2 Kings 24:6-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:14

And he carried away all Jerusalem ,.... The inhabitants of it; not every individual of them, but the chief of them, the more honourable, rich, and useful; for the poorer sort were left, as afterwards expressed: and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives ; which was the number of them in the whole; the particulars are after delivered: and all the craftsmen and smiths ; besides the nobles and the soldiers, he took all the artificers that exercised... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:15

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon ,.... Where he continued at least thirty seven years, 2 Kings 25:27 . and the king's mother ; whose name was Nehushta, 2 Kings 24:8 . and the king's wives ; for though he was so young, it seems he had many wives, as was the custom of those times; or his "women", who were either his concubines, or servants in his family: and his officers ; in his court: and the mighty of the land; the princes and nobles thereof; or "the fools of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:6

Jehoiachin his son - As this man reigned only three months and was a mere vassal to the Babylonians, his reign is scarcely to be reckoned; and therefore Jeremiah says of Jehoiakim, He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David, Jeremiah 36:30 , for at that time it belonged to the king of Babylon, and Jehoiachin was a mere viceroy or governor. Jehoiachin is called Jechonias in Matthew 1:11 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:7

The king of Egypt came not again - He was so crushed by the Babylonians that he was obliged to confine himself within the limits of his own states, and could no more attempt any conquests. The text tells us how much he had lost by the Babylonians. See on 2 Kings 24:1 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:8

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old - He is called Jeconiah, 1 Chronicles 3:16 , and Coniah, Jeremiah 22:24 . In 2 Chronicles 36:9 , be is said to be only eight years of age, but this must be a mistake; for we find that, having reigned only three months, he was carried captive to Babylon, and there he had wives; and it is very improbable that a child between eight and nine years of age could have wives; and of such a tender age, it can scarcely be said that, as a king, he did... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:12

Jehoiachin - went out - He saw that it was useless to attempt to defend himself any longer; and he therefore surrendered himself, hoping to obtain better terms. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:13

He carried out thence all the treasures - It has been remarked that Nebuchadnezzar spoiled the temple three times. - He took away the greater part of those treasures when he took Jerusalem under Jehoiakim: and the vessels that he took then he placed in the temple of his god, Daniel 1:2 . And these were the vessels which Belshazzar profaned, Daniel 5:2 ; and which Cyrus restored to Ezra, when he went up to Jerusalem, Ezra 1:2 . It was at this time that he took Daniel and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:14

He carried away all Jerusalem - That is, all the chief men, the nobles, and artificers. Among these there were of mighty men seven thousand; of craftsmen and smiths, one thousand. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:6

Jehoiachin - Also called Jeconiah and Coniah. Jehoiachin and Jeconiah both mean “Yahweh will establish,” Coniah, “Yahweh establishes.” Probably his original name was Jehoiachin. When he ascended the throne, and was required to take a new name, anxious not to lose the good men contained in his old one, he simply transposed the two elements. Jeremiah shortened this new name from Jeconiah to Coniah, thus cutting off from it the notion of futurity, to imply that that would not be which the name... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:7

Neco, from the year of the battle of Carchemish, confined himself to his own country and made no efforts to recover Syria or Judaea. read more

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