Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
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Gill's Exposition
Thus saith the Lord, write ye this man childless,.... That is, Coniah, or Jeconiah; who though he had children in the captivity, yet they died in it, or however never succeeded him in the throne.…
Barnes' Notes
Childless - No child to sit on David’s throne. See 1Ch 3:17 note. Jeconiah was the last king of David’s line. His uncle indeed actually reigned after him, but perished with his sons long before…
This prophecy seems to have been calculated for the ungracious inglorious reign of Jeconiah, or Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, who succeeded him in the government, reigned but three months, and was…
Cambridge Bible
Write ye For the word in the sense of enter in a register of citizens cp. Isa 4:3; Psa 87:6.
childless In 1Ch 3:17, etc. he appears to have had children, and Shealtiel (Mat 1:12) is reckoned as his…
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