2 Kings 23:27 - Exposition

And the Lord said —God said in his secret counsels, came to the determination, and pronounced the sentence in his thoughts— I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel . The sins of Judah were now as great as those of Israel had been; therefore her punishment must be the same, as God is no respecter of persons. And I will east off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen . God "chose" Jerusalem when he put it into the heart of David to bring up the ark thither ( 2 Samuel 6:1-17 ). And the house of which I said, My Name shall he there (see Deuteronomy 12:11 ; 1 Kings 8:29 , etc.). A visible confirmation was given to all that David and Solomon had done in establishing the temple at Jerusalem as the head-quarters of the national religion, when "fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices" made there, and "the glory of the Lord filled the house".