And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,
The sons of Jeconiah; Assir. This word does occur as the name of a person, Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:22-23. But Bertheau suggests that Assir is joined to Jeconiah, and then, being taken as a common noun, the translation will be, 'Jeconiah the captive or prisoner' (cf. Isaiah 10:4; Isaiah 24:22; Isaiah 42:7). This record of his condition was added to show that Salathiel was born during the captivity in Babylon (cf, Matthew 1:12). Jeconiah was written childless (Jeremiah 22:30) - a prediction which (as the words that follow explain) meant that this unfortunate monarch should have no son succeeding him on the throne.