GO down to] Or, Go to. Chap. 18. 1.
the house of the king] To the palace, either of Jehoiakim, or of Jechoniah his sonne: for in the reign of the one of those two was this prophecie delivered, to wit, while Jehoahaz yet lived in captivitie; and while Jehoiakim also was yet alive, whether at home, or abroad in captivitie, uncertain. See Vers. 10. 11. 18. Besides that in it (unlesse that from Vers. 20. a new prophecie do begin) Jechoniahs captivitie is also foretold Vers. 24, &c. But concerning the order of this, and the other ensuing prophecies, see Chap. 27. 1.