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Wycliffe Bible

2 Kings 25:29

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.

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.
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

22 Sotheli he made souereyn Godolie, sone of Aicham, sone of Saphan, to the puple that was left in the lond of Juda; which puple Nabugodonosor, king of Babiloyne, hadde left. 23 And whanne alle the duykis of knyytis hadde herd these thingis, thei, and the men that weren with hem, that is, that the king of Babiloyne hadde ordeyned Godolie, thei camen `to Godolie, in Maspha, Ismael, sone of Nathanye, and Johannan, sone of Charee, and Saraie, sone of Thenameth of Nechophat, and Jeconye, sone of Machati, thei, and Machat, and the felowis of hem. 24 And Godolie swoor to hem, and to the felowis of hem, and seide, Nyle ye drede to serue the Caldeis; dwelle ye in the lond, and serue ye the king of Babiloyne, and it schal be wel to you. 25 Forsothe it was don in the seuenthe monethe, `that is, sithen Godolie was maad souereyn, Hismael, the sone of Nathanye, sone of Elysama, of the `kyngis seed, cam, and ten men with hym, and thei smytiden Godolie, which diede; but also thei smytiden Jewis and Caldeis, that weren with hym in Maspha. 26 And al the puple roos fro litil `til to greet, and the prynces of knyytis, and camen in to Egipt, and dredden Caldeis. 27 Therfor it was doon in the seuenthe and threttithe yeer of transmigracioun, `ether passyng ouer, of Joakyn, kyng of Juda, in the tweluethe monethe, in the seuene and twentithe dai of the monethe, Euylmeradach, kyng of Babiloyne, in the yeer in which he bigan to regne, reiside the heed of Joakyn, kyng of Juda, 28 fro prisoun, and spak to hym benygneli; and he settide the trone of Joakyn aboue the trone of kyngis, that weren with hym in Babilonye. 29 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. 30 Also Euylmeradach ordeynede sustenaunce `to hym with out ceessyng; which sustenaunce also was youun of the kyng to hym bi alle daies, and in alle the daies of his lijf.

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
And sotheli of Madian was borun Efa, and Ofer, and Enoth, and Abida, and Heldaa; alle these weren the sones of Cethure.
Genesis 25:5
And Abraham yaf alle thingis whiche he hadde in possessioun to Isaac;
Genesis 25:30
he seide to Jacob, Yyue thou to me of this reed sething, for Y am ful weri; for which cause his name was clepid Edom.
Genesis 25:31
And Jacob seide to him, Sille to me the riyt of the first gendrid childe.
1 Samuel 14:28
And oon of the puple answeride, and seide, Thi fader boond the puple with an ooth, and seide, Cursid be the man that etith breed to dai. Forsothe the puple was feynt.
1 Samuel 14:31
Therfore thei smytiden Filisteis in that dai fro Machynas `til in to Hailon. Forsothe the puple was maad ful wery;
Proverbs 13:25
A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.

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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