2 Kings 25:29

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Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king’s presence for the rest of his life.

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  • 2 Sam 9:7 : 7 David said to him,“Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. I will give back to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will be a regular guest at my table.”
  • 2 Kgs 24:12 : 12 King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took Jehoiachin prisoner.
  • Esth 4:4 : 4 When Esther’s female attendants and her eunuchs came and informed her about Mordecai’s behavior, the queen was overcome with anguish. Although she sent garments for Mordecai to put on so that he could remove his sackcloth, he would not accept them.
  • Esth 8:15 : 15 Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in blue and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
  • Isa 61:3 : 3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the LORD to reveal his splendor.
  • Zech 3:4 : 4 The angel spoke up to those standing all around,“Remove his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua,“I have freely forgiven your iniquity and will dress you in fine clothing.”
  • Luke 15:22 : 22 But the father said to his slaves,‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet!
  • Gen 41:14 : 14 Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.
  • Gen 41:42 : 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph’s. He clothed him with fine linen clothes and put a gold chain around his neck.

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    31Jehoiachin in Exile In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, King Evil-Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.

    32He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

    33Jehoiachin took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king’s presence for the rest of his life.

    34He was given daily provisions by the king of Babylon for the rest of his life until the day he died.

  • 2 Kgs 25:30
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    30He was given daily provisions by the king for the rest of his life until the day he died.

  • 2 Kgs 25:27-28
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    27Jehoiachin in Babylon In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, King Evil-Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.

    28He spoke kindly to him and gave him a more prestigious position than the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

  • Jer 37:20-21
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    20But now please listen, your royal Majesty, and grant my plea for mercy. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary. If you do, I will die there.”

    21Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker’s street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

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    17There were 150 Jews and officials who dined with me routinely, in addition to those who came to us from the nations all around us.

    18Every day one ox, six select sheep, and some birds were prepared for me, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Despite all this I did not require the food allotted to the governor, for the work was demanding on this people.

  • 2 Kgs 24:12
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    12King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took Jehoiachin prisoner.

  • Neh 5:14
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    14From the day that I was appointed governor in the land of Judah, that is, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes– twelve years in all– neither I nor my relatives ate the food allotted to the governor.

  • Jer 38:8-9
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    8Ebed Melech departed the palace and went to speak to the king. He said to him,

    9“Your royal Majesty, those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city.”

  • Exod 25:30
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    30You are to set the Bread of the Presence on the table before me continually.

  • Dan 1:13
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    13Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; deal with us in light of what you see.”

  • 1 Kgs 22:27
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    27Say,‘This is what the king says,“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return.”’”

  • Dan 1:15-16
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    15At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

    16So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine from their diet and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.

  • 2 Kgs 24:6
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    6He passed away and his son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

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    9“As for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, put them in a single container, and make food from them for yourself. For the same number of days that you lie on your side– 390 days– you will eat it.

    10The food you eat will be eight ounces a day by weight; you must eat it at fixed times.

  • 2 Chr 18:26
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    26Say,‘This is what the king says:“Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I return safely.”’”

  • 2 Chr 36:6
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    6King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.

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    9Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel.

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    8The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah. His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

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    17The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in Jehoiachin’s place. He renamed him Zedekiah.

  • Gen 39:20-21
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    20Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.

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    14The one who suffers will soon be released; he will not die in prison, he will not go hungry.

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    22He gave sets of clothes to each one of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes.

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    2Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of Judah.

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    23The warden did not concern himself with anything that was in Joseph’s care because the LORD was with him and whatever he was doing the LORD was making successful.

  • Jer 39:15
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