2 Reyes 24:13-16 RVA

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 24:13

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:14

And he carried away all Jerusalem ,.... The inhabitants of it; not every individual of them, but the chief of them, the more honourable, rich, and useful; for the poorer sort were left, as afterwards expressed: and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives ; which was the number of them in the whole; the particulars are after delivered: and all the craftsmen and smiths ; besides the nobles and the soldiers, he took all the artificers that exercised... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:13

He carried out thence all the treasures - It has been remarked that Nebuchadnezzar spoiled the temple three times. - He took away the greater part of those treasures when he took Jerusalem under Jehoiakim: and the vessels that he took then he placed in the temple of his god, Daniel 1:2 . And these were the vessels which Belshazzar profaned, Daniel 5:2 ; and which Cyrus restored to Ezra, when he went up to Jerusalem, Ezra 1:2 . It was at this time that he took Daniel and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:14

He carried away all Jerusalem - That is, all the chief men, the nobles, and artificers. Among these there were of mighty men seven thousand; of craftsmen and smiths, one thousand. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:13

On the first capture of the city in the fourth (third) year of Jehoiakim Daniel 1:2; 2 Chronicles 36:7, the vessels carried off consisted of smaller and lighter articles; while now the heavier articles, as the table of showbread, the altar of incense, the ark of the covenant were stripped of their gold, which was carried away by the conquerors. Little remained more precious than brass at the time of the final capture in the reign of Zedekiah 2 Kings 25:13-17. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:14

The entire number of the captives was not more than 11,000. They consisted of three classes:(1) the “princes” or “mighty of the land,” i. e., courtiers, priests, elders, and all who had any position or dignity - in number 3,000 (compare 2 Kings 24:14, 2 Kings 24:16).(2) the “mighty men of valor” or “men of might,” i. e., the soldier class, who were 7,000. And(3) craftsmen or artisans, who numbered 1,000. The word here translated “craftsmen” denotes artisans in stone, wood, or metal, and thus... 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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 24:15

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 24:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 24:14

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

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