2 Kings 24

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 24

Things are here ripening for, and hastening towards, the utter destruction of Jerusalem. We left Jehoiakim on the throne, placed there by the king of Egypt: now here we have, I. The troubles of his reign, how he was brought into subjection by the king of Babylon, and severely chastised for attempting to shake off the yoke (2 Kgs. 24:1-6), and how Egypt also was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar, 2 Kgs. 24:7. II. The desolations of his son's reign, which continued but three months; and then he and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 24:1-7

We have here the first mention of a name which makes a great figure both in the histories and in the prophecies of the Old Testament; it is that of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kgs. 24:1), that head of gold. He was a potent prince, and one that was the terror of the mighty in the land of the living; and yet his name would not have been known in sacred writ if he had not been employed in the destruction of Jerusalem and the captivity of the Jews. I. He made Jehoiakim his tributary and... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 24:8-20

This should have been the history of king Jehoiachin's reign, but, alas! it is only the history of king Jehoiachin's captivity, as it is called, Ezek. 1:2. He came to the crown, not to have the honour of wearing it, but the shame of losing it. Ideo tantum venerat, ut exiret?He came in only to go out. I. His reign was short and inconsiderable. He reigned but three months, and then was removed and carried captive to Babylon, as his father, it is likely, would have been if he had lived but so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 24 This chapter relates the rebellion of Jehoiakim against the king of Babylon, which prepared the way for the ruin of the kingdom of Judah, according to the decree of God, and also the death of Jehoiakim, and the conquest the king of Babylon made of part of the land of the king of Egypt, 2 Kings 24:1 and the short and wicked reign of Jehoiachin his son, when he and the royal family, with great numbers of the inhabitants of the land, were carried captive to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:1

In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up ,.... Against Jerusalem; this was in the latter end of the third, or the beginning of the fourth of Jehoiakim's reign, and the first of Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah 25:1 , when Jehoiakim was taken, but restored upon promise of subjection and obedience, and hostages given, at which time Daniel and his companions were carried captive, with some of the vessels of the temple; See Gill on Daniel 1:1 , Daniel 1:2 . and Jehoiakim became his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:2

And the Lord sent against him ,.... By Nebuchadnezzar, against whom he rebelled: bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon ; who were all subject to the king of Babylon, or were voluntary troops in his service, and bore an hatred to the Jews: according to Eupolemus F15 Apud Euseb. Evangel. Praepar. l. 9. c. 39. p. 454. , this army consisted of Medes and Babylonians, and, besides 10,000 chariots, there were in it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:3

Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight ,.... It was the sure and certain decree of God they should be carried captive, and therefore he stirred up the spirit of Nebuchadnezzar, and gave him orders to go against it: for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did ; which were still continued among the Jews, and committed by them, though repented of by Manasseh, and he returned from them. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:4

And also for the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood ,.... See 2 Kings 21:16 which cruel usage of the prophets, and servants of the Lord, was still continued; see Jeremiah 26:21 , which the Lord would not pardon ; he pardoned the sins of Manasseh, who repented, but not the sins of those persons who imitated him, but repented not; or though he personally pardoned the sins of Manasseh, so that he was saved everlastingly, yet the temporal punishment... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:5

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim ,.... In 2 Chronicles 36:8 , it is added, "his abominations, and that which was found in him": which besides his rebellion against the king of Babylon, and his shedding innocent blood, is interpreted of marks made in his body for superstitious and idolatrous purposes; so Lyra. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:6

So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers ,.... He died as they did, but was not buried with them, and indeed had no burial at all, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 22:18 for, falling into the hands of the king of Babylon, he was bound in chains, in order to be carried to Babylon, but died as soon as he came out of Jerusalem, at the gates of which he was cast, and had no burial, 2 Chronicles 36:6 . At this time also some of the vessels of the temple were carried away, and put in... read more

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