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2 Kings 25:29

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Captive;   Evil-Merodach;   Jehoiachin;   Kindness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;   Jerusalem;   Prisons;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Jeremiah, the Book of;   Zedekiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Jehoiachin;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kings, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Prison;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Babylon, History and Religion of;   Jehoiachin;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Manaen;   Prison, Prisoners;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Evil-Merodach,;   Israel;   Jeremiah;   Lamentations, Book of;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Evilmerodach ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Captivity;   Evil-merodach;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Evil-Merodach;   Jehoiachin;   Kings, Books of;   Prison;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Captivity;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and he dined regularly in the presence of the king of Babylon for the rest of his life.
Hebrew Names Version
and changed his prison garments. [Yehoiakim] ate bread before him continually all the days of his life:
King James Version
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
English Standard Version
So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table,
New Century Version
So Jehoiachin put away his prison clothes. For the rest of his life, he ate at the king's table.
New English Translation
Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king's presence for the rest of his life.
Amplified Bible
Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes [for palace garments] and he dined regularly in the king's presence for the remainder of his life;
New American Standard Bible
So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and had his meals in the king's presence regularly all the days of his life;
World English Bible
and changed his prison garments. [Jehoiachin] ate bread before him continually all the days of his life:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eate bread before him, all the dayes of his life.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes and had his meals in the king's presence continually all the days of his life;
Berean Standard Bible
So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and for the rest of his life he dined regularly before the king.
Contemporary English Version
Jehoiachin was even allowed to wear regular clothes, and he ate at the king's table every day.
Complete Jewish Bible
So Y'hoyakhin no longer had to wear prison clothes; moreover, he was provided with food as long as he lived;
Darby Translation
And he changed his prison garments; and he ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;
Easy-to-Read Version
Evil Merodach let Jehoiachin stop wearing prison clothes. And every day for the rest of his life, he ate at the same table with the king.
George Lamsa Translation
And changed his prison garments; and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
Good News Translation
So Jehoiachin was permitted to change from his prison clothes and to dine at the king's table for the rest of his life.
Lexham English Bible
So he changed the clothes of his imprisonment, and he ate food continually in his presence all the days of his life.
Literal Translation
And he changed his prison garments, and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and chaunged the clothes of his captiuyte. And he ate allwaye before him as longe as he lyued.
American Standard Version
and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:
Bible in Basic English
And his prison clothing was changed, and he was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And chaunged his pryson garmentes, and he did euer eate bread before him al the dayes of his lyfe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life.
King James Version (1611)
And changed his prison garments: and he did eate bread continually before him all the dayes of his life.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And changed his prison garments: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.
English Revised Version
and he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he chaungide `hise clothis, whiche he hadde in prisoun; and he eet breed euer in the siyt of Euylmeradach, in alle the daies of his lijf.
Update Bible Version
and changed his prison garments. And [Jehoiachin] ate bread before him continually all the days of his life:
Webster's Bible Translation
And changed his prison garments: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.
New King James Version
So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life.
New Living Translation
He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to dine in the king's presence for the rest of his life.
New Life Bible
Jehoiachin changed from his prison clothes. And he ate with the king all the rest of his life.
New Revised Standard
So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes. Every day of his life he dined regularly in the king's presence.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and changed his prison garments, - and he did eat bread continually before him, all the days of his life.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he changed his garments which he had in prison, and he ate bread always before him, all the days of his life.
Revised Standard Version
So Jehoi'achin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table;
Young's Literal Translation
and hath changed the garments of his restraint, and he hath eaten bread continually before him all days of his life,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes and had his meals in the king's presence regularly all the days of his life;

Contextual Overview

22Regarding the common people who were left behind in Judah, this: Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as their governor. When veteran army officers among the people heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. Among them were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, and some of their followers. 24 Gedaliah assured the officers and their men, giving them his word, "Don't be afraid of the Babylonian officials. Go back to your farms and families and respect the king of Babylon. Trust me, everything is going to be all right." 25 Some time later—it was in the seventh month—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama (he had royal blood in him), came back with ten men and killed Gedaliah, the traitor Jews, and the Babylonian officials who were stationed at Mizpah—a bloody massacre. 26 But then, afraid of what the Babylonians would do, they all took off for Egypt, leaders and people, small and great. 27When Jehoiachin king of Judah had been in exile for thirty-seven years, Evil-Merodach became king in Babylon and let Jehoiachin out of prison. This release took place on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month. The king treated him most courteously and gave him preferential treatment beyond anything experienced by the other political prisoners held in Babylon. Jehoiachin took off his prison garb and for the rest of his life ate his meals in company with the king. The king provided everything he needed to live comfortably.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

changed: 2 Kings 24:12, Genesis 41:14, Genesis 41:42, Esther 4:4, Esther 8:15, Isaiah 61:3, Zechariah 3:4, Luke 15:22

he did eat bread: 2 Samuel 9:7

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 9:10 - shall eat bread

Cross-References

Genesis 25:4
Midian had Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah—all from the line of Keturah.
Genesis 25:5
But Abraham gave everything he possessed to Isaac. While he was still living, he gave gifts to the sons he had by his concubines, but then sent them away to the country of the east, putting a good distance between them and his son Isaac.
Genesis 25:31
Jacob said, "Make me a trade: my stew for your rights as the firstborn."
1 Samuel 14:28
A soldier spoke up, "Your father has put the army under solemn oath, saying, ‘A curse on the man who eats anything before evening!' No wonder the soldiers are drooping!"
1 Samuel 14:31
They killed Philistines that day all the way from Micmash to Aijalon, but the soldiers ended up totally exhausted. Then they started plundering. They grabbed anything in sight—sheep, cattle, calves—and butchered it where they found it. Then they glutted themselves—meat, blood, the works.
Proverbs 13:25
An appetite for good brings much satisfaction, but the belly of the wicked always wants more.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Evil-merodach gave him garments befitting his rank. To dress a man suitably to his position was the first thought of an Oriental Genesis 41:42; Esther 8:15; Daniel 5:29; Luke 15:22. So again, Oriental kings regarded it as a part of their greatness to feed daily a vast multitude of persons at their courts (see 1 Kings 4:22-23). Of these, as here, a certain number had the special privilege of sitting actually at the royal board, while the others ate separately, generally at a lower level. See Judges 1:7; 2Sa 9:13; 1 Kings 2:7; Psalms 41:9.


 
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