and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
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And he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 25:28 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Jeremiah 27:6-11 Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant. I have also given the animals of the field to him to serve him. All the nations will serve him, his son, and his son’s son, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their bondservant. “ ‘ “ ‘It will happen that I will punish the nation and the kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon,’ says Yahweh, ‘with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. But as for you, don’t listen to your prophets, to your diviners, to your dreams, to your soothsayers, or to your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, “You shall not serve the king of Babylon;” for they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, so that I would drive you out, and you would perish. But the nation that brings their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serves him, that nation I will let remain in their own land,’ says Yahweh; ‘and they will till it and dwell in it.’ ” ’ ”
- Daniel 2:37 You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory.
- Daniel 5:18-19 “You, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty. Because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whom he wanted to, and he kept alive whom he wanted to. He raised up whom he wanted to, and he put down whom he wanted to.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 25:28 And he spake kindly to him, and…
2Ki 25:28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that [were] with him in Babylon;
Ver. 28. And he spake kindly to him.] Heb., Good things with him: he both spake and did for him such good things as he little expected; but far better digested than Arthur L. Lisle did King Henry VIII’s courtesy; by whom having been cast into the Tower for suspicion of treason, he was afterwards not only acquitted, but comforted with such good words, besides a rich ring sent unto him off his own finger, that at the hearing thereof, a sudden joy overcharged his heart: and was so immoderately received, that the same night it made an end of his life. {a}
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{a} Speed, 896.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain It seems, though the power of these kings was…
It seems, though the power of these kings was taken away, yet some honour and respect was given to them, even in the place of their captivity, and to Jehoiachin more than to any of the rest.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The kings that were with him - Probably captive…
The kings that were with him - Probably captive kings, like Jehoiachin himself. Compare Jdg 1:7.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Kings, who had been made captives. Adonibezec had 70,…
Kings, who had been made captives. Adonibezec had 70, Judges i. 7. Alexander kept Porus and Taxilus at his court, as Cyrus and done Crœsus, whom he treated with great distinction. The prosperity of Joachin does not seem to have been of long continuance, as his benefactor did not reign above two (ver. 27.) or three years, Daniel. viii. 1.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 28. Spake kindly to him — Or, spake with…
28. Spake kindly to him — Or, spake with him good things; words of comfort and pledges of honourable treatment.
Set his throne above the throne of the kings — Assigned him a more honourable seat in his court, and regarded him with higher esteem, than he did other vassal kings and royal captives who added dignity and splendour to his court. Doubtless there were many such captive kings with him in Babylon.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 28. and set his throne above the throne, &c.]…
28. and set his throne above the throne, &c.] i.e. He gave him precedence, perhaps by causing him to sit at the table in a place nearer to himself, and also by manifesting special regard for him. That other kings were in the same condition as Jehoiachin, and had been brought to Babylon because they were troublesome in their own countries, we can see from this verse. Some however were imprisoned, as Jehoiachin had been, while others were at liberty but confined to Babylon and the court.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (28) Set his throne above the throne of the…
(28) Set his throne above the throne of the kings . . .—Gave him precedence of the other captive kings who were kept at the Babylonian court by way of enhancing its glory (comp. Jdg_1:7), and probably marked this precedence by allowing him a higher chair of state in the royal hall. So Cyrus kept Croesus king of Lydia at his court (Herod, i. 88). We may remember also the chivalrous behaviour of our own Black Prince towards his royal captive John of France.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he spake kindly to him; literally, he spake…
And he spake kindly to him; literally, he spake good things with him; but the meaning is well expressed by our rendering. Evil-Merodach compassionated the sufferings of the unfortunate monarch, who had grown old in prison, and strove by kind speech to make up to him for them in a certain measure. And set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon. Evil-Merodach had at his court other captured kings besides Jehoiachin, whose presence was considered to enhance his dignity and grandeur. (comp. Jud_1:7) An honorable position and probably a seat of honor was assigned to each; but the highest position among them was now conferred on Jehoiachin. Whether he had actually a more elevated seat, is (as Bahr observes) a mattes of no importance.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 a seat more honorable than that of the other…
a seat more honorable than that of the other kings
Giving a good place at the dining table is a metonym for honoring him. AT: "more honor than the other kings" (See: Metonymy)
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removed Jehoiachin's prison clothes
The act of removing Jehoiachins' prison clothes represents making him a free man. (See: Metonymy)
at the king's table
"with the king and his officials"
A regular food allowance was given to him
This can be translated in active form. AT: "The king made sure that he had a regular food allowance" (See: Active or Passive)
A regular food allowance
"Money to buy food"
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honor
prison
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