Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning in the brazier before him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month: and there was a fire in the brazier burning before him.
- KJV Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
- BSB Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him.
- NKJV Now the king was sitting in the winter house in the ninth month, with a fire burning on the hearth before him.
- NLT It was late autumn, and the king was in a winterized part of the palace, sitting in front of a fire to keep warm.
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Quick answer
The setting is noted: the king sits in his warm winter house with a fire burning before him.
Overview
This detail of season and setting prepares for the dramatic act to follow. The brazier's fire, meant for comfort, will become the instrument of Jehoiakim's contempt for God's word. The scene quietly contrasts the king's ease with the judgment the scroll proclaims.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Amos 3:15I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh.
- Jer 3:20“Surely as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so you have dealt treacherously with me, house of Israel,” says Yahweh.
- Jer 36:9Now in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem, and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem, proclaimed a fast before Yahweh.
- Jer 22:14–16who says, ‘I will build me a wide house and spacious rooms,’ and cuts out windows for himself; and it is ceiling with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
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