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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 23:37

did that which was evil. See 2 Chronicles 36:5-8 . Jeremiah 22:17 ; Jeremiah 24:8 ; Jeremiah 26:22-23 . N.B. Jeremiah chapters 13-20, and probably Jeremiah chapters 22 ; 26 ; 35 ; 36 ; belong to this period. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 23:1-37

Religious Reform. Josiah’s Death2. The prophets] Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah lived about this time. Read in their ears] cp. the similar proceeding related in Nehemiah 8:4.; 3. By a pillar] or, ’upon a platform’: cp. Nehemiah 11:144. The priests of the second order] probably to be corrected into ’the second priest’ (as in 2 Kings 25:18), i.e. the high priest’s deputy. Grove] see on 2 Kings 21:7. 5. The planets] or, ’the signs of the zodiac’ The word is said to mean ’mansions,’ the stars... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 23:35-37

THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM (2 Kings 23:35 to 2 Kings 24:7).(35) And Jehoiakim gave.—And the silver and the gold did Jehoiakim give . . . He had to pay for his elevation. The raising of the fine of 2 Kings 23:33 is described in this verse.But he taxed . . .—The king kept his pledge to Pharaoh, but not out of his own means. He exacted the money from “the people of the land,” i.e., the people of all classes, levying a fixed contribution even upon the poorest of his subjects. As in 2 Kings 11:14; 2... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 23:1-37

JOSIAHB.C. 639-6082 Kings 22:1-20; 2 Kings 23:1-37Jos., "Ant.," X 4:1."In outline dim and vast Their fearful shadows cast The giant forms of Empires, on their way To ruin: one by one They tower, and they are gone."- KEBLEIF we are to understand the reign of Josiah as a whole, we must preface it by some allusion to the great epoch-marking circumstances of his age, which explain the references of contemporary prophets, and which, in great measure, determined the foreign policy of the pious... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 23:36-37

JEHOIAKIMB.C. 608-5972 Kings 23:36-37; 2 Kings 24:1-7"But those things that are recorded of him, and of his uncleanness and impiety, are written in the Chronicles of the Kings,"- RAPC 1 Esdras 1:42"When Jehoiakim succeeded to the throne, he said,""My predecessors knew not how to provoke God."- Sanhedrin, f. 103, 2"There is no strange handwriting on the wall, Through all the midnight hum no threatening call, Nor on the marble floor the stealthy fall Of fatal footsteps. All is safe.-Thou fool,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 23:31-37

VI. FINAL APOSTASY OF JUDAH AND THE CAPTIVITY 1. Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim CHAPTER 23:31-37 1. The three months’ reign of Jehoahaz (2 Kings 23:31-33 ; 2 Chronicles 36:1-2 ) 2. Jehoiakim made king (2 Kings 23:34-37 ; 2 Chronicles 36:4-5 ) Chronicles tells us that immediately after the death of Josiah, the people of the land took Jehoahaz (which means “Jehovah holds up”) and made him king. He was not the LORD’s choice, but the people’s choice. He was not the eldest son and therefore the... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 23:1-37

JOSIAH'S COVENANT AND JUDGMENT OF IDOLATRY (vv.1-20) Being king in Judah and therefore the representative of all the people, Josiah realised his responsibility of involving them all in hearing the Word of God. Beginning with the elders, he called the people to the house of the Lord. Thus, elders, priests, prophets and the common people were gathered (vv.1-2). There Josiah himself read all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which would include the five books of Moses. The king then made... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 23:1-37

JUDAH UNDER JOSIAH HIS IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS (2 Kings 21:1-26 ) Manasseh’s history shows that a good father does not always make a good son. The summary of his reign (2 Kings 21:1-9 ) ranks him with Ahaz, as the two wickedest kings Judah had known. Note that the same punishment which had fallen on Israel is soon to overtake Judah (2 Kings 21:13 ), and this despite Manasseh’s “humbleness,” as indicated in 2 Chronicles 33:11-19 . The brief reign of Amon (2 Kings 21:19-26 ) was in character... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Kings 23:1-37

2 Kings 23:0 1. And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. 2. And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord. [It has been pointed out that there were not more than two or three prophets in... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Kings 23:31-37

We are hastening now to the period of Judah's history, as a kingdom. Three short months Jehoahaz reigned; and then was made a prisoner. The prophet Ezekiel laments him under the similitude of a young lion. Ezekiel 19:1-3 . And Jeremiah, who taught the people to mourn over Josiah, (2 Chronicles 35:25 ) lamented the obstinacy and disobedience of his son. Jeremiah 22:10-12 . Another of Josiah's children was made king, when Jehoahaz was carried away captive. But neither the captivity of his... read more