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And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king’s table,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread regularly before the king all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and had his meals in the king’s presence regularly all the days of his life;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes and had his meals in the king&#8217s presence regularly all the days of his life;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and had his meals in the king’s presence regularly all the days of his life;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes and had his meals in the king’s presence continually all the days of his life;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes [for palace garments] and he dined regularly in the king’s presence for the remainder of his life;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and he dined regularly in the presence of the king of Babylon for the rest of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and he dined regularly in the presence of the king of Babylon for the rest of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jehoiachin was even allowed to wear regular clothes, and he ate at the king's table every day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jehoiakin no longer wore prison clothes, and he ate his meals in the king's presence as long as he lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin was permitted to change from his prison clothes and to dine at the king's table for the rest of his life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and had regular meals in the king's presence every day for the rest of his life, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king?s table for the rest of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king's presence for the rest of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and changed his prison garments. Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And changed his prison garments: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and changed his prison garments. Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and has changed the garments of his restraint, and he has eaten bread continually before him all [the] days of his life,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and hath changed the garments of his restraint, and he hath eaten bread continually before him all days of his life,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he changed the garments of his shutting up: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he changed his garments which he had in prison, and he ate bread always before him, all the days of his life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he changed his garments that he had worn in prison. And he ate bread before him always, during all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jehoiachin took off his prison garb; he ate regularly in the king’s presence as long as he lived;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes. Every day of his life he dined regularly in the king’s presence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And changed his prison garments; and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he changed his prison garments and he ate bread in his presence constantly, all the days of his life.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he changed his prison garments, and did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And changed his prison garments: and he ate bread continually before him all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/25-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8957" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">Jehoiachin Released from Prison</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8132.htm" title="8132: wə·šin·nā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To change. A primitive root; to alter.">So Jehoiachin changed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3608.htm" title="3608: ḵil·’ōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Confinement, restraint, imprisonment. From kala'; a prison.">out of his prison</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: biḡ·ḏê (N-mpc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">clothes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵal (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and he dined</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: tā·mîḏ (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">regularly</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">at the king’s table</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">for the rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of his life.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-33.htm">Jeremiah 52:33</a></span><br />So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12</a></span><br />Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31-34</a></span><br />On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a></span><br />In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Jeremiah 39:5-7</a></span><br />But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. / Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-4.htm">Jeremiah 40:4</a></span><br />But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-2.htm">Isaiah 52:2</a></span><br />Shake off your dust! Rise up and sit on your throne, O Jerusalem. Remove the chains from your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12-14</a></span><br />“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-27.htm">Luke 3:27</a></span><br />the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a></span><br />You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.</p><p class="hdg">changed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12</a></b></br> And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-14.htm">Genesis 41:14,42</a></b></br> Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved <i>himself</i>, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Esther 4:4</a></b></br> So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told <i>it</i> her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received <i>it</i> not.</p><p class="hdg">he did eat bread.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">2 Samuel 9:7</a></b></br> And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/23-9.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/john/21-15.htm">Dined</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-9.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-22.htm">Guest</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Jehoi'achin</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-19.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-13.htm">Meals</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-26.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-11.htm">Regularly</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-20.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-10.htm">Table</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-22.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-32.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-25.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-9.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-33.htm">Dined</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-22.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-10.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Guest</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-30.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-8.htm">Jehoi'achin</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-23.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-30.htm">Life</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-33.htm">Meals</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-25.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-10.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-6.htm">Regularly</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-9.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-32.htm">Table</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">Jerusalem is besieged.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">and carries away the treasures.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">The nobles are slain at Riblah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-22.htm">Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His change of clothes symbolizes a transition from captivity to freedom, reflecting a common biblical theme of transformation and redemption. This act signifies a restoration of dignity and status, reminiscent of Joseph's release from prison in <a href="/genesis/41-14.htm">Genesis 41:14</a>. The change of garments can also be seen as a type of spiritual renewal, akin to the "garments of salvation" mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a>.