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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:22-26

Rulers and their enemies. "And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon had left," etc. By this fragment of Jewish history two observations are suggested. I. MEN ARE SOMETIMES ELEVATED INTO RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS . Gedalaih , a friend of Jereremiah's, and acting under the prophet's counsel, took the government of Judaea, and fixed his court at Mizpah. He seemed on the whole qualified for the office he assumed. The people... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:22-26

Gedaliah and the remnant. Nothing could more effectually show the hopeless condition of the people, and their unfitness for self-government, than this brief narrative of events which followed the destruction of Jerusalem. The detailed history is given in Jeremiah 40-43. I. GEDALIAH MADE GOVERNOR . It was necessary to appoint a governor over the land, and for this purpose Nebuchadnezzar chose "Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan." The country was desolate, and had been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:23

And when all the captains of the armies ; rather, the captains of the forces (Revised Version); i.e. the officers in command of the troops which had defended Jerusalem, and, having escaped from the city, were dispersed and scattered in various directions, partly in Judaea, partly in foreign countries. They and their men —apparently, each of them had kept with him a certain number of the men under his command— heard that the King of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor. The news was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:24

And Gedaliah aware to them, and to their men. As rebels, their lives were forfeit; but Gedaliah granted them an amnesty, and for their greater assurance swore to them that, so long as they remained peaceful subjects of the King of Babylon, they should suffer no harm. Jeremiah adds ( Jeremiah 40:10 ) that he urged them to apply themselves diligently to agricultural pursuits. And said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, sad serve the King of Babylon;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:25

And it mane to pass in the seventh month —two months only after Gedaliah received his appointment as governor, which was in the fifth month— that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah; the son of Elishama —"Nethaniah" is otherwise unknown; "Elishama" may be the "scribe" or secretary of Jehoiakim mentioned in Jeremiah 36:12 , Jeremiah 36:20 — of the seed royal. So Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 10.9. § 2) and Jeremiah 41:1 . Josephus adds that he was a wicked and most crafty man, who, during the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:22

We may be allowed to conjecture that Jeremiah, in gratitude for Ahikam’s service to himself Jeremiah 26:24, recommended his son Gedaliah to Nebuzaradan, and through him to Nebuchadnezzar, for the office of governor. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:23

The captains of the armies - i. e., the officers of the troops who had fled from Jerusalem with Zedekiah 2 Kings 25:4, and had then dispersed and gone into hiding 2 Kings 25:5.For Mizpah, see Joshua 18:26 note.The Netophathite - Netophah, the city of Ephai (compare Jeremiah 40:8), appears to have been in the neighborhood of Bethlehem Nehemiah 7:26; Ezra 2:21-22. The name is perhaps continued in the modern Antubeh, about 2 12 miles S. S. E. of Jerusalem.A Maachathite - Maachah lay in the stony... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:24

As rebels against the Babylonian king, their lives were forfeit. Gedaliah pledged himself to them by oath, that, if they gave no further cause of complaint, their past offences should be forgiven. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:25-26

Jeremiah gives this history with much fullness of detail Jer. 41–43. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 25:22

2 Kings 25:22. Over them he made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, ruler A righteous and good man, and a friend to the Prophet Jeremiah, Jeremiah 26:24. Ahikam, his father, was a person in such credit in all the latter reigns, that he had been able to screen Jeremiah from the resentment of the king and the fury of the people; so that it is very probable the prophet, in gratitude to the father, obtained this favour for the son, from Nebuzaradan. Or, as some think, Gedaliah, by the advice of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:22-26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:25-26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 25:22

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