2 Kings 24:15-17

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 24:15

And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon ,.... Where he continued at least thirty seven years, 2 Kings 25:27 . and the king's mother ; whose name was Nehushta, 2 Kings 24:8 . and the king's wives ; for though he was so young, it seems he had many wives, as was the custom of those times; or his "women", who were either his concubines, or servants in his family: and his officers ; in his court: and the mighty of the land; the princes and nobles thereof; or "the fools of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:16

And all the men of might, even seven thousand ,.... The particulars of the 10,000 carried captive are here given; 7000 of which were the principal men of the land: and craftsmen and smiths one thousand ; which made 8000: all that were strong, and apt for war ; of these consisted the other 2000; so Abarbinel reckons them; but, according to the Jewish chronologer F20 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 25. , which Jarchi and other Jewish commentators follow, the 7000 were out of the tribe of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:17

And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead ,.... The third son of Josiah, 1 Chronicles 3:15 . and changed his name to Zedekiah ; for the same reason the king of Egypt changed the name of Eliakim, 2 Kings 23:34 to signify his subjection to him; though some think it was to put him in mind of the justice of God, as the name signifies, that would overtake him, should he be treacherous to him, and rebel against him; so the Jewish Midrash. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:17

Made Mattaniah his father ' s brother king in his stead - He was the son of Josiah, and brother to Jehoiakim. Changed his name to Zedekiah - See the note on 2 Kings 23:34 . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:15

The mighty of the land - Or “the great,” “the powerful.” The word used is quite distinct from that in 2 Kings 24:14, 2 Kings 24:16. It refers, not to bodily strength or fitness for war, hut to civil rank or dignity. The term would include all civil and all ecclesiastical functionaries - the nobles, courtiers, and elders of the city on the one hand, the priests, prophets (among them, Ezekiel), and Levites on the other. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:17

Mattaniah, son of Josiah and brother of Jehoahaz, but thirteen years his junior, adopted a name significant of the blessings promised by Jeremiah to the reign of a king whose name should be “Yahweh, our righteousness” Jeremiah 23:5-8. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 24:17

2 Kings 24:17. And changed his name to Zedekiah That he might admonish him of (what his name signifies) the justice of God, which had so severely punished Jehoiakim for his rebellion; and would no less certainly overtake him, if he should be guilty of the same perfidiousness. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:1-17

Conquest by Babylon and captivity (24:1-17)In 605 BC the armies of Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar conquered Egypt in the famous Battle of Carchemish (Jeremiah 46:2). This meant that Judah now came under the control of, and paid tribute to, Babylon. When the conquerors returned to Babylon, they took with them captives from the conquered countries, including some of the most capable and well educated young men they could find among the leading families of Jerusalem. One of these was the youth... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 24:15

Jehoiachin to Babylon. Where he was captive for thirty-seven years. the mighty of the land. Princes and potentates, priests and prophets (Jeremiah 29:1 ). Among them Ezekiel (2 Kings 1:12 ), Daniel, and Nehemiah. read more

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