Verse 10
10. with thee—Hebrew, "in thine hand," that is, at "thy disposal" ( :-). "From hence," that is, from the gate of Benjamin where the king was sitting ( :-).
thirty men—not merely to draw up Jeremiah, but to guard Ebed-melech against any opposition on the part of the princes ( :-), in executing the king's command. Ebed-melech was rewarded for his faith, love, and courage, exhibited at a time when he might well fear the wrath of the princes, to which even the king had to yield ( :-).
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