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Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

Failure, defeat and captivity (36:1-23)The Chronicler spent much time describing the reforms of Hezekiah and Josiah, impressing upon his readers that good kings tried to be faithful to the Mosaic and Davidic covenants. They had to follow the Levitical order if they were to enjoy the promises given to the dynasty of David. With the death of Josiah, Judah quickly returned to its former ungodly ways. Successive kings followed disastrous policies, both political and religious, which resulted in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 36:1

the People of the land = the commonalty. Compare 2Ch 33:35 . Not lawfully, for Jehoahaz was not the eldest son. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 36:2

Jerusalem. The Septuagint adds here, probably owing to the Homoeoteleuton in the word Jerusalem; "Jerusalem, and his mother's name was Amital, daughter of Jeremiah of Lobnah: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done: and Pharaohneckhao bound him in Deblatha, in the land of Aimath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:1

GOD TERMINATES ISRAEL AS A KINGDOMXVI. JEHOAHAZ (609 B.C.)"Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. And the king of Egypt make Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:1

1. the people of the land took Jehoahaz—Immediately after Josiah's overthrow and death, the people raised to the throne Shallum ( :-), afterwards called Jehoahaz, in preference to his older brother Eliakim, from whom they expected little good. Jehoahaz is said (2 Kings 23:30) to have received at Jerusalem the royal anointing—a ceremony not usually deemed necessary, in circumstances of regular and undisputed succession. But, in the case of Jehoahaz, it seems to have been resorted to in order to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:2

2. he reigned three months in Jerusalem—His possession of sovereign power was of but very brief duration; for Necho determined to follow up the advantage he had gained in Judah; and, deeming it expedient to have a king of his own nomination on the throne of that country, he deposed the popularly elected monarch and placed his brother Eliakim or Jehoiakim on the throne, whom he anticipated to be a mere obsequious vassal. The course of events seems to have been this: on receiving intelligence... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 36:1-4

1. Jehoahaz 36:1-4In these few verses, the will of the king of Egypt contrasts with the will of Judah’s people. Whereas the people still held out hope that a descendant of David would lead them to the great glories predicted for David’s greatest Son (e.g., Psalms 2), such was not to be the case any time soon. Other superpowers now dominated Judah’s affairs. God had given His people over into their hands in discipline (cf. Deuteronomy 28:32-57). This king of Judah, rather than lifting the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 36:1-21

Q. The Last Four Kings 36:1-21The sovereignty of the Davidic kings over Judah had ended. With the death of Josiah, Judah fell under the control of foreign powers, first Egypt and then Babylonia. God used other more powerful kings and kingdoms to punish His people (cf. 2 Kings 23:31 to 2 Kings 25:17). The temple motif in Chronicles also climaxes in this section with its destruction. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

IV. THE REIGNS OF SOLOMON’S SUCCESSORS CHS. 10-36"With the close of Solomon’s reign we embark upon a new phase in Chr.’s account of Israel’s history. That account can be broadly divided . . . into the pre-Davidic era, the time of David and Solomon, and the period of the divided monarchy up until the Babylonian exile." [Note: McConville, p. 150.] ". . . the Chronicler never regarded the northern monarchy as anything but illegitimate and a rebellion against God’s chosen dynasty. As far as he was... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

The Fall of JerusalemThis is a brief record of the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, and of the destruction of Jerusalem.The first twenty vv. of this chapter are abbreviated from 2 Kings 23:30 to 2 Kings 25:21, with some variations of statement.6. Nebuchadnezzar] He was the son of Nabopolassar, the conqueror of Nineveh.Bound him in fetters] This is not recorded in Kings. Perhaps this was the ’purpose’ of the invasion described in 2 Kings 24:2, but Jehoiakim may have... read more

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