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2 Kings 25:29 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 25 · verse 29
And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.2 Kings 25:29 · King James Version
2 Kings 25:29 in context
27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
28And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
29And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
30And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
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Key words (Strong's)
- continuallytâmîydproperly, continuanceH8548 →
- garmentsbegeda coveringH899 →
- changedshânâʼto alterH8132 →
- prisonkeleʼa prisonH3608 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
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In these verses we have, I. The dispersion of the remaining people. The city of Jerusalem was quite laid waste. Some people there were in the land of Judah (Kg2 25:22) that had weathered the storm, and (which was no small favour at this time, Jer 45:5) had their lives given them for a prey. Now see, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-30