2 Kings 24:8-16

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 24:8

His mother’s name - On the position of the “queen mother” see 1 Kings 15:10 note. Nehushta’s rank and dignity are strongly marked by the distinct and express mention which is made of her in almost every place where her son’s history is touched (2 Kings 24:12; compare Jeremiah 22:26; Jeremiah 29:2). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:10

Came up against Jerusalem - The cause and circumstances of this siege are equally obscure. Perhaps Nebuchadnezzar detected Jehoiachin in some attempt to open communications with Egypt. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:12

The eighth year - Jeremiah calls it the seventh year Jeremiah 52:28, a statement which implies only a different manner of counting regnal years. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:13

On the first capture of the city in the fourth (third) year of Jehoiakim Daniel 1:2; 2 Chronicles 36:7, the vessels carried off consisted of smaller and lighter articles; while now the heavier articles, as the table of showbread, the altar of incense, the ark of the covenant were stripped of their gold, which was carried away by the conquerors. Little remained more precious than brass at the time of the final capture in the reign of Zedekiah 2 Kings 25:13-17. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:14

The entire number of the captives was not more than 11,000. They consisted of three classes:(1) the “princes” or “mighty of the land,” i. e., courtiers, priests, elders, and all who had any position or dignity - in number 3,000 (compare 2 Kings 24:14, 2 Kings 24:16).(2) the “mighty men of valor” or “men of might,” i. e., the soldier class, who were 7,000. And(3) craftsmen or artisans, who numbered 1,000. The word here translated “craftsmen” denotes artisans in stone, wood, or metal, and thus... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:15

The mighty of the land - Or “the great,” “the powerful.” The word used is quite distinct from that in 2 Kings 24:14, 2 Kings 24:16. It refers, not to bodily strength or fitness for war, hut to civil rank or dignity. The term would include all civil and all ecclesiastical functionaries - the nobles, courtiers, and elders of the city on the one hand, the priests, prophets (among them, Ezekiel), and Levites on the other. read more

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