889 B
889 B
in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin
after Jehoiachin had been an exile for more than 36 years (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)
in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month
This is the twelfth and last month of the Hebrew calendar. The twenty-fifth day is near the middle of March on Western calendars. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)
It happened
This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story.
Awel-Marduk
He became the king of Babylon after Nebuchadnezzar. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)