Who was Labashi-Marduk in the Bible?
Labashi-Marduk was the son and heir of Neriglissar ( r . 560–556 BC), the fourth king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Labashi-Marduk’s mother was a daughter of Nebuchadnezzar II ( r . 605–562 BC), the empire’s second and most powerful king. Who became king after Neriglissar? Shortly after returning home to Babylonia victorious, Neriglissar died in…