2 Kings 25:8-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:8

And in the fifth month, on the seventh clay of the month. Jeremiah says ( Jeremiah 52:12 ) that it was on the tenth day of the month; and so Josephus ('Bell Jud.; 6.4. § 8). The mistake probably arose from a copyist mistaking י (ten) for ז (seven). According to Josephus, it was on the same day of the same month that the final destruction of the temple by the soldiers of Titus was accomplished. Which is the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:9

And he burnt the house of the Lord. After it had stood, according to Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 2 Kings 10:8 . § 5), four hundred and seventy years six months and ten days. This calculation, however, seems to exceed the truth. Neither the Assyrians nor the Babylonians had any regard for the gods of other nations. They everywhere burnt the temples, plundered the shrines, and carried off the images as trophies of victory. In the temple of Jerusalem they would find no images except those of the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:10

And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. A complete demolition is not intended. When the exiles returned, and even in the time of Nehemiah 2:13 , Nehemiah 2:15 , much of the wall was still standing, and the circuit was easily traced. Probably the Babylonians did not do more than break one or two large breaches in the wall, as Joash had done ( 2 Kings 14:13 ) when he took Jerusalem in the reign of Amaziah. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:11

Now the rest of the people that were left in the city — i.e; that remained behind when the king and the garrison fled— and the fugitives that fen away to the King of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude; rather, both the fugitives that had fallen away to the King of Babylon , and the remnant of the multitude , The writer means to divide "the rest of the people" into two classes: (1) those who during the siege, or before it, had deserted to the Babylonians, as no doubt many... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:11-21

Fate of the inhabitants of Judah , and of the contents of the temple . Having burnt the temple, the royal palace, and the grand residences of the principal citizens, Nebuzar-adan proceeded to divide the inhabitants of the city and country into two bodies—those whom he would leave in the land, and those whom he would carry off. The line of demarcation was, in a general way, a social one. The rich and well-to-do he would take with him; the poor and insignificant he would leave behind ( ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:11-21

The final deportation. An end having been made of the city, the next step was to complete the conquest by deporting to Babylon the remnant of the population, and carrying away the spoil. To this task Nebuzar-adan now addressed himself. I. THE PEOPLE CARRIED AWAY . 1. The gleanings taken . Ten or eleven thousand persons had been carried away in the earlier captivity ( 2 Kings 24:14 ), including amongst them the best part of the population (cf. Jeremiah 24:3-10 ). The... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:12

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land. It was inconvenient to deport persons who had little or nothing. In the Assyrian sculptures we see the captives, who are carried off, generally accompanied by their own baggage-animals, and taking with them a certain amount of their own household stuff. Pauper immigrants would not have been of any advantage to a country. To be vinedressers and husbandmen. Jeremiah adds that Nebuzar-adan "gave" these persons "vineyards and fields at... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:13

And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord. The two columns, Jachin and Boaz, cast by Hiram under the directions of Solomon ( 1 Kings 7:15-22 ), are intended. They were works of art of an elaborate character, but being too bulky to be carried off entire, they were "broken in pieces." And the bases. "The bases" were the stands for the layers, also made by Hiram for Solomon ( 1 Kings 7:27-37 ), and very elaborate, having "borders" ornamented with lions, oxen, and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:14

And the pots. The word used, סִירוֹת , is translated by, "caldrons" in Jeremiah 52:18 , and "ash-pans" in Exodus 27:3 . The latter is probably right. And the shovels —appurtenances of the altar of burnt sacrifice— and the snuffers —rather, the knives — and the spoons —or, incense-cups— and all the vessels of brain wherewith they ministered. It appears that after the two previous spoliations of the temple by Nebuchadnezzar, in B.C. 605 and in B.C. 597, wherein so many of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:15

And the firepans, and the bowls; rather, the snuff-dishes , ( Exodus 25:38 ; 1 Kings 7:50 ) and the bowls , or basins ( Exodus 12:22 ; 1 Kings 7:50 ; 2 Chronicles 4:8 ). Of these Solomon made one hundred, all in gold. And such things as were of gold, in gold. The "and" supplied by our translators would be better omitted. The writer means that of the articles enumerated some were in gold and some in silver, though probably the greater pert were in bronze. And of silver, in... read more

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