2 Kings 25:29 Meaning and Explanation
“And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Jehoiachin trades his prison clothes for honor and eats at the king's table for the rest of his life.
What Does 2 Kings 25:29 Mean?
The signs of his captivity are removed. Jehoiachin exchanges his prison garments for the dress of an honored guest and from then on eats at the king's table every day for the rest of his life. His shame is taken away and replaced with steady provision.
To be clothed anew and welcomed to the king's bread is a picture of restoration. The exile who had nothing is given a place at the table. It quietly anticipates the gospel's promise, that those who were once estranged are clothed in honor and seated at the feast of the King, no longer prisoners but welcomed children.
2 Kings 25:29 in the Original Language
lechem (לֶחֶם), 'bread' -- the same word for the bread famine took from the city now given daily to the freed king.
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What does 2 Kings 25:29 mean?
Jehoiachin trades his prison clothes for honor and eats at the king's table for the rest of his life.