John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 52:18
The cauldrons also ,.... Or "pots", as it is rendered, 2 Kings 25:14 ; which were made of bright brass, 1 Kings 7:45 ; these were used to boil the flesh of the sacrifices in: and the shovels ; used to remove the ashes from off the altar of burnt offerings, and were of brass also: the Targum renders them "besoms", whose handles perhaps were of brass: and the snuffers ; the Vulgate Latin translates it "psalteries"; and so Jarchi interprets it of musical instruments; some think... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 52:12-23
We have here an account of the woeful havoc that was made by the Chaldean army, a month after the city was taken, under the command of Nebuzaradan, who was captain of the guard, or general of the army, in this action. In the margin he is called the chief of the slaughter-men, or executioners; for soldiers are but slaughter-men, and God employs them as executioners of his sentence against a sinful people. Nebuzaradan was chief of those soldiers, but, in the execution he did, we have reason to... read more