2 Kings 24:10-17
At that time.Da 1:1,2was besieged. Heb. came into siege.25:2 11 Jehoiachin.2Ch 36:10; Jer 24:1; 29:1,2; 38:17,18; Eze 17:12officers. or, eunuchs. took him.25:27; Jer 52:28,31eigth year."Nebuchadnezzar's eighth year." Jer 25:1; 52:28 he carried.20:17; Isa 39:6; Jer 20:5and cut.25:13-15; Ezr 1:7-11; Jer 27:16-21; 28:3,4,6; Da 5:2,3which Solomon.1Ki 7:48-50; 2Ch 4:7-22 all.That is, all the chief men, the nobles, and the artificers. Among these were 7,000 mighty men, and 1,000 craftsmen and smiths. Jerusalem.2Ch 36:9,10; Jer 24:1-5; 52:28; Eze 1:1,2craftsmen. So1Sa 23:19-22the poorest sort.25:12; Jer 39:10; 40:7; 52:16; Eze 17:14 he carried.8; 2Ch 36:10; Es 2:6; Jer 22:24-28officers. or, eunuchs. seven thousand.Jer 29:2; 52:28 the king.2Ch 36:10,11; Jer 37:1; 52:1his father's brother.He was son of Josiah, brother to Jehoiakim, and uncle of Jehoiachin. 1Ch 3:15,16; 2Ch 36:10changed.The change of name was to shew Nebuchadnezzar's supremacy, and that Zedekiah was only his vassal or viceroy. The custom of changing names, we are assured by travellers, still exists in the East. 23:34; 2Ch 36:4 2 Kings 25:27-30
A.M. 3442. B.C. 562. it came to pass.Jer 24:5,6; 52:31-34king of Babylon.Pr 21:1lift up the head.Ge 40:13,20 kindly to him. Heb. good things with him. the throne.Jer 27:6-11; Da 2:37; 5:18,19 changed.24:12; Ge 41:14,42; Es 4:4; 8:15; Isa 61:3; Zec 3:4; Lu 15:22he did eat bread.2Sa 9:7 a daily rate.Ne 11:23; 12:47; Da 1:5; Mt 6:11; Lu 11:3; Ac 6:1all the days of his life.Ge 48:15,16 CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE TWO BOOKS OF KINGS. The events detailed in these books are highly interesting and important. The account of the wisdom, magnificence, and extended commerce of Solomon; the rash and impolitic conduct of Rehoboam; the disobedient prophet; the widow of Zarephath; Elijah and the prophets of Baal; Ben-hadad's pride and defeat; Elijah's assumption into heaven; Elisha's succession to his ministry, and the series of illustrious miracles he performed; the panic flight of the Syrians; the history of Ben-hadad and Hazael; and the predicted death of Ahab and Jezebel, and their children, are all pregnant with instruction, and have furnished themes for frequent dissertation. We perceive in these impressive histories the characters and qualities of men painted with the utmost fidelity, and the attributes of God displayed with great effect: we contemplate the exact accomplishment of God's promises and threatenings, the wisdom of his dispensations, and the mingled justice and mercy of his government. The particulars and circumstances are sketched out with a brief and lively description, and the imagination lingers with pleasure in filling up the striking outlines presented to our view. The authenticity of these books is attested by the prophecies they contain, which were subsequently fulfilled; by the citation of our Saviour and his Apostles; by their universal reception by the Jewish and Christian churches; and by the corresponding testimonies of profane authors and ancient sculptures. Jeremiah 29:2
Jeconiah.22:24-28Coniah.27:20; 28:4; 2Ki 24:12-16; 2Ch 36:9,10Jehoiachin. eunuchs. or, chamberlains.2Ki 9:32; *marg:2Ki 20:18; Da 1:3-21 Ezekiel 1:2
8:1; 20:1; 29:1,17; 31:1; 40:1; 2Ki 24:12-15
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