Evil-merodach
A person of the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah, first named at 2 Kings 25:27.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleOn coming to Babylon's throne he freed Jehoiachin of Judah from prison and gave him a seat at his own table.
2 Kings 25:27–30
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Babylon
· Jehoiachin
ArchaeologyHe is Amel-Marduk, son of Nebuchadnezzar; Babylonian ration tablets list provisions for 'Jehoiachin king of Judah' held in Babylon, matching the exile Kings describes.
Amel-Marduk, son of Nebuchadnezzar II; the Babylonian ration tablets from the South Palace at Babylon (excav. R. Koldewey, 1899-1917) list oil provisions for 'Yaʾukinu (Jehoiachin), king of the land of Yahudu (Judah)' and his sons; Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin; ed. E.F. Weidner, 'Jojachin, König von Juda, in babylonischen Keilschrifttexten', Mélanges syriens offerts à M. René Dussaud II (1939), 923-935.
Where in scripture
2 KingsJeremiahIn the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
2 Kings 25:27
In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and released him from prison.
Jeremiah 52:31
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.