2 Kings 24:6-15

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 24:6

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:7

And the king of Egypt came not any more out of his land ,.... To receive the tribute he imposed on the land of Judah, or to help the kings there of, Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin; not till the times of Zedekiah, and then was obliged to retire, without giving any assistance, Jeremiah 37:7 the reason follows: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt ; all that lay between the river Nile, or the Rhinocolura, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:8

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign ,.... In 2 Chronicles 36:9 he is said to be but eight years old; which may be reconciled by observing, that he might be made and declared king by his father, in the first year of his reign, who reigned eleven years, so that he was eight years old when he began to reign with him, and eighteen when he began to reign alone F17 So in Seder Olam Rabba, c. 25. . Dr. Lightfoot F18 Works, vol. 1. p. 122. gives another solution of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:9

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. Being partner with him in his throne, he was in his sins, and continued therein, see 2 Kings 23:37 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:10

At that time ,.... When Jehoiachin reigned: when the year was expired ; so it is in 2 Chronicles 36:10 or at the revolution of the year; which some take to be autumn, the beginning of the civil year with the Jews; but rather it was the spring, the time when kings went out to battle, 2 Samuel 11:1 . the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem ; that is, his army, under proper generals and officers, and by his orders: and the city was besieged ; in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:11

And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city ,.... He came in person, following his army: and his servants did besiege it ; very closely. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:12

And Jehoiachin king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon ,.... Not to fight with him, but to submit to him, and to surrender the city to him, and be at his mercy: he and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers ; the royal family, courtiers, and nobles: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign ; Of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, and which was the eighth of the first captivity, and from whence the seventy years' captivity were reckoned. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:13

And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house ,.... The gates of the city being thrown open to him, he entered and plundered the temple, and the royal palace, and took from thence all the riches thereof: and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said ; 2 Kings 20:17 and so the prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled. No more is said of these vessels in... read more

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