Bible Commentary

And Gedaliah swore to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 24. Gedaliah sware to them ] He gave them a most solemn promise that they should … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:24”

And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:23”

And [as for] the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 22 26. Gedaliah is made governor of the people remaining in Jerusalem. He is slain, and the people flee to Egypt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:22”

And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. 21. and slew them [R.V. put them to death ] at Riblah ] The word is not the same as in verse 7, and the R.V. follows A.V. of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:21”

And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: [See comments on 2Ki 25:18] Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible 2Ki 25:20 And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: Ver. 20. And Nebuzaradan … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:20”

And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:19”

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 18. Seraiah, the chief priest ] Probably the son of Azariah and grandson of Hilkiah (1Ch 6:14). His name is not found except in the parallel narratives. Zephaniah the second priest ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:18”

The height of the one pillar [was] eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it [was] brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. 17. and the chapiter upon it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:17”

The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 16. the brass was without weight ] This is said before in the account of their casting, 1Ki 7:47. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Without … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:16”

And the firepans, and the bowls, [and] such things as [were] of gold, [in] gold, and of silver, [in] silver, the captain of the guard took away. 15. and the bowls ] R.V. basons. All these vessels are enumerated among the things provided for the temple services in the account of Solomon’s temple referred to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:15”