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Evil-Merodach set Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, free from prison. It was in the 37th year after Jehoiachin had been taken away to Babylon. It was also the year Evil-Merodach became king of Babylonia. It was on the 27th day of the 12th month.
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Evil-Merodach spoke kindly to Jehoiachin. He gave him a place of honor. Other kings were with Jehoiachin in Babylon. But his place was more important than theirs.
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So Jehoiachin put his prison clothes away. For the rest of Jehoiachin's life the king provided what he needed.
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The king did that for Jehoiachin day by day as long as he lived.