2 Kings 25:6-9 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:6

So they took the king [Zedekiah], and brought him up to the King of Babylon. The presentation of rebel kings, when captured, to their suzerain, seated on his throne, is one of the most common subjects of Assyrian and Babylonian sculptures. The Egyptian and Persian artists also represent it. To Riblah. (For the situation of Riblah, see the comment on 2 Kings 23:33 .) As Nebuchadnezzar was engaged at one and the same time in directing the sieges both of Tyro and of Jerusalem, it was a most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:7

And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes (comp. Herod; 2 Kings 3:14 , and 2 Macc. 7; for similar aggravations of condemned persons' sufferings). As Zedekiah was no more than thirty-two years of age ( 2 Kings 24:18 ), his sons must have been minors, who could not justly be held responsible for their father's doings. It was usual, however, in the East, and even among the Jews, to punish children for the sins of their fathers (see Joshua 7:24 , Joshua 7:25 ; 2 Kings 9:26 ; ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:8

And in the fifth month, on the seventh clay of the month. Jeremiah says ( Jeremiah 52:12 ) that it was on the tenth day of the month; and so Josephus ('Bell Jud.; 6.4. § 8). The mistake probably arose from a copyist mistaking י (ten) for ז (seven). According to Josephus, it was on the same day of the same month that the final destruction of the temple by the soldiers of Titus was accomplished. Which is the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:9

And he burnt the house of the Lord. After it had stood, according to Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 2 Kings 10:8 . § 5), four hundred and seventy years six months and ten days. This calculation, however, seems to exceed the truth. Neither the Assyrians nor the Babylonians had any regard for the gods of other nations. They everywhere burnt the temples, plundered the shrines, and carried off the images as trophies of victory. In the temple of Jerusalem they would find no images except those of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:6

To Riblah - See 2 Kings 23:33 note. A position from where Nebuchadnezzar could most conveniently superintend the operations against Tyre and Jerusalem. In the absence of the monarch, the siege of Jerusalem was conducted by a number of his officers, the chief of whom were Nebuzar-adan, the captain of the guard, and Nergal-shar-ezer (Neriglissar), the Rab-mag Jeremiah 39:3, Jeremiah 39:13. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:7

Before his eyes - This refinement of cruelty seems to have especially shocked the Jews, whose manners were less barbarous than those of most Orientals. It is noted by Jeremiah in two places Jeremiah 39:6; Jeremiah 52:10.And put out the eyes of Zedekiah - Blinding has always been among the most common of secondary punishments in the East (compare Judges 16:2 l). The blinding of Zedekiah reconciled in a very remarkable way prophecies, apparently contradictory, which had been made concerning him.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:8

The nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar - 586 B.C., if we count from the real date of his accession (604 B.C.); but 587 B.C., if, with the Jews, we regard him as beginning to reign when he was sent by his father to recover Syria and gained the battle of Carchemish (in 605 B.C.).Captain of the guard - literally, “the chief of the executioners” Genesis 37:36. read more

Albert Barnes

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 25:6

2 Kings 25:6 . And brought him to the king of Babylon, to Riblah Where Nebuchadnezzar stayed, that he might both supply the besiegers with men and military provisions, as their occasions required, and have an eye to Chaldea, to prevent or suppress any commotions which might happen there in his absence. They gave judgment upon him The king’s officers appointed thereunto examined his cause, and passed the following sentence against him. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 25:7

2 Kings 25:7. They slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes Though they were but children, that this spectacle, the last he was to behold, might leave a deep and durable impression of grief and horror upon his spirit. And in slaying his sons they in effect declared that the kingdom was no more, and that neither he nor any of his breed were fit to be trusted: therefore not fit to live. And put out his eyes, and carried him to Babylon Thus two prophecies were fulfilled, which seemed... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 25:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 25:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 25:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 25:7

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