sons] Or by right of succession, or by naturall descent; for he might have children, though none succeeded him in the throne. See the Notes on Jeremiah 22:28. 30. Assir may be taken appellatively, and translated, bound or imprisoned: in which sense, Salathiel is said to be the son of Jeconiah, who was bound, carried captive to Babylon, and there imprisoned, 2 Kings 24:15. and 2 Kings 25:27. If Assir be here a proper name, Salathiel was his son. Salathiel] Heb. Shealtiel. his son] Matthew 1:12.