2 Kings 25:29

Translations

Modern

So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.

Traditional

And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.

Literal

And he changed the garments of his restraint, and he ate bread regularly before his face all the days of his life.

Latin

Et mutavit vestes ejus quas habuerat in carcere, et comedebat panem semper in conspectu ejus cunctis diebus vitæ suæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.

Notes

2 Kings 25:27–30

Evil-merodach (Babylonian, Amel-marduk, meaning "man of Marduk") took over after Nebuchadnezzar II died and ruled briefly from 561 to 560 BC.
he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin: Babylonian records detail the food Jehoiachin received in prison. The mention of Jehoiachin living comfortably might suggest hope that God would protect and bring back a repentant people to their land (see 1 Kings 8:46–53; Isaiah 35:8–10; 51:11; Jeremiah 29:10–14; Zephaniah 3:20).

2 Kings 25:22–30

Two short sections describe what happened next. The first explains how the land was reorganized (2 Kings 25:22–26). The second tells how King Jehoiachin was later treated kindly (2 Kings 25:27–30).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II Eating Together Famine God’s Judgment of His People The Collapse of Culture

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2 Kings 25:29

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