Jehoiachin Released
Overview
- Testament: Old
- Book: 2 Kings
- Chapters: 2 Kings 25:27-30
- Summary: Exiled king Jehoiachin is lifted up in Babylon, providing the book’s final note of restrained hope.
Details
The closing scene does not erase the exile, but it refuses to let judgment have the final theological word. The Davidic line still lives.
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Important Verses
“And spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.” - 2 Kings 25:28