²³ I will make him like a peg that is hammered into a strong board [^Ca symbol of strength]. He will be like an ·honored chair in [or throne of honor for] his father’s house.

²⁴ All the ·honored and important things of his family [^Lglory of the house of his father] will ·depend on him [or be given to him; ^Lhang on him; ^Ccontinuing the “peg” imagery in v. 23, meaning either honor or responsibility]; ·all the adults and little children will depend on him [^Lits offspring and offshoots]. ·They will be like bowls and jars hanging on him [^L…all the small utensils, from the bowls to the jars].