John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 52:19
And the basins ,.... Or "bowls"; these are omitted, 2 Kings 25:15 ; they were of gold, 1 Kings 7:50 ; and the firepans ; or "censers"; these were those of gold, which belonged to the golden altar, 1 Kings 7:50 ; and the bowls ; or "basins"; there were a hundred of them made of gold, 2 Chronicles 4:8 ; and the cauldrons ; or "pots"; these are not mentioned, 2 Kings 25:15 ; what they should be, that were either of gold or silver, cannot be said: and the candlesticks ;... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 52:12-23
We have here an account of the woeful havoc that was made by the Chaldean army, a month after the city was taken, under the command of Nebuzaradan, who was captain of the guard, or general of the army, in this action. In the margin he is called the chief of the slaughter-men, or executioners; for soldiers are but slaughter-men, and God employs them as executioners of his sentence against a sinful people. Nebuzaradan was chief of those soldiers, but, in the execution he did, we have reason to... read more