2 Kings 25:29
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
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Barnes' Notes
Evil-merodach gave him garments befitting his rank. To dress a man suitably to his position was the first thought of an Oriental Gen 41:42; Est 8:15; Dan 5:29; Luk 15:22. So again, Oriental kings…
In these verses we have,
I. The dispersion of the remaining people. The city of Jerusalem was quite laid waste. Some people there were in the land of Judah (Kg2 25:22) that had weathered the storm,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
And changed[R.V. he changed] his prison garments For the subject is Jehoiachin, not Evil-merodach. So R.V. omits -he" in the next clause.
did eat bread continually before him R.V. before him…
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