He — Jehoiachim. Went up — He continued eleven years on the throne; whereas Jehoahaz was taken as soon as he first ventured out. The lions — Heathen kings, with whom he entered into leagues. He became — Fierce, ravenous, unsatiable.
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Ezekiel 19:6
6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.