And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
This passage of story concerning the reviving which king Jehoiachin had in his bondage we had likewise before (Kg2 25:27-30), only there it is said to be done on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, here on the twenty-fifth; but in a thing of this nature two days make a very slight difference in the account.
Commenting on Jeremiah 52:31-34
And changed his prison garments,.... Which were filthy, and of an ill smell; and put on him raiment more comfortable, as well as more honourable, and suitable to his dignity, and more fit to appear in, in the presence of the king and his court: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life: either at the same table with...
set his throne above--a mark of respect. the kings--The Hebrew text reads (the other) kings." "The kings" is a Masoretic correction.