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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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 spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that 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 Jeremiah 52:32 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
- 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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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The king of Babylon might have other kings his…
The king of Babylon might have other kings his prisoners, his father having been so great a conqueror, or he might have other kings his subjects, that might reside at his court; and either out of a particular kindness he had to Jehoiachin, or in regard of the fame of David and Solomon, from whom Jehoiachin lineally descended, he might do him this honour.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And changed his prison garments,.... Which were filthy, and…
And changed his prison garments,.... Which were filthy, and of an ill smell; and put on him raiment more comfortable, as well as more honourable, and suitable to his dignity, and more fit to appear in, in the presence of the king and his court:
and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life: either at the same table with the king; or at other near him, in his sight, in the same apartment; though the former seems more likely; and this he did as long as he lived; either Evilmerodach, or rather Jeconiah; though perhaps they both died much about the same time. All this was done about the year of the world 3444, and about five hundred sixty years before Christ, according to Bishop Usher (t) and Mr. Bedford (u); the authors of the Universal History (w) place it a year earlier.
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(t) Annales Vet. Test. p. 138. (u) Scripture Chronology, p. 710. (w) Vol. 21. p. 64.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 32. Spake kindly] Conversed freely with him.
Verse 32. Spake kindly] Conversed freely with him.
Set his throne] Gave him a more respectable seat than any of the captive princes, or better than even his own princes had, probably near his person.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Kings, who had been conquered, and kept at court…
Kings, who had been conquered, and kept at court for parade. (Calmet)
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).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain set his throne above--a mark of respect.
set his throne above--a mark of respect.
the kings--The Hebrew text reads (the other) kings." "The kings" is a Masoretic correction.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 32. set his throne above] in general, paid him…
32. set his throne above] in general, paid him more honour.
the kings] Captured kings were kept at the court of their conqueror to perpetuate the memory of his triumph as well as for security against rebellion. Cp. Jdg_1:7. So Croesus dwelt at the court of Cyrus.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He spoke kindly to him
He spoke kindly to him
"Awel-Marduk spoke kindly to Jehoiachin"
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a seat more honorable
"a seat at the table that was closer to where Awel-Marduk sat"
removed Jehoiachin's prison clothes
The reader should understand that removing his prison clothes represents making him a free man. (See: Metonymy)
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king
prison
life
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