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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 39:6

The sons of Zedekiah. — The history of Eastern monarchies presents us with many examples of this refinement of cruelty, notably in the case of (Eobazus under Darius (Herod. Iv. 84), and Pythius under Xerxes (Herod, vii. 39). The slaughter of the “nobles” probably included most of those whom we have seen in Jeremiah 36:12, and elsewhere.

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See also Jeremiah 39:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 39 _ 1. The fall of Jerusalem and the fate of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 39:1) _ 2. Nebuchadnezzar's kindness to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 39:10) 3. Ebed-melech's reward (Jeremiah 39:15)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE FALL OF JERUSALEM: JEREMIAH SPARED. This paragraph well illustrates the growth of the OT text; _cf._ 2 Kings 25:1 (also reproduced in Jeremiah 52:4, from which Jeremiah 39:1 f. and...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BEFORE HIS EYES.. specimen of the inhumanity of those days....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    See introd. note and summary to ch....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. The Capture of the King Jeremiah 39:4-10 TRANSLATION (4) And it came to pass when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the men of war saw them, they fled by going out at night from the city by way of...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. SLEW THE SONS OF ZEDEKIAH IN RIBLAH BEFORE HIS EYES - previous t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM (11TH YEAR OF ZEDEKIAH) The narrative in this c., with some varieties in detail, coincides with that of Jeremiah 52 and with 2 Kings 25. 1-7. The city taken. Zedekiah's fate...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּשְׁחַט֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל אֶת ־בְּנֵ֧י צִ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XIII GEDALIAH Jeremiah 39:1; Jeremiah 40:1; Jeremiah 41:1; Jeremiah 52:1 "Then arose Ishmael ben Nethani

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

    This chapter records the fall of Jerusalem. After a long siege lasting from the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign until the fourth month of the eleventh year, at last "a breach was mad...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    What a sad business Zedekiah had made of it; and what a grievous calamity followed! Zedekiah was but in the prime of life when these things took place. And here he felt the awful consequence of reject...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    It is probable that Nebuchadnezzar continued in that pleasant city while Jerusalem was attacked, for he would not endure the weariness of a long siege, and he also wished to be far away from danger. I...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 39 THROUGH 44. After this, chapter 39 and the following Chapter s give us the history of the confusion and iniquity that reigned among the remnant who were no...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN THE KING OF BABYLON SLEW THE SONS OF ZEDEKIAH IN RIBLAH BEFORE HIS EYES,.... Not with his own hands, but gave orders to do it: these must be very young, at least some of them; since Zedekiah at t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. Ver. 6. See on 2 Kings 25:6,7 ....

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

    _They fled by the gate betwixt the two walls_ Betwixt the wall and the outworks, or betwixt the old wall of the city and the new one which Hezekiah built, of which mention is made 2 Chronicles 32:5. S...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    JERUSALEM TAKEN...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes, for they were guilty, with their father, of the revolt against the Babylonian supremacy; ALSO, THE KING OF BABYLON SLEW AL...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-10 Jerusalem was so strong, that the inhabitants believed the enemy could never enter it. But sin provoked God to withdraw his protection, and then it was as weak as other cities. Zedekiah had his...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Thus the stubbornness of this prince and his nobles proved the ruin of his family, and of themselves, and of the whole people. The nobles were great authors of this mischief, and brought Zedekiah into...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 39:6 king H4428 Babylon H894 killed H7819 (H8799) sons H1121 Zedekiah H6667 eyes H5869 Riblah H7247 king...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Final captivity of Judah in accordance with the prophets. CHARACTERS: Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sar-sechim, Rab-saris, Rab-mag, Nebuzaradan, Jeremiah, Nebushas...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Jeremiah 39:1. _In the ninth year of Zedekiah they besieged Jerusalem._ On the very day that God revealed to Ezekiel in Babylon the taking of the city. This would reconcile the captives to their lot,...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon._ THE DOWNFALL OF JUDAH The siege and sacking of Jerusalem under Nebuchadrezzar is the most tragi...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 39:6 Nebuchadnezzar was harsher than ZEDEKIAH feared his countrymen would be (Jeremiah 38:19)....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—_Cf_. notes _in loc_. chap. 34. The siege lasted just one year and six months, not reckoning the interval during which the Chaldeans broke...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter is very confused as it stands. To restore order it is absolutely necessary to suppose that some passages (viz. Jeremiah 39:1, Jeremiah 39:2, and Jeremiah 39:4) have been insert...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and began their siege. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 34:28; 2 Kings 22:20; 2 Kings 25:7; Deuteronomy 28:34;...

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