2 Kings 25:25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 25:22-30

In Egypt and Babylon (25:22-30)Gedaliah was appointed governor of those who remained in Judah, and with Jeremiah’s support he followed a pro-Babylon policy. He took no action against Judah’s anti-Babylon military leaders who had escaped the Babylonians. Rather he encouraged them, along with others who had fled the country, to return and settle around Mizpah, north of Jerusalem (22-24; Jeremiah 40:7-12).Within a few months Gedaliah was murdered by the leaders of the anti-Babylon group. Fearing a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 25:25

seventh month. Afterward observed as a fast. Compare Zechariah 7:5 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:25

25. Ishmael . . . of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah—He had found refuge with Baalis, king of the Ammonites, and he returned with a bad design, being either instigated by envy of a governor not descended from the house of David, or bribed by Baalis to murder Gedaliah. The generous governor, though apprised of his intentions, refused to credit the report, much less to sanction the proposal made by an attached friend to cut off Ishmael. The consequence was, that he... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 25:8-30

I. The Captivity of the Southern Kingdom 25:8-30Nebuzaradan, Nebuchadnezzar’s commander-in-chief, returned to destroy Jerusalem more thoroughly and to preclude any successful national uprising in Judah.His burning of Yahweh’s house (2 Kings 25:9) was a statement that the Babylonians had overcome Yahweh as much as it was an effort to keep the remaining Judahites from worshipping Him. This act would have thoroughly demoralized even the godly in Judah, since in the ancient Near East the condition... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 25:1-30

The Fall of JerusalemThis chapter relates the siege and destruction of Jerusalem, the capture of king Zedekiah, and the deportation of most of the Jewish people.1. In the tenth day] The successive stages in the overthrow of the city are carefully marked by the historian: cp. 2 Kings 25:3, 2 Kings 25:8. Forts] perhaps movable towers for throwing troops upon the walls.3. The famine] the sufferings of the besieged are described in Jeremiah 21:7-9; Lamentations 4:8; Lamentations 5:10.4. The city... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 25:22-26

(22-26) An extract from Jeremiah 40-63, relating to the people left in the land. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 25:25

(25) In the seventh month.—Only two months after the fall of Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:8).Smote Gedaliah.—At a friendly meal in the governor’s own house (Jeremiah 41:1-2). Perhaps, as Josephus says, when he and his followers were overcome with wine.Of the seed royal.—Perhaps this reveals Ishmael’s motive. He thought his claim to the government of the community was greater than Gedaliah’s. Baalis king of the Ammonites had incited him to the crime (Jeremiah 40:14).The Chaldees that were with... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 25:22-30

GEDALIAHB.C. 5862 Kings 25:22-30"Vedi che son un che piango."- DANTE, "Inferno.""No rather steel thy melting heart To act the martyr s sternest part, To watch with firm, unshrinking eye Thy darling visions as they die, Till all bright hopes and hues of day Have faded into twilight grey."- KEBLEIN deciding that he would not accompany Nebuchadrezzar to Babylon, Jeremiah made the choice of duty. In Chaldaea he would have lived at ease, in plenty, in security, amid universal respect. He might have... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 25:1-30

3. The Siege of Jerusalem and Judah’s Complete Overthrow CHAPTER 25 1. The last siege and complete overthrow (2 Kings 25:1-21 ; 2 Chronicles 36:17-20 ) 2. Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:22-26 ) 3. Jehoiachin’s captivity and release (2 Kings 25:27-30 ) Zedekiah’s rebellion was a great offence. He had sworn in Jehovah’s name to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar (2 Chronicles 36:13 ; Ezekiel 17:13 ). We find more light thrown upon this king and his rebellion in the book of Jeremiah. Ambassadors from Edom,... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 25:1-30

THE TOTAL CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH (vv.1-21) In the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign Nebuchadnezzar came and besieged Jerusalem, building a wall around it. Jeremiah told Zedekiah, by the word of the Lord, that if he would surrender to the king of Babylon, he would live and the city would not be burned with fire, but if he would not surrender the city would be burned and he (Zedekiah) would not escape (Jeremiah 38:17-18), but because of Zedekiah's fear of the Jews he would not surrender. The siege... read more

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