Verse 1

Introduction

Overview

2 Kings 23 . 1 , Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly; 2 Kings 23 . 3 , He renews the covenant of the Lord; 2 Kings 23 . 4 , He destroys idolatry; 2 Kings 23 . 15 , He burns dead men’s bones upon the altar of Beth-el , as was fore-prophesied; 2 Kings 23 . 21 , He keeps a most solemn passover; 2 Kings 23 . 24 , He puts away witches and all abomination; 2 Kings 23 . 26 , God’s final wrath against Judah; 2 Kings 23 . 29 , Josiah , provoking Pharaoh-nechoh , is slain at Megiddo; 2 Kings 23 . 31 , Jehoahaz , succeeding him , is imprisoned by Pharaoh-nechoh , who makes Jehoiakim king; 2 Kings 23 . 36 , Jehoiakim’s wicked reign.

the king . Deuteronomy 31 . 28 , 2 Samuel 6 . 1 , 2 Chronicles 29 . 20 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 2 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 29 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 30-33

Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 13 . 1 . consulted Matthew 1 . 10 . Josias

Verse 2

both small and great . Heb. from small even unto great , Genesis 19 . 11 , 1 Samuel 5 . 9 , 1 Samuel 30 . 2 , 2 Chronicles 15 . 13 , Esther 1 . 5 , Job 3 . 19 , Psalm 115 . 13 , Acts 26 . 22 , Revelation 20 . 12

he read . Deuteronomy 31 . 10-13 , 2 Chronicles 17 . 9 , Nehemiah 8 . 1-8 , Nehemiah 9 . 3 , Nehemiah 13 . 1

the book . 2 Kings 22 . 8 , Deuteronomy 31 . 26 , 1 Kings 8 . 9

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 31 . 11 . shalt read 2 Chronicles 31 . 1 . all Israel 2 Chronicles 34 . 30 . the book Nehemiah 5 . 12 . I called Jeremiah 11 . 2 . General Jeremiah 34 . 8 . had

Verse 3

stood . 2 Kings 11 . 14 , 2 Kings 11 . 17 , 2 Chronicles 23 . 13 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 31 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 32

made a covenant . Exodus 24 . 7 , Exodus 24 . 8 , Deuteronomy 5 . 1-3 , Deuteronomy 29 . 1 , Deuteronomy 29 . 10-15 , Joshua 24 . 25 , 2 Chronicles 15 . 12-14 , 2 Chronicles 23 . 16 , 2 Chronicles 29 . 10 , Ezra 10 . 3 , Nehemiah 9 . 38 , Nehemiah 10 . 28-39 , Jeremiah 50 . 5 , Hebrews 8 . 8-13 , Hebrews 12 . 24 , Hebrews 13 . 20

to walk . Deuteronomy 8 . 19

his commandments . Deuteronomy 4 . 45 , Deuteronomy 5 . 1 , Deuteronomy 6 . 1 , Psalm 19 . 7-9

with all their heart . Deuteronomy 6 . 5 , Deuteronomy 10 . 12 , Deuteronomy 11 . 13 , Matthew 22 . 36 , Matthew 22 . 37

And all . Exodus 24 . 3 , Joshua 24 . 24 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 32 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 33 , Ecclesiastes 8 . 2 , Jeremiah 4 . 2

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 4 . 29 . with all Deuteronomy 13 . 4 . walk 1 Kings 2 . 4 . walk 1 Kings 8 . 22 . stood before the altar 2 Kings 11 . 4 . made a covenant 2 Kings 23 . 25 . that turned 2 Chronicles 6 . 12 . he stood Nehemiah 5 . 12 . I called Nehemiah 5 . 13 . the people Nehemiah 10 . 29 . to walk Psalm 119 . 106 . that I will Jeremiah 11 . 2 . General Jeremiah 29 . 13 . with Jeremiah 34 . 8 . had Jeremiah 34 . 15 . ye had Ezekiel 4 . 6 . forty days

Verse 4

priestss of the second order . These were either such as occasionally supplied the high priests's office , or those of the second course or order established by David. See the references. 1 Chronicles 24 . 4-19 , Matthew 26 . 3 , Matthew 27 . 1

the keepers . 2 Kings 22 . 4 , 1 Chronicles 26 . 1-19

to bring . 2 Kings 21 . 3 , 2 Kings 21 . 7 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 7 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 4

Baal . 2 Kings 17 . 16 , Judges 2 . 13 , 1 Kings 16 . 31 , 1 Kings 18 . 19 , 1 Kings 18 . 26 , 1 Kings 18 . 40 , 1 Kings 19 . 18 , Isaiah 27 . 9 , Jeremiah 7 . 9

