Of them that were in the king's presence, i.e. of them who constantly attended upon the king's person: see 1 Kings 10:8 Esther 1:14. Object. These were seven, Jeremiah 52:25. Answ. Either five were first taken, and two after them; or two of the seven were of an inferior rank, who therefore are here omitted. Threescore men of the people of the land; who had been most forward or active in the rebellion.
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2 Kings 25:19
19 And out of the city he took an officerf that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: