28And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;


In Context

25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

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 Evil-merodach 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 him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

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

30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

2 Kings 25:28 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:28He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:28And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:28and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:28and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:28and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:28And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:28and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:28and speaketh with him good things and putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:28And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;