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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Nahum 2 - Introduction

The fearful and victorious armies of God against Nineveh.

Before Christ about 713.

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See also Nahum 2 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The prophet, having foretold the destruction of Sennacherib, find in him how the enemy of Judah is wholly cut off, goes on to describe the destruction of Nineveh, and with it of his whole kingdom, and...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    THE LORD WAS AGAINST NINEVEH Nahum Two God had used Nineveh as His rod to chastise His people, Israel. Now He sends a warning by his prophet that someone was coming to attack and scatter Nineveh. He...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 (h-0) * (The title of this book, 'Nahum'), Said to mean 'Comfort' or 'Comforted.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    II. The siege and sack of Nineveh described. From the destruction of Sennacherib’s host in 699 B.C., and his death in the temple of Nisroch in 680, the prophet suddenly passes to the extermination of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO NAHUM 2 This chapter gives an account of the destruction of the city of Nineveh; describes the instruments of it as very terrible and powerful, and not to be resisted, Nahum 2:1. The...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * Nineveh's destruction foretold. (1-10) The true cause, their sinning against God, and his appearing against them. (11-13)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 2. THE SACK OF NINEVEH. The prophet now sees in vision the ravage of Nineveh. The sight was similar to those that had been seen many times before, but in those cases it was Assyria who was the...

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