And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
Ver. 16. A notable prisoner, called Barabbas] That is, by interpretation, his father's son, his white son, his darling, his tidling, a whom he had cockered and not crossed from his youth. Such children are often undone, as Absalom, Amnon, and Adonijah were by their parents' indulgence. How many a Barabbas, brought to the gallows, blameth his fond father, and haply curseth him in hell!
a A pampered or spoiled child; a darling, pet; a young, delicate, or puny child or animal, needing special care; a weakling, ‘dilling'. ŒD