Judah was threatened and besieged by Babylon. Deliverance. Jeremiah's supposed prediction of the fate of Jehoiakim can puzzle biblical scholars. (2 Kings 25:27) Allegedly because Amel-Marduk tried to modify his father . (2Kings 25:27-29 ESV) The king of Babylon graciously freed Jehoiachin, the second to last king of Judah. Jehoiachin had found favor in the eyes of the King of Babylon. 1:2). He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. . Evil-merodach gave Jehoiachin some money every day. Accompanied by scores of thousands of Jews, Jehoiachin went to his grave. Unlike David's other counsellors, including Nathan, Gad represented the Lord's counsel and not merely a giver of good advice. He gave Jehoiachin a seat of honor. His brief reign of three months is chronicled in 2 Kings 24:12-15. It was Jehoiachin, also, who erected the magnificent mausoleum on the grave of the prophet Ezekiel (Benjamin of Tudela, "Itinerary," ed. Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison; and he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who . We see him in the last chapter of the book of Jeremiah treated well by the king of Babylon (Jeremiah 52:31-34). Jehoiachin had been in prison for 36 years. Jehoiachin Treated Well. Jehoiachin king of Judah kindly treated by Evil-merodach king of Babylon ( Jeremiah 52:31-34) 27. the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin] Thus twenty-six years had elapsed since Jerusalem was overthrown. His motives can only be guessed at. 28 And he spoke kindly to . The ruling king of Judah at the time of the Babylonian invasion was an 18-year-old young man named Jehoiachin. Remnant flees to Egypt Jeremiahs last words in Egypt 4th minor deportation Jehoiachin treated kindly by Evil-mero 15 Three Stages of Jeremiahs Ministry . Sheni, near the beginning). 32 He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. Jeremiah's Message To The Exiles. 25:27-30). There he built a tomb, and nearby a synagogue. Jehoiachin's Release in Babylon: 19 Evil-merodach, King of Babylon, released Jehoiachin, king of Judah, from prison in the 37th year of the exile on the 27 day of 12 month of his reign and honored him by speaking kindly to him, seating him above other kings, changing his clothes, allowing him to dine with him and giving him an allowance 25 . Finally, after thirty seven years of imprisonment, Jehoiachin was mysteriously freed by the new king of Babylon. 8 jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in jerusalem; and his mother's name was nehushta the daughter of elnathan of jerusalem. Accompanied by scores of thousands of Jews, Jehoiachin went to his grave. But his place was . Treatment of Jehoiachin. . + Jehoiachin + royal family submitted to Babylonian king + were . In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah and freed him from prison. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the . Finally, after thirty seven years of imprisonment, Jehoiachin was mysteriously freed by the new king of Babylon. 10 at that time the servants of nebuchadnezzar king of babylon went up to jerusalem, and the … . What happens at this point relating to Zedekiah and Jehoiakim is portrayed as tragic. It was a shadowy honor; but is any earthly throne more than a shadow? Judah was still depopulated; the people of God were still exiled; and the king of Judah was still a prisoner in Babylon. Why would a genealogy of Jesus' ancestors end with Joseph and not Mary? NKJ 1 Chronicles 3:15-16 The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. He reigned only two years (562 - 560 BC). . Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered to him. 32 And spake kindly unto him, . Evil-merodach reigned in the stead of Nebuchadnezzar. Jehoiachin was the grandson of Judah's last "good" king, Josiah. Or, "spake good things to him". 1. He released Jehoiachin from prison, spoke kindly to him, and gave him a seat of honor. (2)He set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon. He was treated kindly, he was given a place of honor, and he was taken care of for the rest of life (2 Ki. 32 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 28 He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon. ICB Evil-Merodach spoke kindly to Jehoiachin. Jehoiachin or Coniah) End Note 1. on the seven and twentieth day of the month] In Jeremiah it is put down as the five-and-twentieth. Growing with God: A daily devotional with Tonia Slimm. 25:27-30). (alt. He was the son of son of Josiah's second son, Jehoiakim. In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner." By the way, this is when the prophet Ezekiel was taken into captivity himself. So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king's table. . There he languished in prison many years until his unexpected release. Jehoiachin remembered the prophet Ezekiel who was buried between the rivers Chebar and Euphrates. He was kind to Jehoiachin and released him from prison on March 31 of that year. Jer. He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than . When Jehoiachin came to power, his father Jehoiakim had passed away after ruling the land for eleven years. From the throne to the prison. 52:31-34. Clay tablets found in the ruins of ancient Babylon confirm that Jehoiachin was treated well by Chaldean officials. His name was Jehoiachin or Jeconiah. Jeconiah, meaning "God will fortify (his people)", also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin, was a king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon in the 6th century B.C. Amel-Marduk (d. 560 BC), called Evil-merodach in the Hebrew Bible, was the son and successor of Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon. Something very similiar has happened to us, for we have . Well, that was the negative side of Jeremiah's ministry being vindicated. He ruled Judah during the sixth century BC, which is when he appears on the Biblical Timeline. Jehoiachin Treated Well. MSG. 9 he did evil in the sight of the lord, according to all that his father had done. The second lesson is set forth by the fact that Evil-merodach spoke kindly to Jehoiachin. It was in the 37th year after Jehoiachin had been taken away to Babylon. According to Talmudic traditions, Jehoiachin lived in Nehardea, not far from Sippar, in the north of Babylonia. Why the prophet Jeremiah would name "Manasseh son of Hezekiah" as a cause of the Babylonian Exile (Jeremiah 15:4), when Jeremiah was an actual contemporary of the exiled Jehoiakim; 3. 33 Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king's presence for the rest of his life. we are treated like sheep at the slaughtering block. The king also gave him a daily cash allowance for 7 . Why do you sleep, O Lord? b. Other kings were with Jehoiachin in Babylon. We do not know his motives, but this king brought Jehoiachin out of prison and treated him well for the rest of his life. CONCLUSION: These Penalties For Not Listening Speak Volumes! Archaeology thus indicates that Jehoiachin was treated well by the kings of Babylon whom provided daily food rations for him. Prophesied while Judah was threatened by Assyria and Egypt. But now starting in verse 31 and to the end of this book we have the positive side of this vindication of God's word through Jeremiah. This corresponds with the scripture found in 2 Kings chapter 25 verses 27-30: . 31 When Jehoiachin king of Judah had been in exile for thirty-seven years, Evil-Merodach became king in Babylon and let Jehoiachin out of . The text states that he did evil in the sight of the Lord and that the Babylonian king (Nebuchadnezzar) came against the capital city of Jerusalem and besieged it. It came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim: This was the year following the writing of the scroll described in the first part of Jeremiah 36. + city fell on March 16, 587 B.C.

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