Commentary for Kiddushin 144:5

בעי לשדורי ליה מישראל א"ל פלטיהו בן בניהו אנן דחשבינן ניקו מקמך הכא ועבדין ניזלו להתם ואמר נביא מי שעשה טובה בישראל ימות בחצי ימיו

of Mesene was Nebuchadnezzar's son-in-law. He sent [word] to him: 'Of all the captivity which you have brought for yourself, you have sent none to stand before us.' He wanted to send him of the Israelites, [but] Pelatiah son of Benaiah said to him, 'We, who are more worthy [of higher rank], let us stand before thee here; and let our slaves go thither.'

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