In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. NABUCHODONOSOR. Le nom tel qu'il est écrit sur les monuments est Nabukudurri-uzur, et signifie, selon Sir H. Rawlinson, "Nébo protège les jeunes;" selon le Dr... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. LE SEIGNEUR A ENVOYÉ CONTRE LUI... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_SURELY AT THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LORD CAME THIS UPON JUDAH, TO REMOVE THEM OUT OF HIS SIGHT, FOR THE SINS OF MANASSEH, ACCORDING TO ALL THAT HE DID;_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. JEHOIAKIM A COUCHÉ AVEC SES PÈRES. Cette phraséologie ne peut signifier rien de plus que sa mort, car il n'a pas été enterré avec ses ancêtres royaux; et qu'il soit tombé au combat ou que son corps ait été soumis à... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. LE ROI D'EGYPTE - i: e., Pharaon-Nechoh. CAR LE ROI DE BABYLONE AVAIT PRIS DU FLEUVE D'ÉGYPTE AU FLEUVE EUP... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. JEHOIACHIN - i: e., Dieu a désigné; contracté dans Jeconiah et Coniah (Jérémie 22:24). DIX-HUIT ANS LORSQU'IL A COMMENC... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. IL A FAIT CE QUI ÉTAIT MAL AUX YEUX DU SEIGNEUR. Non appris par l'expérience, et sourd aux avertissements prophétiques, il a poursuivi les voies perverses qui avaient amené tant de catastrophes su... [ Continuer la lecture ]
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. À CE MOMENT-LÀ - dans les trois mois suivant son accession au trône; c'était le printemps de l'année (2 Chroniques 36:10): si tôt il manifesta un sentiment d'hostilité aux intérêts de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND NEBUCHADNEZZAR KING OF BABYLON CAME AGAINST THE CITY, AND HIS SERVANTS DID BESIEGE IT._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. COMME LE SEIGNEUR L'AVAIT DIT - (cf. 2 Rois 20:17; Ésaïe 39... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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 people of the land. TOUS LES ARTISANS ET FORGERONS , [ kaal (H3605) hechaaraash ( H2796) wªhamacgeer... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE CARRIED AWAY JEHOIACHIN TO BABYLON, AND THE KING'S MOTHER, AND THE KING'S WIVES, AND HIS OFFICERS, AND THE MIGHTY OF THE LAND, THOSE CARRIED HE INTO CAPTIVITY FROM JERUSALEM TO BABYLON._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. MATTANIAH, LE FRÈRE DE SON PÈRE, ROI À SA PLACE. Fidèle à sa politique antérieure consistant à maintenir une démonstration de monarchie, Nabuchodonosor nomma le troisième et plus jeune... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_ZEDEKIAH WAS TWENTY AND ONE YEARS OLD WHEN HE BEGAN TO REIGN, AND HE REIGNED ELEVEN YEARS IN JERUSALEM. AND HIS MOTHER'S NAME WAS HAMUTAL, THE DAUGHTER OF JEREMIAH OF LIBNAH._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. PAR LA COLÈRE DU SEIGNEUR ... IL ... LES CHASSA DE SA PRÉSENCE - c'est-à-dire, au cours de la juste providence de Dieu, sa p... [ Continuer la lecture ]