And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,
In the 37th year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, on the 25th day of the twelfth month, Evilmerodach became Babylon's king. In his first year, he allowed Jehoiachin to leave prison and raised his status.