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B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

2 Kings 25:6

Took the king and brought him to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Nebuchadnezzar's headquarters were now at Riblah on the northern limits of Palestine,. point from whence he could direct the two sieges of Tyre and Jerusalem. The siege of Jerusalem seems to have been under the immediate direction of. great general by the name of Nebuzar-adan, and the captain of the guard, Neriglissar.

They gave judgment.

Jeremiah says: "He gave judgment," referring to Nebuchadnezzar. As an absolute eastern monarch the judgment would be in his hands. Zedekiah was brought to trial as an oath-breaker and. rebel. The treatment he might expect would not be that of. captured enemy, but of. malefactor.

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See also 2 Kings 25:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    RIBLAH. See note on 2 Kings 23:33. THEY. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulg, read "he". GAVE JUDGMENTS. passed sentence. Compare 2 Kings 24:20....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַֽ יִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת ־הַ מֶּ֔לֶךְ וַ יַּעֲל֥

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE UTTER DESOLATION OF JERUSALEM CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 25:1. IN THE NINTH YEAR OF HIS REIGN—The revolt of Zedekiah so incensed Nebuchadnezzar that he determined on the final act o...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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