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| − | '''Evil-Merodach''', or Amal-Marduk, was the son and successor to the throne of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]], king of [[Babylon]] (2 Kings 25:27; Jer. 52:31, 34).
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| − | '''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).
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| − | The prophet [[Daniel]] probably influenced '''Evil-Merodach''', who was then kind to the prisoner Jehoiachin, who had held in Babylon for 37 years. '''Evil-Merodach''' released him.
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| − | In other respects '''Evil-Merodach''' was a brutal and lustful king.
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