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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 thous...
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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...
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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;
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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AND HE CARRIED AWAY ALL JERUSALEM— Among these were Ezekiel the
prophet, and Mordecai the uncle of Esther....
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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24:14 valour, (b-17) Or 'all those who were wealthy,' as ch. 15.20....
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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),...
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וְ הִגְלָ֣ה אֶת ־כָּל ־יְ֠רוּשָׁלִַם
וְֽ אֶת
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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THE REIGN OF JEHOIACHIN...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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
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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 ...
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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...
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1 Samuel 23:19; 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Kings 25:12;...
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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...