36:22 Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the {l} ninth month: and [there was a fire] on the hearth burning before him.
(l) Which contained part of November and part of December.
36:22 The ninth month - Answered to part of our November and December.
36:20-32 Those who despise the word of God, will soon show, as this king did, that they hate it; and, like him, they would wish it destroyed. See what enmity there is against God in the carnal mind, and wonder at his patience. The princes showed some concern, till they saw how light the king made of it. Beware of making light of God's word!