2 Kings 25:18 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 25:8-21

Though we have reason to think that the army of the Chaldeans were much enraged against the city for holding out with so much stubbornness, yet they did not therefore put all to fire and sword as soon as they had taken the city (which is too commonly done in such cases), but about a month after (compare 2 Kgs. 25:8; 2 Kgs. 25:3) Nebuzar-adan was sent with orders to complete the destruction of Jerusalem. This space God gave them to repent, after all the foregoing days of his patience, but in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 25:18-21

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest ,.... The sagan, or deputy priest, who officiated for the high priest, when by any means he was rendered unfit and incapable; so Joseph, the son of Ellem, as Josephus F24 Antiqu. l. 17. c. 6. sect. 4. relates, officiated for Matthias, when defiled with a nocturnal pollution; and seven days before the day of atonement they always substituted one under the high priest, lest anything of this kind... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 25:18

Seraiah the chief priest - Zephaniah - The person who is here called the second priest was what the Jews call sagan , a sort of deputy, who performed the functions of the high priest when he was prevented by any infirmity from attending the temple service. See on 2 Kings 23:4 ; (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:1-21

The last days of Jerusalem. The shameful story of Judah's disobedience and sin is now drawing to a close. Here we have an account of the capture of Jerusalem and its king by Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon. Zedekiah, the king, was taken prisoner. His sons were first put to death before his eyes. Then his own eyes were put out. He was bound in fetters of brass, and carried sway to Babylon. Jerusalem itself, the city of David and Solomon, was a scene of desolation. Nebuzar-adan, captain of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:1-30

THE LAST SIEGE OF JERUSALEM . THE JEWS LED INTO CAPTIVITY . HISTORY OF THE REMNANT LEFT BEHIND . RELEASE FROM PRISON OF JEHOIACHIN . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:18

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest . The "chief priest" is a new expression; but it can only mean the "high priest." Seraiah seems to have been the grandson of Hilkiah ( 1 Chronicles 6:18 , 1 Chronicles 6:14 ), and an ancestor (grandfather or great-grandfather) of Ezra ( Ezra 7:1 ). He had stayed at his post till the city was taken, and was now seized by Nebuzar-adan as one of the most important personages whom he found in the city. And Zephaniah the second... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:18-21

Space for repentance. "And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door," etc. This piece of history may be usefully employed to illustrate that space which Heaven allows to be given men for improvement in this life. Notice here— I. SPACE FOR IMPROVEMENT . "And the captain of the guard," etc. Though we have reason to think that the army of Chaldeans were much enraged against the city for holding out with... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:18

It devolved on Nebuzaradan to select for exemplary punishment the persons whom he regarded as most guilty, either in respect of the original rebellion or of the protracted resistance. Instead of taking indiscriminately the first comers, he first selected those who by their offices would be likely to have had most authority - the high priest; the second priest (2 Kings 23:4 note); three of the temple Levites; the commandant of the city; five members of the king’s Privy Council (or seven, see 2... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 25:8-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 25:18-21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 25:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:11-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:11-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:18-21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:18

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