Jeremiah 52:25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 52:24-30

We have here a very melancholy account, 1. Of the slaughter of some great men, in cold blood, at Riblah, seventy-two in number (according to the number of the elders of Israel, Num. 11:24, 25), so they are computed, 2 Kgs. 25:18, 19. We read there of five out of the temple, two out of the city, five out of the court, and sixty out of the country. The account here agrees with that, except in one article; there it is said that there were five, here there were seven, of those that were near the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 52:25

He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war ,.... The master-master-general of the army: and seven men of them which were near the king's person which were found in the city ; or, "saw the face of the king": or rather, "made to see his face" F8 מראי פני המלך "ex videntibus facies, vel faciem regis", Montanus, Piscator; "de videre facientibus facies regis", Schmidt. ; these were ministers of state, who were always at court, and assisted... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 52:25

Seven men - that were near the king's person - These were privy counsellors. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 52:1-34

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 52:4-34

The march of doom. These verses tell of the awful progress of the judgment of God on the doomed city of Jerusalem, her king, and people. To all who imagine that God is too full of love and graciousness to sternly judge and punish men, the contemplation of the events told of here may be painful, but assuredly they will be salutary also. We are shown the Babylonian armies gathering round the city; the long and dreadful siege; the gaunt famine that fastens upon the besieged; the walls broken... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 52:25

An eunuch ... men of war - Or, who had charge of men of war. The King James Version makes him commander-in-chief; he was second in command, i. e., a lieutenant, possibly one among many others of equal rank. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 52:24-25

Jeremiah 52:24-25. And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest 1 Chronicles 6:14, he was the father of Ezra; Ezra 7:1. And Zephaniah the second priest See note on Jeremiah 29:26; 2 Kings 25:18. And the three keepers of the door These were not the ordinary porters, who were taken from among the Levites, but were priests who stood at the door to receive the offerings of the people, and thus were keepers of the sacred treasury, an office of high trust and consideration: see... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 52:1-34

52:1-34 HISTORICAL APPENDIXThis appendix is similar to 2 Kings 24:18-25:30. The probable reason for its inclusion is to show how Jeremiah’s prophecies concerning Jerusalem’s last days were fulfilled.Judah’s king during its last tragic years was Zedekiah. He was a weak king, whose reign was characterized throughout by religious failure and political indecision. Finally, after years of uncertain plotting, he decided to rebel openly against his overlord Babylon (52:1-3). Nebuchadnezzar could be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 52:25

seven. In 2 Kings 25:19 "five"; but the greater includes the lesser. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 52:25

Jeremiah 52:25. An eunuch— An officer. So it is read in the parallel places. read more

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