In the seven and thirtieth year ... — Jehoiachin was now fifty-five years old (2 Kings 24:8; 2 Kings 24:12).
On the seven and twentieth day. — Jeremiah 52:31 : five and twentieth, which is probably right. (See Note on 2 Kings 25:19.)
Evil-merodach. — In Babylonian Amil-marduk, “man of Merodach.” (Comp. the Hebrew Eshbaal, “man of Baal.”) There are in the British Museum some contract tablets dated from his regnal years (562, 561, 560, B.C.). He came to the throne 562 B.C., upon the death of Nebuchadnezzar, who had reigned forty-three years. According to the canon of Ptolemy, Evil-merodach reigned two years. He was murdered by his brother-in-law Neriglissar — i.e., Nergal-sharezer.
Did lift up the head of Jehoiachin... out of prison — i.e., brought him out of prison (Genesis 40:13; Genesis 40:20). The LXX., Syriac, and Arabic add, “and brought him forth” before the words “out of prison.” So Jeremiah 52:31.