<p><b>and he dined regularly at the king’s table</b><br>Dining at the king's table indicates a position of favor and honor. In ancient Near Eastern culture, sharing a meal with the king was a sign of acceptance and fellowship. This privilege granted to Jehoiachin suggests a reversal of fortune and a measure of grace extended to him. It parallels the story of Mephibosheth in <a href="/2_samuel/9.htm">2 Samuel 9</a>, who was also invited to eat at King David's table despite his previous misfortunes. This act can be seen as a foreshadowing of the Messianic banquet, where believers are invited to dine with Christ, as depicted in <a href="/revelation/19-9.htm">Revelation 19:9</a>.<p><b>for the rest of his life</b><br>The phrase underscores the permanence of Jehoiachin's new status. Unlike temporary reprieves, this change was enduring, highlighting the theme of God's enduring mercy and faithfulness. It reflects the biblical principle that God's grace is not fleeting but everlasting, as seen in <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>. Jehoiachin's lifelong dining at the king's table can be viewed as a type of eternal life promised to believers, where they will enjoy unending fellowship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoiachin.htm">Jehoiachin</a></b><br>The former king of Judah who was taken captive by the Babylonians. He represents the Davidic line and the hope of restoration for Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of Jehoiachin's captivity, symbolizing exile and judgment for the people of Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king's_table.htm">King's Table</a></b><br>Represents the provision and favor extended to Jehoiachin by the Babylonian king, signifying a change in his status from prisoner to honored guest.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prison_clothes.htm">Prison Clothes</a></b><br>Symbolize Jehoiachin's previous state of captivity and shame, which he leaves behind as he is restored to a place of honor.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evil-merodach.htm">Evil-merodach</a></b><br>The Babylonian king who showed kindness to Jehoiachin, illustrating God's sovereignty in using foreign rulers to fulfill His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence_and_sovereignty.htm">Divine Providence and Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's hand is evident even in exile, showing that He can use any situation or person to fulfill His purposes and extend grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>Jehoiachin's change in status from prisoner to honored guest is a powerful reminder of God's ability to restore and redeem, offering hope to those in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_transformation.htm">Identity and Transformation</a></b><br>The act of putting aside prison clothes signifies a change in identity. Believers are called to shed their old selves and embrace their new identity in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/grace_and_favor.htm">Grace and Favor</a></b><br>The favor shown to Jehoiachin is a picture of God's grace, which is not earned but given freely. Believers are encouraged to live in gratitude for the grace they receive.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_babylonian_re-education.htm">Is there archaeological evidence for a program of Babylonian re-education as described in Daniel 1:3–5, especially for captives like Daniel? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_hananiah's_short_exile_prophecy_be_trusted.htm">In Jeremiah 28:1-4, how can Hananiah's prophecy of a short Babylonian captivity be trusted given the historical evidence of a much longer exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_25_27-30_align_with_jeremiah_22_30.htm">In 2 Kings 25:27-30, Jehoiachin is freed and honored in Babylon--how does this align with Jeremiah 22:30's prophecy that his line would no longer prosper on David's throne?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_skeptics_view_coniah's_fate_change.htm">How do skeptics reconcile Jeremiah 22:24-27's prophecy against Coniah with his later release and royal favor in Babylon (2 Kings 25:27-30)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">And changed.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">and he </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> Jehoiachin) <span class= "ital">changed</span> his prison garments--that is to say, he discarded them for others more suitable to his new condition. Joseph did the same when taken from prison to the Egyptian court (<a href="/genesis/41-14.htm" title="Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in to Pharaoh.">Genesis 41:14</a>).<p><span class= "bld">He did eat bread continually before him</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--Jehoiachin became a perpetual guest at the royal table. (Comp. <a href="/context/2_samuel/9-10.htm" title="You therefore, and your sons, and your servants, shall till the land for him, and you shall bring in the fruits, that your master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.">2Samuel 9:10-13</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And changed his prison garments.</span> The subject to "changed" may be either "Jehoiachin" or" Evil-Merodach." Our translators preferred the latter, our Revisers the former. In either case the general meaning is the same. Evil Merodach supplied suitable garments to the released monarch instead of his "prison garments," and Jehoiachin arrayed himself in the comely apparel before taking his seat among his equals. Dresses of honor are among the most common gifts which an Oriental monarch makes to his subjects (see <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Genesis 41:42</a>; <a href="/esther/6-8.htm">Esther 6:8, 11</a>; <a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Esther 8:15</a>; <a href="/daniel/5-29.htm">Daniel 5:29</a>; Xen., 'Cyrop.,' 5:1. § 1). <span class="cmt_word">And he</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Jehoiachin - <span class="cmt_word">did eat bread continually before him.</span> Besides giving occasional great feasts (see <a href="/esther/1-3.htm">Esther 1:3-9</a>), Oriental monarchs usually entertain at their table daily a large number of guests, some of whom are specially invited, while others have the privilege of daily attendance (see ' Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 3. pp. 214, 215). It was to this latter class that Jehoiachin was admitted. Comp. <a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">2 Samuel 9:7-13</a>, which shows that the custom was one not unknown at the Jewish court. <span class="cmt_word">All the days of his</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Jehoiachin's - <span class="cmt_word">life.</span> Jehoisohin enjoyed this privilege till his death. Whether this fell in the lifetime of Evil-Merodach or not, is scarcely in the writer's thoughts. He merely means to tell us that the comparative comfort and dignity which Jehoiachin enjoyed after the accession of Evil-Merodach to the throne was not subsequently clouded over or disturbed. He continued a privileged person at the Baby-Ionian court so long as he lived. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/25-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Jehoiachin changed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁנָּ֕א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šin·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8132.htm">Strong's 8132: </a> </span><span class="str2">To change</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his prison</span><br /><span class="heb">כִלְא֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵil·’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3608.htm">Strong's 3608: </a> </span><span class="str2">Confinement, restraint, imprisonment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clothes,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּגְדֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(biḡ·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and for the rest</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his life</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיָּֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he dined</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָכַ֨ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regularly</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּמִ֛יד</span> <span class="translit">(tā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before the [king].</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפָנָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄ā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/25-29.htm">2 Kings 25:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 25:29 And changed his prison garments (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/25-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 25:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/25-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 25:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>