2 Kings 24:2-3 ASV

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

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

Adam Clarke

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

According to the word of the Lord - See what Huldah predicted, 2 Kings 22:16 , and see chap. 14, 15, and 16 of Jeremiah. read more

Albert Barnes

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

See the marginal references. Instead of coming up in person Nebuchadnezzar sent against Jehoiakim his own troops and those of the neighboring nations.The ravages of the Moabites and the Ammonites are especially alluded to in the following passages: Jeremiah 48:26-27; Jeremiah 49:1; Ezekiel 25:3-6; Zephaniah 2:8. read more

Joseph Benson

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

2 Kings 24:2. The Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees Including, probably, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites, who were all now subject to the king of Babylon, and many of them engaged as soldiers in his service. Doubtless they were ordered by Nebuchadnezzar to attack and chastise Jehoiakim and the revolted Jews; yet no mention is here made of their commission from the king of Babylon, but only of that from the King of kings: the Lord sent them. And again, (2 Kings 24:3,) Surely... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 24:3-4

2 Kings 24:3-4. To remove them out of his sight for the sins of Manasseh Properly and directly for their own sins, and remotely for the sins of Manasseh; who had so corrupted the whole body of the people, that they were become incurable, and Josiah’s reformation had no lasting influence to recover them: for, immediately upon his death, they relapsed into their old idolatry, and other vices. Manasseh’s personal sins, although, as he was their chief ruler, they were to be considered as... 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 24:2

the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . bands = marauding bands. children = sons. by = through. Hebrew by the hand of "Hand" put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for what is effected by it. read more