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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Day by day the king gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion 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 his allowance <i>was</i> a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, 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 />And as for his provisions, <i>there was</i> a regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, 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 />and as his allowance, a regular allowance was given to him by the king, a portion for each day, 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 />and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, a portion for each day, 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 for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, a portion for each day, 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 />and for his allowance, a continual allowance was given him by the king, a portion for each day, 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 />and his allowance, a continual one, was given to him by the king (Evil-meridach), a portion every day, for the rest 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 />As for his allowance, a regular allowance was given to him by the king, a portion for each day, 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 />As for his allowance, a regular allowance was given to him by the king, a portion for each day, 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 for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, 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 />As long as Jehoiachin lived, he was paid a daily allowance to buy whatever he needed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, 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 />The king of Babylon gave him a daily food allowance 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 />Each day, for as long as he lived, he was given a regular allowance for his needs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and a regular stipend was provided to him by the king in accordance with his needs for as long as he lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion 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 />He was given daily provisions by the king for the rest of his life until the day he died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, 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 his allowance was a continual allowance given him by the king, a daily rate for every day, 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 for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him from the king, every day a portion, 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 his allowance—a continual allowance—has been given to him from the king, the matter of a day in its day, 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 his allowance -- a continual allowance -- hath been given to him from the king, the matter of a day in its day, 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 his ration a ration continually, given to him from the king, the word of a day in its day 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 appointed him a continual allowance, which was also given him by the king day by day, 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 />Also, he appointed to him an allowance without ceasing, which also was given to him by the king, for each day, 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 />and for his allowance the king granted him a regular allowance, in fixed daily amounts, for 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 />For his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, a portion every day, as long as he lived.<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 his allowance was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, a portion for every day, 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 with his banqueting a meal was given to him constantly before the King of Babel, every day, 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 for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, 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 his portion, a continual portion, was given him out of the house of the king, a daily rate for every day all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/25-30.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=8966" 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">29</span>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="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: mê·’êṯ (Prep-m:: DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">And the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/737.htm" title="737: wa·’ă·ru·ḥā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A meal, allowance. Feminine passive participle of 'arach; a ration of food."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nit·tə·nāh- (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">provided Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a daily</a> <a href="/hebrew/737.htm" title="737: ’ă·ru·ḥaṯ (N-fsc) -- A meal, allowance. Feminine passive participle of 'arach; a ration of food."></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.">portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·w·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (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><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/52-34.htm">Jeremiah 52:34</a></span><br />And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12-15</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. / As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD. / He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-11.htm">Jeremiah 39:11-12</a></span><br />Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying, / “Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-4.htm">Jeremiah 40:4-5</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.” / But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Lamentations 4:20</a></span><br />The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”<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="/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="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Isaiah 39:7</a></span><br />And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<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="/genesis/47-12.htm">Genesis 47:12</a></span><br />Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-22.htm">Genesis 47:22</a></span><br />However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-24.htm">Genesis 47:24</a></span><br />At harvest time, you are to give a fifth of it to Pharaoh, and four-fifths will be yours as seed for the field and food for yourselves and your households and children.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a></span><br />Give us this day our daily bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-25.htm">Matthew 6:25-34</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.</p><p class="hdg">a daily rate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/11-23.htm">Nehemiah 11:23</a></b></br> For <i>it was</i> the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/12-47.htm">Nehemiah 12:47</a></b></br> And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified <i>holy things</i> unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified <i>them</i> unto the children of Aaron.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/1-5.htm">Daniel 1:5</a></b></br> And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.</p><p class="hdg">all the days of his life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Genesis 48:15,16</a></b></br> And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/11-18.htm">Allowance</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Amount</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-30.htm">Continual</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-10.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-29.htm">Rate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-18.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Rest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/15-17.htm">Allowance</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-8.htm">Amount</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">Continual</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-17.