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| − | '''Amal-Marduk''', or '''Evil-Merodach'''<ref>Josephus, ''Histories'', 10.11.2; https://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/josephus/ant-10.htm</ref> | + | '''Amal-Marduk''', or '''Evil-Merodach''',<ref>Josephus, ''Histories'', 10.11.2; https://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/josephus/ant-10.htm</ref> reigned as king of [[Babylon]] 562-560 BC. He was the son and successor of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]]<ref>[[II Kings]] 25:27; [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] 52:31, 34</ref> before being murdered and succeeded by [[Neriglissar]]. |
Evil-Merodach reigned a mere two years (562-560 B.C.) before being murdered by his brother-in-law, who then took the throne (Jer. 39:3, 13). The prophet [[Daniel]] probably influenced Evil-Merodach, who was then kind to the prisoner [[Jehoiachin]], who had held in Babylon for 37 years until Evil-Merodach released him. | Evil-Merodach reigned a mere two years (562-560 B.C.) before being murdered by his brother-in-law, who then took the throne (Jer. 39:3, 13). The prophet [[Daniel]] probably influenced Evil-Merodach, who was then kind to the prisoner [[Jehoiachin]], who had held in Babylon for 37 years until Evil-Merodach released him. | ||
In other respects Evil-Merodach was a brutal and lustful king. | In other respects Evil-Merodach was a brutal and lustful king. | ||
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[[Category:Babylon]] | [[Category:Babylon]] | ||
[[Category:Biblical Persons]] | [[Category:Biblical Persons]] | ||
Revision as of 23:29, December 3, 2020
Amal-Marduk, or Evil-Merodach,[1] reigned as king of Babylon 562-560 BC. He was the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar II[2] before being murdered and succeeded by Neriglissar.
Evil-Merodach reigned a mere two years (562-560 B.C.) before being murdered by his brother-in-law, who then took the throne (Jer. 39:3, 13). The prophet Daniel probably influenced Evil-Merodach, who was then kind to the prisoner Jehoiachin, who had held in Babylon for 37 years until Evil-Merodach released him.
In other respects Evil-Merodach was a brutal and lustful king.
References
- ↑ Josephus, Histories, 10.11.2; https://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/josephus/ant-10.htm
- ↑ II Kings 25:27; Jeremiah 52:31, 34