Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
4 Kings (2 Kings) Chapter 24
Overview
Kg2 24:1, Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him, procures his own ruin; Kg2 24:5, Jehoiachin succeeds him; Kg2 24:7, The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon; Kg2 24:8, Jehoiachin's evil reign; Kg2 24:10, Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon; Kg2 24:17, Zedekiah is made king, and reigns ill, unto the utter destruction of Judah.
his days: Kg2 17:5; 2Chr. 36:6-21; Jer 25:1, Jer 25:9, Jer 46:2; Dan 1:1
Nebuchadnezzar: This prince, so famous in the writings of the prophets, was the son of Nabopollasar king of Babylon.
the Lord: Kg2 6:23, Kg2 13:20, Kg2 13:21; Deu 28:49, Deu 28:50; Ch2 33:11; Job 1:17; Isa 7:17, Isa 13:5; Jer 35:11; Eze 19:8
according: Kg2 20:17, Kg2 21:12-14, Kg2 23:27; Isa 6:11, Isa 6:12; Jer 25:9, Jer 26:6, Jer 26:20, Jer 32:28; Mic 3:12
his: Heb. the hand of his
Surely: Kg2 18:25; Gen 50:20; Ch2 24:24, Ch2 25:16; Isa 10:5, Isa 10:6, Isa 45:7, Isa 46:10, Isa 46:11; Amo 3:6
remove them: Kg2 23:26, Kg2 23:27; Lev 26:33-35; Deu 4:26, Deu 4:27, Deu 28:63, Deu 29:28; Jos 23:15; Jer 15:1-4; Mic 2:10
for the sins: Kg2 21:2-11; Exo 20:5
for the innocent: Kg2 21:16; Num 35:33; Deu 19:10; Jer 2:34, Jer 19:4
he filled: Psa 106:38
which: Jer 15:1, Jer 15:2; Lam 3:42; Eze 33:25
the rest: Ch2 36:8; Jer 22:13-17, 26:1-36:32
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slept: As Jehoiakim was "buried with the burial of an ass," by being "drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem," without internment, the expression "slept with his fathers," can only mean that the died, or slept the sleep of death. In the East, a body exposed during the night would be a prey to wild animals; if any of it were left till the morning, the carnivorous birds would devour it. Ch2 36:6, Ch2 36:8; Jer 22:18, Jer 22:19, Jer 36:30
Jehoiachin: As this man reigned only three months, and was a mere vassal of the king of Babylon, his reign is scarcely reckoned; and therefore Jeremiah (Jer 36:30) says of Jehoiakim, "he shall have none to sit upon the throne of David.
the king: Jer 37:5-7, Jer 46:2
from the river: Gen 15:18; Num 34:5; Jos 15:4; Kg1 4:21; Isa 27:12
Jehoiachin: Ch1 3:16; Jer 24:1, Jeconiah, Jer 22:24, Jer 22:28, Jer 37:1, Coniah, Mat 1:11, Mat 1:12, Jechonias
eighteen years: In the parallel place, he is said to be only eight years old; but this must be a mistake, for we find that having reigned only three months, he was carried captive to Babylon, and there had wives; and had he been of such a tender age, it could scarcely have been said that, as a king, "he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord." Ch2 36:9
evil: Young renders, "the evil thing," noting, "that is, idolatry."
according: Kg2 24:19; Ch2 36:12
At that time: Dan 1:1, Dan 1:2
was besieged: Heb. came into siege, Kg2 25:2
Jehoiachin: Ch2 36:10; Jer 24:1, Jer 29:1, Jer 29:2, Jer 38:17, Jer 38:18; Eze 17:12
officers: or, eunuchs
took him: Kg2 25:27; Jer 52:28, Jer 52:31
eighth year: "Nebuchadnezzar's eighth year." Jer 25:1, Jer 52:28
he carried: Kg2 20:17; Isa 39:6; Jer 20:5
and cut: Kg2 25:13-15; Ezr 1:7-11; Jer 27:16-21, Jer 28:3, Jer 28:4, Jer 28:6; Dan 5:2, Dan 5:3
which Solomon: Kg1 7:48-50; 2Chr. 4:7-22
all: That is, all the chief men, the nobles, and the artificers. Among these were 7,000 mighty men, and 1,000 craftsmen and smiths.
Jerusalem: Ch2 36:9, Ch2 36:10; Jer 24:1-5, Jer 52:28; Eze 1:1, Eze 1:2
craftsmen: So, Sa1 23:19-22
the poorest sort: Kg2 25:12; Jer 39:10, Jer 40:7, Jer 52:16; Eze 17:14
he carried: Kg2 24:8; Ch2 36:10; Est 2:6; Jer 22:24-28
officers: or, eunuchs
seven thousand: Jer 29:2, Jer 52:28
the king: Ch2 36:10, Ch2 36:11; Jer 37:1, Jer 52:1
his father's brother: He was son of Josiah, brother to Jehoiakim, and uncle of Jehoiachin. Ch1 3:15, Ch1 3:16; Ch2 36:10
changed: The change of name was to shew Nebuchadnezzar's supremacy, and that Zedekiah was only his vassal or viceroy. The custom of changing names, we are assured by travellers, still exists in the East. Kg2 23:34; Ch2 36:4
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Zedekiah: Ch2 36:11; Jer 37:1, Jer 52:1-11
Hamutal: Kg2 23:31
And he did: Kg2 23:37; Ch2 36:12; Jer 24:8, 37:1-38:28; Eze 21:25
through: Kg2 22:17; Exo 9:14-17; Deu 2:30; Isa 19:11-14; Co1 1:20; Th2 2:9-11
Zedekiah: Ch2 36:13; Jer 27:12-15, Jer 38:17-21; Eze 17:15-20