The Meaning of 2 Kings 25:28 Explained

2 Kings 25:28

KJV: And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

YLT: and speaketh with him good things and putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon,

Darby: and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

ASV: and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

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What is the context of 2 Kings 25:28?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that [were] with him in Babylon;

What does 2 Kings 25:28 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 25:22-30 - The Remnant Flee To Egypt

Thus at last the city, which had been full of people, sat solitary, bewailed by Jeremiah in exquisite elegies. The poorest only were left, under Gedaliah, the constant friend to Jeremiah. See Jeremiah 40:6. His brief rule brought a gleam of light, a transient relief from the long monotony of disaster and despair. But the dastardly murder of this noble man by Ishmael, who was jealous of him, added the last bitter ingredient to the already bitter cup of the harried remnant, Jeremiah 40:1-16; Jeremiah 41:1-18. Notwithstanding Jeremiah's earnest protestations, they finally deserted their own land, and settled in Egypt, Jeremiah 44:1.

Thus ended the kingdom of Judah, and thereafter the Jews became a scattered people. Though the return under Ezra seemed likely to renew their kingdom, this also was a transient dream which ended in their final overthrow in a.d. 70. Note how pathetically, in his last paragraph, the chronicler snatches at the one small crumb of comfort left, in the pity providentially shown to Jehoiachin by the Babylonian king. God had not forgotten the sure mercies of David!

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Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 25

¹ Jerusalem is besieged
⁴ Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out
⁸ Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;
¹³ and carries away the treasures
¹⁸ The nobles are slain at Riblah
²² Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt
²⁷ Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 25:28 mean?

And He spoke to him kindly and gave - him a seat more prominent than those of the kings who [were] with him in Babylon

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ טֹב֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־ כִּסְא֔וֹ מֵעַ֗ל כִּסֵּ֧א הַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ בְּבָבֶֽל

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	And He spoke
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אִתּ֖וֹ	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
טֹב֑וֹת	kindly
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
וַיִּתֵּן֙	and gave
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
כִּסְא֔וֹ	him a seat
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: כִּסֵּא Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
מֵעַ֗ל	more prominent than
Parse: Preposition-m Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כִּסֵּ֧א	those
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כִּסֵּא Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
הַמְּלָכִ֛ים	of the kings
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	who [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
אִתּ֖וֹ	with him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
בְּבָבֶֽל	in Babylon
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בָּבֶל Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.

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