# He spoke kindly to him

"Awel-Marduk spoke kindly to Jehoiachin"

# a seat more honorable

"a seat at the table that was closer to where Awel-Marduk sat"

# removed Jehoiachin's prison clothes

The reader should understand that removing his prison clothes represents making him a free man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/honor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]