MANNAFEST

And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.

KJV

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ASV

and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:

WEB

So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.

YLT

and hath changed the garments of his restraint, and he hath eaten bread continually before him all days of his life,

DBT

And he changed his prison garments; and he ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;

About this book

Old Testament

2 KingsTwo kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author
Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date
Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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