2 Chronicles 36:12-16 WEB

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

IV. THE REIGNS OF SOLOMON’S SUCCESSORS CHS. 10-36"With the close of Solomon’s reign we embark upon a new phase in Chr.’s account of Israel’s history. That account can be broadly divided . . . into the pre-Davidic era, the time of David and Solomon, and the period of the divided monarchy up until the Babylonian exile." [Note: McConville, p. 150.] ". . . the Chronicler never regarded the northern monarchy as anything but illegitimate and a rebellion against God’s chosen dynasty. As far as he was... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 36:11-21

4. Zedekiah 36:11-21In Zedekiah’s reign, Judah bottomed out spiritually. The king refused to humble himself before either Yahweh or Nebuchadnezzar, even though God repeatedly sent messages and messengers urging him to do so. Hardness of heart now characterized the Davidic king as it had characterized the pharaoh of the Exodus. God humbled this king against his will as He had previously humbled that pharaoh.The last verses of this section are very sermonic (2 Chronicles 36:14-21). Yet the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

The Fall of JerusalemThis is a brief record of the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, and of the destruction of Jerusalem.The first twenty vv. of this chapter are abbreviated from 2 Kings 23:30 to 2 Kings 25:21, with some variations of statement.6. Nebuchadnezzar] He was the son of Nabopolassar, the conqueror of Nineveh.Bound him in fetters] This is not recorded in Kings. Perhaps this was the ’purpose’ of the invasion described in 2 Kings 24:2, but Jehoiakim may have... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 36:13

(13) And he also rebelled.—2 Kings 24:20.Who had made him swear by God.—When Nebuchadnezzar appointed Zedekiah vassal-king of Judah, he would naturally make him swear fealty to himself by the God of his fathers. The fact is not specially recorded in Kings; but the prophet Ezekiel makes it the point of a prophecy against the king and his grandees (Ezekiel 17:11-21; comp, especially 2 Chronicles 36:17, “mine oath that he hath despised.”)But (and) stiffened his neck and hardened his heart.—(Comp.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 36:14

SINS OF THE RULING CLASSES WHICH BROUGHT DOWN THE JUDGMENT OF GOD (2 Chronicles 36:14-16). (Comp. with this passage 2 Kings 17:7-23.)(14) The chiefs.—The princes.Transgressed very much.—Committed manifold unfaithfulness.After all the abominations . . .—See Ezekiel 8:5-18; where “the princes of the priests and the people” are specially singled out in 2 Chronicles 36:11; 2 Chronicles 36:16. The twenty-five men of the latter verse are the High Priest and the heads of the twenty-four courses of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 36:15

(15) Rising up betimes and sending.—i.e., constantly and earnestly. Jeremiah 25:3-4 : “The Lord hath sent all his servants, the prophets, rising early and sending them” (comp. also Jeremiah 26:5; Jeremiah 29:19; Jeremiah 35:14-15).He had compassion on.—He spared, was forbearing with.Dwelling place.—Mâcôn (2 Chronicles 30:27; Psalms 26:8; comp. Jeremiah 25:6). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 36:16

(16) But they mocked.—And they were mocking, mal’îbîm; only here (an Aramaism).Misused.—Mitta’te’îm, only here. Derided, strictly, stammered. Another form of this verb occurs in Genesis 27:12. (Comp. for the fact Isaiah 28:9-14; Ezekiel 33:30; Jeremiah 17:15; Jeremiah 20:7-8.)Till there was no remedy.—Healing; i.e., deliverance, σωτηρία (comp. 2 Chronicles 21:18). God is said to heal, when he averts calamity (2 Chronicles 30:20).The wrath . . . arose.—Went up (‘âlâh), like smoke (Psalms 18:8; 2... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

THE LAST KINGS OF JUDAH2 Chronicles 34:1-33; 2 Chronicles 35:1-27; 2 Chronicles 36:1-23WHATEVER influence Manasseh’s reformation exercised over his people generally, the taint of idolatry was not removed from his own family. His son Amon succeeded him at the age of two-and-twenty. Into his reign of two years he compressed all the varieties of wickedness once practiced by his father, and undid the good work of Manasseh’s later years. He recovered the graven images which Manasseh had discarded,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:1-14

9. The Final Decline and Apostasy CHAPTER 36:1-14 1. Jehoahaz’s reign (2 Chronicles 36:1-7 ) 2. Jehoiachin’s brief reign (2 Chronicles 36:8-10 ) 3. Zedekiah (2 Chronicles 36:11-14 ) As the complete record of these three final rulers is given in the second book of Kings, the annotations are made there. Nothing needs to be added. It was the final plunge before the awful judgment overtook Jerusalem and Judah. And there will be a final plunge into apostasy in connection with the professing... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:15-23

IV. THE CAPTIVITY AND THE EPILOGUE CHAPTER 36:15-23 1. The captivity (2 Chronicles 36:15-21 ) 2. The epilogue (2 Chronicles 36:22-23 ) In infinite patience the Lord still waited for the return of His people. Judgment is His strange work, but He delighteth in mercy. He sent them messengers who exhorted them and brought the messages of God, because He had compassion. But they mocked the messengers, despised God’s gracious offers and misused His prophets, till there was no remedy. An awful... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 36:11-21

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 36:13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 36:14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 36:15

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 36:16

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 36:1-23

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:1-14

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:15-23

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