Kidron . 2 Samuel 15 . 23 , John 18 . 1 , Cedron

Bethel . 1 Kings 12 . 29 , Hosea 4 . 15 , Amos 4 . 4

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 4 . 19 . when thou 2 Kings 11 . 18 . went 2 Kings 12 . 9 . the priests 2 Kings 13 . 6 . and there remained 2 Kings 18 . 4 . brake 2 Kings 21 . 5 . in the two courts 1 Chronicles 9 . 11 . the ruler 2 Chronicles 29 . 16 . Kidron 2 Chronicles 34 . 9 . Hilkiah 2 Chronicles 34 . 33 . took away Nehemiah 13 . 22 . I commanded Isaiah 30 . 22 . defile Jeremiah 7 . 30 . they Jeremiah 11 . 13 . For according Ezekiel 8 . 6 . even Zephaniah 1 . 4 . the remnant

Verse 5

put down . Heb. caused to cease

the idolatrous priests . Heb. Chemarim. Hosea 10 . 5 , *marg. "Foretold. Zephaniah 1 . 4 , Zephaniah 1 . 5."

planets . or , twelve signs , or constellations , So the Vulgate duodecim signa , "the twelve signs ," i.e. , the zodiac; which is the most probable meaning of the word mazzaloth , from the Arabic manzeel , a caravanserai , house , or dwelling , as being the apparent dwellings of the sun in his annual course; and the Targumists and Rabbins often employ the words tereysar mazzalaya , to denote the signs of the zodiac.

all the host . 2 Kings 21 . 3 , 2 Kings 21 . 4 , Jeremiah 8 . 1 , Jeremiah 8 . 2 , Jeremiah 44 . 17-19

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 4 . 19 . when thou 2 Kings 23 . 11 . the sun 2 Chronicles 33 . 3 . the host 2 Chronicles 34 . 4 . images Job 31 . 26 . beheld Job 38 . 32 . Mazzaroth Jeremiah 11 . 13 . For according Ezekiel 8 . 16 . their faces Ezekiel 16 . 24 . thou hast 2 Corinthians 6 . 16 . what

Verse 6

the grove . Or rather , Asherah , or Astarte. 2 Kings 21 . 7 , Judges 3 . 7 , 1 Kings 14 . 23 , 1 Kings 16 . 33 , Jeremiah 17 . 2

and burned . Exodus 32 . 20 , Deuteronomy 7 . 25 , Deuteronomy 9 . 21

the graves . 2 Kings 10 . 27 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 4

the children . Probably the common people.

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 7 . 5 . destroy 1 Kings 2 . 37 . over the 1 Kings 15 . 13 . the brook 2 Kings 21 . 5 . in the two courts 2 Kings 23 . 12 . cast 2 Kings 23 . 15 . stamped 2 Chronicles 14 . 3 . cut down 2 Chronicles 15 . 16 . cut down 2 Chronicles 33 . 3 . the host 2 Chronicles 33 . 7 . in the house Jeremiah 31 . 40 . the brook Jeremiah 32 . 34 . General John 18 . 1 . the brook

Verse 7

the sodomites . Genesis 19 . 4 , Genesis 19 . 5 , 1 Kings 14 . 24 , 1 Kings 15 . 12 , 1 Kings 22 . 46 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 33 , Romans 1 . 26 , Romans 1 . 27

where . Exodus 35 . 25 , Exodus 35 . 26 , Ezekiel 8 . 14 , Ezekiel 16 . 16 , Hosea 2 . 13

hangings . Heb. houses

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 23 . 17 . sodomite 2 Kings 10 . 27 . brake down the image Ezekiel 16 . 50 . and committed Hosea 4 . 14 . and they

Verse 8

from . etc. The northern and southern borders of Judah.

Geba . Joshua 21 . 17 , 1 Kings 15 . 22 , 1 Chronicles 6 . 60 , Isaiah 10 . 29 , Zechariah 14 . 10

Beersheba . Genesis 21 . 31 , Genesis 26 . 23 , Judges 20 . 1 , 1 Kings 19 . 3

Reciprocal . Leviticus 26 . 30 . I will destroy Ezekiel 44 . 10 . the Levites

Verse 9

the priests . Ezekiel 44 . 10-14 , Malachi 2 . 8 , Malachi 2 . 9

but they did . 1 Samuel 2 . 36 , Ezekiel 44 . 29-31

Reciprocal . Ezekiel 44 . 13 . they shall not

Verse 10

Topheth . Isaiah 30 . 33 , Jeremiah 7 . 31 , Jeremiah 7 . 32 , Jeremiah 19 . 6 , Jeremiah 19 . 11-13 , Tophet

the valley . Joshua 15 . 8 , 2 Chronicles 28 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 6 , Jeremiah 19 . 2 , Jeremiah 32 . 35 , Matthew 5 . 22 ,*Gr.

