Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 25:5
2 Kings 25:5. The army of the Chaldees pursued after the king Intelligence was soon given of his flight, and which way he was gone, so that they soon overtook him. And all his army His guards; were scattered from him Every man shifting for his safety. Had he made his peace with God, and put himself under his protection, he would not have failed him now. It seems to have been the design of the king, and of those with him, to escape into Egypt through Arabia Deserta. read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:9
He burnt the house of the Lord - Compare the prophecies of Jeremiah Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 34:2; Jeremiah 38:18, Jeremiah 38:23.Psalms 79:1-13; Psalms 79:1-13 is thought to have been written soon after this destruction of the temple. read more