Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
2 Chronicles 36:8
That which was found in him That crime of rebellion against the king of Babylon, which for a time he kept in his own breast, but when he saw fit, discovered it and was convicted of it.
That which was found in him That crime of rebellion against the king of Babylon, which for a time he kept in his own breast, but when he saw fit, discovered it and was convicted of it.
HIS ABOMINATIONS WHICH HE DID - See Jeremiah 7:9, Jeremiah 7:30; Jeremiah 19:3; Jeremiah 25:1 etc.; Jehoiakim
9. THE FINAL DECLINE AND APOSTASY CHAPTER 36:1-14 _ 1. Jehoahaz's reign (2 Chronicles 36:1)_ 2. Jehoiachin's brief reign (2 Chronicles 36:8) 3. Zedekiah (2 Chronicles
FOUND IN HIM. found upon him. On this is grounded the belief that he was tattooed with idolatrous marks or signs forbidden by Leviticus 19:28. Compare Revelation 13:16; Revelation 13:17;...
_that which was found in him_ i.e. his sin (in this context); cp. 1 Kings 14:13....
(1Es 1:39-42; 2 Kings 23:35 to 2 Kings 24:7). The Reign of Jehoiakim 5. _in Jerusalem_ The Chronicler omits his mother's name (cp. 2 Chronicles 36:2, note) and also the statement that he raised the in...
AND HIS ABOMINATIONS, &C.— _And the images which he made, and his other performances._ Houbigant....
19. THE REIGN OF ELIAKIM (JEHOIAKIM) (2 Chronicles 36:4-8) TEXT 2 Chronicles 36:4. And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. An...
_NEBUCHADNEZZAR ALSO CARRIED OF THE VESSELS OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD TO BABYLON, AND PUT THEM IN HIS TEMPLE AT BABYLON._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE FALL OF JERUSALEM This is a brief record of the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, and of the destruction of Jerusalem. The first twenty vv. of this chapter are abbreviated...
THAT WHICH WAS FOUND IN HIM] i.e. his offences: cp. 1 Kings 1:52....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 36 JEHOAHAZ – 2 CHRONICLES 36:1-4 V1 The people in Judah chose Josiah’s...
NOW THE REST OF THE ACTS. — (Comp. 2 Kings 24:5.) AND HIS ABOMINATIONS WHICH HE DID. — His crimes against God and man, _i.e.,_ probably acts of idolatry and tyranny. (Comp. Jeremiah 25:6; Jeremiah 7:5...
וְ יֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהֹֽויָקִ֜ים וְ תֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יו...
THE LAST KINGS OF JUDAH 2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Chronicles 35:1; 2 Chronicles 36:1 WHATEVER influence Manasseh's reformation exercised over his people generally, the taint of idolatry was
AT THE MERCY OF THE FOE 2 Chronicles 36:1 The narrative here runs parallel with II Kings, but the events are described with a certain gravity of warning which enforces the lesson of history. Here was...
This is the record of the final movements in the downward course of Judah. They are graphically given. First Jehoahaz reigned for three months, and was deposed by the king of Egypt. Jehoiakim succeede...
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and (d) that which was found in him, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin h...
_In him. The Jews explain this of the diabolical characters forbidden, Lev. xix. 28. Denis the Carthusian; R. Sal., &c. --- But it may simply denote the hidden sins of the king, which God will bring t...
Though this king reigned longer than his brother, even to eleven years, yet it should seem it was more at the pleasure of the king of Babylon than from any real power or authority he himself possessed...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 33 THROUGH 36. Manasseh, his son, who gave himself up to iniquity in spite of the warnings of the prophets, brought desolation and ruin upon himself and after...
2 Chronicles 36:1...
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his s...
1 Iehoahaz succeeding, is deposed by Pharaoh, and caried into Egypt. 5 Iehoiakim raigning ill, is caried bound into Babylon. 9 Iehoiachin succeeding reigneth ill, and is brought into Babylon. 11 Ze...
Now, the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and his abominations which he did, his idolatry and other wickedness, AND THAT WHICH WAS FOUND IN HIM, BEHOLD, THEY ARE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF THE KINGS OF ISRAE...
THE END OF THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM. The Reign of Jehoahaz, Johoiakim, and Jehoiachin....
JEHOIAKIM'S REIGN AND CAPTIVITY (vv.5-8) Jehoiakim was evidently older than Jehoahaz for he was 25 when he began to reign (cf.v.2). He reigned 11 years in Judah, but he also dishonoured the memory o...
JEHOIACHIN: Or, Jeconiah, 1 Chronicles 3:16. Or, Coniah, Jeremiah 22:24...
1-21 The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem came on by degrees. The methods God takes to call back sinners by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providences, are all instances of his compassion towar...
THAT WHICH WAS FOUND IN HIM; that crime of rebellion against the king of Babylon, which for a time he kept in his own breast; but when he saw fit, he discovered it, and was convicted of it. See 2 KING...
2 Chronicles 36:8 rest H3499 acts H1697 Jehoiakim H3079 abominations H8441 did H6213 (H8804) found H4672 (H873
CONTENTS: Reign and dethronement of Jehoahaz. Final deportation. Captivity of Judah in Babylon. CHARACTERS: God, Jehoahaz, Jehoiachin, Jehoikim, Nebuchadnezzar, Zedekiah, Cyrus, Eliakim, Necho. CONC...
2 Chronicles 36:2. _Jehoahaz the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem._ Necho summoned him to Riblah, put him in irons, and made his elder brother Eliakim king in his room, and changed his name to...
2 CHRONICLES 36:1 The Last Four Kings. Compare 2 Kings 23:31. The Chronicler summarizes the reigns of Judah’s last four kings. Because they abandon the covenant after Josiah’s death, all four will go...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 36:5 Jehoiakim’s reign (609–598 B.C.) was marked by a return to idolatry (Jeremiah 25:1) and the king’s persecution of the prophets ...
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter gives the reigns of Jehoahaz (2 Chronicles 36:1), of Jehoiakim (2 Chronicles 36:5), of Jehoiachin (2 Chronicles 36:9), and of Zedekiah ...
EXPOSITION One short chapter now brings to a conclusion the work, in so many aspects remarkable, called 'The Chronicles.' And thirteen verses sum the contents of the four last pre-Captivity kings of t...
Now at his death, Jehoahaz began to reign. He was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for only three months in Jerusalem. And the king of Egypt came up, conquered him, and to...
1 Chronicles 3:16; 1 Chronicles 3:17; 2 Kings 24:5; 2 Kings 24:6;...
Found in him — That crime of rebellion against the king of Babylon, which for a time he kept in his own breast, but when he saw fit, discovered it, and was convicted of it....