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-39.htm">Food</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-16.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-7.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-13.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">Rate</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-32.htm">Regular</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-43.htm">Rest</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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After being taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar, Jehoiachin was imprisoned for 37 years. The king referred to here is Evil-Merodach, Nebuchadnezzar's successor, who released Jehoiachin from prison and treated him with favor. This act of kindness can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to preserve a remnant of David's line, as Jehoiachin was a descendant of David. The daily provision symbolizes God's ongoing care and faithfulness to His covenant people, even in exile. This provision also reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of providing for deposed royalty, ensuring their sustenance and dignity.<p><b>for the rest of his life</b><br>Jehoiachin's release and the provision for the rest of his life signify a restoration of dignity and hope. This phrase underscores the permanence of the king's decree, ensuring Jehoiachin's well-being until his death. Historically, this act of mercy by Evil-Merodach may have been politically motivated, as maintaining good relations with former rulers could stabilize his reign. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of God's grace and the hope of restoration, even after judgment and exile. This enduring provision can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers eternal sustenance and life to those who are spiritually captive. The continuity of Jehoiachin's line is significant, as it leads to the genealogy of Jesus Christ, fulfilling the promise of a Davidic king.<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 was released from prison by King Evil-merodach and given a regular allowance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/evil-merodach.htm">Evil-merodach</a></b><br>The king of Babylon who showed kindness to Jehoiachin by releasing him from prison and providing for him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place where Jehoiachin was held captive and later received his allowance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/allowance.htm">Allowance</a></b><br>The daily provision given to Jehoiachin by the king of Babylon, symbolizing mercy and sustenance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity</a></b><br>The period during which Judah was under Babylonian control, and its leaders were exiled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_exile.htm">God's Provision in Exile</a></b><br>Even in difficult circumstances, God can provide for our needs. Jehoiachin's daily allowance is a reminder of God's faithfulness and provision, even when we are in a place of exile or hardship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mercy_and_grace_from_unexpected_sources.htm">Mercy and Grace from Unexpected Sources</a></b><br>God can use unexpected people and situations to show His mercy and grace. Evil-merodach, a pagan king, became an instrument of God's kindness to Jehoiachin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/daily_dependence_on_god.htm">Daily Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as Jehoiachin received a daily allowance, we are called to depend on God daily for our needs. This teaches us to trust in God's provision one day at a time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>Jehoiachin's release from prison and provision is a symbol of hope and restoration. It reminds us that God can bring freedom and renewal, even after long periods of captivity or struggle.<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/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/why_did_god_say_zedekiah_won't_die_by_sword.htm">Jeremiah 34:3 - How could God promise Zedekiah would not die by the sword if 2 Kings 25:7 says Nebuchadnezzar blinded him and took him captive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jehoiachin's_age_as_king__18_or_8.htm">How old was Jehoiachin when he became king of Jerusalem? Eighteen (2 Kings 24:8) Eight (2 Chronicles 36:9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_this_align_with_2_kings_25_22-26.htm">How does this account align with or contradict the parallel narrative in 2 Kings 25:22-26 regarding Gedaliah's murder?</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>(30) <span class= "bld">His allowance.</span>--For the maintenance of his little court. Literally, <span class= "ital">And </span>(<span class= "ital">as for</span>)<span class= "ital"> his allowance a continual allowance was given him from the king, a day's portion in its day.</span><p><span class= "bld">All the days of his</span> (<span class= "ital">Jehoiachin's</span>) <span class= "bld">life.</span>--He may have died before Evil-merodach was murdered. There would be nothing strange in this, considering his age and his thirty-seven years of imprisonment.<p>The writer evidently dwells with pleasure on this faint gleam of light amid the darkness of the exile. It was a kind of foreshadowing of the pity which afterwards was to be extended to the captive people, when the divine purpose had been achieved, and the exile had done its work of chastisement and purification. (Comp, <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm" title="He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.">Psalm 106:46</a>; <a href="/ezra/9-9.htm" title="For we were slaves; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.">Ezra 9:9</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/2-2.htm" title="Why the king said to me, Why is your countenance sad, seeing you are not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,">Nehemiah 2:2</a>.)<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And his allowance was a continual allowance.</span> Keil supposes that this "allowance" was a daily "ration of food," intended for the maintenance of a certain number of servants or retainers. But it is quite as likely to have been a money payment. The word translated by "allowance" - <span class="hebrew">אֲרֻחַת</span> - does not point necessarily to food. It is a "portion' of any kind. <span class="cmt_word">Given him of the king</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, out of the privy purse, by the king's command - <span class="cmt_word">a daily rate for every day</span> - or, a c<span class="accented">ertain amount day by</span> day - <span class="cmt_word">all the days of his life</span> (see the comment on the preceding verse). Beth the privileges accorded to Jehoiachin, his sustenance at the king's table, and his allowance, whether in money or in kind, continued to the day of his death. Neither of them was ever revoked or forfeited. Thus this last representative of the Davidic monarchy, after thirty-six years of chastisement, experienced a happy change of circumstances, and died in peace and comfort. Probably, as Keil says, "this event was intended as a comforting sign to the whole of the captive people, that the Lord would one day put an end to their banishment, if they would acknowledge that it was a well-merited punishment for their sins that they had been driven away from before his face, and would turn again to the Lord their God with all their heart." <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/25-30.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">And the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">provided [Jehoiachin]</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתְּנָה־</span> <span class="translit">(nit·tə·nāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a daily</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">portion</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the rest</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</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">חַיָּֽו׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/25-30.htm">2 Kings 25:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/25-30.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 25:30 And for his allowance there was (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 25:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 1:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 1:1" /></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>