28And 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. …
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-30)In these verses we have, I. The dispersion of the remaining people. The city of Jerusalem was quite laid waste. Some people there were in the land of Judah (2 Kgs. 25:22) that had weathered the storm, and (which was no small favour at this time, Jer. 45:5) had their lives given them for a prey . Now see, 1. What a good posture they were put into. The king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah, one of them…
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