Bible Commentary

And the city was broken up, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which [is] by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees [were] against the city round about: ) and [the king] went the way toward the plain. 4. And the city was broken … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:4”

And on the ninth [day] of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 3. And on the ninth day of the fourth month ] The words in italic omitted here by the scribe, can be filled up from Jer 39:2; Jer 52:6. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:3”

And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 2. unto the eleventh year ] The natural strength of the position of Jerusalem must have been very considerable, for such a rabble as remained to be able to hold out nearly two years against the forces of Babylon. We know however (Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:2”

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. 2Ki 25:1. in the ninth year of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:1”

For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 20. For through the anger of the Lord it came [ did it come ] to pass ] Still the same language as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 24:20”

And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 19. according to all that Jehoiakim had done ] For Jehoiakim’s character, see above on verse 5. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He did that which was evil – The character of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 24:19”

Zedekiah [was] twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2Ki 24:18 to 2Ki 25:7. Zedekiah king of Judah. He rebels against Nebuchadnezzar. Jerusalem taken. Zedekiah put to death (2Ch 36:11-21; Jer 52:1-11) 18. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 24:18”

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 17. Mattaniah ] He was the brother of Jehoiakim, and as we gather from 1Ch 3:15, he was Josiah’s third son. He is wrongly called ‘the brother’ of Jehoiachin, 2Ch 36:10, unless we accept the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 24:17”

And all the men of might, [even] seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all [that were] strong [and] apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. And all the men of might, even seven thousand,…. The particulars of the 10,000 carried captive are here given; 7000 of which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 24:16”

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, [those] carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. The mighty of the land – Or the great, the powerful. The word used is quite distinct from that in 2Ki 24:14, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 24:15”