Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
2 Kings 24:14
Verse 2 Kings 24:14. He carried away all Jerusalem] That is, all the chief men, the nobles, and artificers. Among these there were of mighty men seven thousand; of craftsmen and smiths, one thousand.
Verse 2 Kings 24:14. He carried away all Jerusalem] That is, all the chief men, the nobles, and artificers. Among these there were of mighty men seven thousand; of craftsmen and smiths, one thousand.
The entire number of the captives was not more than 11,000. They consisted of three classes: (1) the “princes” or “mighty of the land,” i. e., courtiers, priests, elders, and all who had any position...
2. JEHOIACHIN AND ZEDEKIAH: THE BEGINNING OF JUDAH'S CAPTIVITY CHAPTER 24 _ 1. Jehoiakim, Servant of Nebuchadnezzar, and His Death (2 Kings 24:1; 2 Chronicles 36:6)_ 2. Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:6;
2 Kings 24:8. JEHOIACHIN AND THE FIRST CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH. The name of this king is also given as Coniah (Jeremiah 22:24) and Jeconiah (Jeremiah 29:2). Evidently Babylon's vengeance for his father's t...
CARRIED AWAY. This deportation was eleven years before that of Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:18). Mordecai was in this deportation. See note on 2 Chronicles 36:6. The Captivity begun in 489. CRAFTSMEN. artifi...
_he carried away all Jerusalem_ The policy of Nebuchadnezzar was to remove out of the way all those who might be able to organize and plan a revolt when he and his army had departed. Hence all the peo...
AND HE CARRIED AWAY ALL JERUSALEM— Among these were Ezekiel the prophet, and Mordecai the uncle of Esther....
IV. THE REIGN AND DEPORTATION OF JEHOIACHIN 24:8-17 TRANSLATION (8) Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months In Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was...
III. THE REIGN AND REBELLION OF JEHOIAKIM 23:36-24:7 TRANSLATION (36) Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother...
_AND HE CARRIED AWAY ALL JERUSALEM, AND ALL THE PRINCES, AND ALL THE MIGHTY MEN OF VALOUR, EVEN TEN_ _ THOUSAND CAPTIVES, AND ALL THE CRAFTSMEN AND SMITHS: NONE REMAINED, SAVE THE POOREST SORT OF THE...
24:14 valour, (b-17) Or 'all those who were wealthy,' as ch. 15.20....
THE POOREST SORT] They were as worthless in character as obscure in station: see Jeremiah 24:1. Among the better class who were carried away on this occasion was the prophet Ezekiel....
JEHOIACHIN AND NEBUCHADNEZZAR This chapter recounts the reigns of Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin, the invasion of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (who carried into captivity Jehoiachin and numbers...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 24 V1 While Jehoiakim was king, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to attack the country. Jehoiakim had to serve him...
ALL JERUSALEM. — Limited by what follows, and meaning the most important part of the population. THE PRINCES — i.e., the nobles, _e.g.,_ the grandees of the court, some of the priests (Ezekiel 1:1),...
וְ הִגְלָ֣ה אֶת ־כָּל ־יְ֠רוּשָׁלִַם וְֽ אֶת
JEHOIAKIM B.C. 608-597 2 Kings 23:36; 2 Kings 24:1 "But those things that are recorded of him, and of his uncleanness and impiety, are written in the Chronicles of the Kings," - RAPC 1Es 1:42 "W...
JEHOIACHIN B.C. 597 2 Kings 24:8 B.C. 597 "There are times when ancient truths become modern falsehoods, when the signs of God's dispensations are made so clear by the course of natural events as...
THE CAPTIVITY BEGINS 2 Kings 24:10 Jehoiachin followed the evil path of his predecessors. Again Jerusalem was besieged and Deuteronomy 28:48 began to be fulfilled. The ill-advised revolt of the young...
Jehoiakim became tributary to Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar. The continuity of evil made impossible any respite, and it is solemnly written, "The Lord would not pardon." In this connection the sins of...
_All; the chief men, chap. xxv. 18. Ezechiel and Mardocheus were in the number. --- Engraver. The first term means a workman in wood, stone, &c.; the latter seems to designate a mason, smith, or garri...
This may be really considered the close of the kingdom of Israel and Judah. For though there was a nominal king after Jehoiachim, yet as the king of Babylon made him king, he might be considered more...
Well, then, in the next portion of our book (2 Kings 21:1-26) we see how truly a pious father may be followed by an impious son. Manasseh, young as he was, did not only begin to reign, but "did that w...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 24 AND 25. The kings of Israel had been the fatal examples of a course which had led Judah and all Israel to their ruin (see 2 Kings 16:3). The pious Jehoshap...
AND HE CARRIED AWAY ALL JERUSALEM,.... The inhabitants of it; not every individual of them, but the chief of them, the more honourable, rich, and useful; for the poorer sort were left, as afterwards e...
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, [even] ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the pe...
_He carried away all Jerusalem_ That is, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; not simply _all_, but the best and most considerable part, as the following words explain and restrain it. _Even ten thousand cap...
1 Iehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him, procureth his owne ruine. 5 Iehoiachin succeedeth him. 7 The King of Egypt is vanquished by the King of Babylon. 8 Iehoiach...
And he carried away all Jerusalem, all the most representative citizens, AND ALL THE PRINCES, AND ALL THE MIGHTY MEN OF VALOR, EVEN TEN THOUSAND CAPTIVES, AND ALL THE CRAFTSMEN AND SMITHS, such as mig...
THE REIGN OF JEHOIACHIN...
Pharaoh was not able to maintain his dominance over Judah, however, not that Judah was able to break it, but because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon displaced Pharaoh and took his place in making Jehoi...
8-20 Jehoiachin reigned but three months, yet long enough to show that he justly smarted for his fathers' sins, for he trod in their steps. His uncle was intrusted with the government. This Zedekiah...
ALL JERUSALEM, i.e. the inhabitants of Jerusalem; not simply _all_, but the best and most considerable part, as the following words explain and restrain it. TEN THOUSAND CAPTIVES; which are more parti...
2 Kings 24:14 captivity H1540 (H8689) Jerusalem H3389 captains H8269 men H1368 valor H2428 ten H6235 thousand H505
THE REIGN OF JEHOIACHIN KING OF JUDAH 597 BC (2 KINGS 24:8). In typical fashion the prophetic author of Kings has not told us in detail about the closing years of Jehoiakim's life, except in so far as...
CONTENTS: Jehoikim tributary to Nebuchadnezzar. Reigns of Jehoikim, Jehoichin and Zedekiah. Deportation to Babylon. CHARACTERS: God, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah. CONCLUSION: Time will not wear o...
_In his days Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon came up._ WICKEDNESS, RETRIBUTION AND DIVINE CONTROL, AS REVEALED IN NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S INVASION OF JUDAH In glancing through these Chapter s there are two...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 24:8 JEHOIACHIN. Babylon’s withdrawal from Palestine in 601 B.C. turned out to be temporary. Jehoiakim’s rebellion brought the Babylonian army to the gates of JERUSALEM at the
THE FALL OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 24:1. IN HIS DAYS NEBUCHADNEZZAR, KING OF BABYLON—Nebuchadnezzar’s reign commenced in the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s. Hales ...
And the LORD sent the bands of the Babylonians, and of the Syrians, and of the Moabites (2 Kings 24:2), And again now, the same kind of thing that happened to Israel; when the weakness of the nation w...
1 Samuel 23:19; 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Kings 25:12;...
All — Not simply all, but the best and most considerable part, as the following words explain it. Captives — Which are more particularly reckoned up, 2 Kings 24:16, where there are seven thousand migh...