Evil-merodach
King of Babylon (2KI 25:27)
Personmale5 verses
Names
- Evil-merodach — אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ eviyl mərodakh “worshiper of Marduk[s]; [corrupted to read] fool of blessing” (H192) · Ευιλμαρωδαχ Euilmarōdax — 2 Kings 25:27
Titles
- King of Babylon — מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל melek bavel “king of Babel” (H894) · βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος basileùs Babylō̂nos (G897) — 2 Kings 25:27
Dated events
- Evil-merodach's reign as king over Babylon begins — 3,402 AH · 562 BC (Ussher) — Jeremiah 52:31
- Evil-merodach's reign as king over Babylon ends — 3,404 AH · 560 BC (Ussher)
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Babylon 1 — 3 shared verses
Appearances
Topical references
- Released Jehoiachin from prison — 2 Kings 25:27; Jeremiah 52:31
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.