2 Chronicles 36:17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 36:17

He brought. To leave us in no doubt as to the real cause. Compare Judges 1:8 , and see App-53 . their sanctuary. No longer Jehovah's. Compare and contrast "My Father's house" (John 2:16 ) and "your house" (Matthew 23:38 ). The former at the beginning of His ministry; the latter at the close. all = the whole that came into her hand. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:17

JERUSALEM DESTROYED BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR;THE TEMPLE SACKED AND BURNED;THE PEOPLE DEPORTED"Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or virgin, old men or hoary-headed: he gave them all into his hand. And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes, all these he brought to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 36:1-21

Q. The Last Four Kings 36:1-21The sovereignty of the Davidic kings over Judah had ended. With the death of Josiah, Judah fell under the control of foreign powers, first Egypt and then Babylonia. God used other more powerful kings and kingdoms to punish His people (cf. 2 Kings 23:31 to 2 Kings 25:17). The temple motif in Chronicles also climaxes in this section with its destruction. read more

Thomas Constable

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 36:17

(17) Therefore he brought up.—And He caused to come up; alluding to “the wrath . . . went up.”In the house of their sanctuary.—Which they had polluted (2 Chronicles 36:14). The scene of their sin witnessed their destruction.Him that stooped for age.—Rather, greyheaded, hoary (yâshçsh). (Comp. Ezekiel 9:0, where the horrors of the capture of Jerusalem are ascribed expressly to the Divine working; see also Jeremiah 15:1-9; Deuteronomy 32:25.)He gave them all into his hand.—Comp. Jeremiah 37:6;... 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 36:15-23

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

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Chronicles 36:17

36:17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword {h} in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he {i} gave [them] all into his hand.(h) Where they fled, thinking to have been saved for the holiness of it.(i) Which is not because God approves him, who yet is the minister of his justice, but because God would by his just judgment punish this people: for this king was... read more

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