might make . 2 Kings 16 . 3 , 2 Kings 17 . 17 , 2 Kings 21 . 6 , Leviticus 18 . 21 , Deuteronomy 18 . 10 , Jeremiah 32 . 35 , Ezekiel 16 . 21 , Ezekiel 20 . 26 , Ezekiel 20 . 31 , Ezekiel 23 . 37-39

Reciprocal . Leviticus 20 . 2 . giveth Joshua 18 . 16 . the valley of the son 2 Kings 11 . 18 . went Nehemiah 11 . 30 . the valley Isaiah 57 . 5 . slaying Jeremiah 19 . 13 . defiled Micah 6 . 7 . shall

Verse 11

the sun . 2 Kings 23 . 5 , 2 Chronicles 14 . 5 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 4 , Ezekiel 8 . 16

house of the Lord . Throughout the East , the horse because of his swiftness and utility , was dedicated to the sun; and the Greeks and Romans feigned that the chariot of the sun was drawn by four horses , Pyrous , Eous , Aithon , and Phlegon , and hence also chariots were dedicated to that luminary. Jarchi says , that those who adored the sun had horses , which they mounted every morning , to go out to meet him at his rising. The kings of Judah had imitated these idolatrous customs , and kept the horses of the sun even at the entrance of the temple of the Lord!

chamberlain . or , eunuch , or officer

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 4 . 19 . when thou 1 Chronicles 26 . 18 . Parbar 2 Chronicles 33 . 3 . the host Job 31 . 26 . beheld Jeremiah 19 . 4 . estranged Ezekiel 7 . 20 . but Ezekiel 16 . 24 . thou hast Ezekiel 23 . 38 . they have Ezekiel 43 . 8 . setting

Verse 12

on the top . Deuteronomy 22 . 8 , Jeremiah 19 . 13 , Zephaniah 1 . 5

which Manasseh . 2 Kings 21 . 5 , 2 Kings 21 . 21 , 2 Kings 21 . 22 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 5 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 15

brake them down from thence . or , ran from thence

cast . 2 Kings 23 . 6

Reciprocal . 1 Kings 15 . 13 . destroyed 2 Chronicles 15 . 16 . cut down 2 Chronicles 30 . 14 . altars 2 Chronicles 34 . 4 . made dust Jeremiah 7 . 30 . they Jeremiah 19 . 4 . estranged Jeremiah 31 . 40 . the brook Ezekiel 5 . 11 . thou hast Ezekiel 7 . 20 . but Ezekiel 16 . 24 . thou hast Ezekiel 23 . 38 . they have Ezekiel 43 . 8 . setting Amos 5 . 26 . the tabernacle of your Moloch John 18 . 1 . the brook

Verse 13

the mount of corruption . that is , the mount of Olives , Houbigant , deriving the Hebrew mashchith from mashach , "to anoint ," reads "the Mount of Olives." Jarchi , following the Chaldee , also says this was the Mount of Olives; for this is the mount hammishchah , of unction , but because of the idolatrous purposes for which it was used , the Scripture changed the appellation to the mount of hammashchith , corruption.

Solomon . 1 Kings 11 . 7 , Nehemiah 13 . 26

Ashtoreth . Judges 2 . 13 , Judges 10 . 6 , 1 Samuel 7 . 4 , 1 Samuel 12 . 10 , 1 Kings 11 . 5 , 1 Kings 11 . 33

Chemosh . Numbers 21 . 29 , Judges 11 . 24 , Jeremiah 48 . 7 , Jeremiah 48 . 13 , Jeremiah 48 . 16

Milcom . Zephaniah 1 . 5 , Malcham

Reciprocal . Exodus 8 . 26 . the abomination Deuteronomy 11 . 29 . General Deuteronomy 12 . 2 . possess Deuteronomy 27 . 15 . an abomination Deuteronomy 32 . 16 . abominations 2 Chronicles 15 . 8 . abominable idols 2 Chronicles 30 . 14 . altars Isaiah 44 . 19 . an abomination Jeremiah 3 . 2 . unto Jeremiah 4 . 1 . put away Jeremiah 11 . 13 . For according Jeremiah 48 . 46 . the people Jeremiah 49 . 3 . their king Ezekiel 18 . 12 . hath committed Amos 5 . 26 . the tabernacle of your Moloch

Verse 14

he brake . Exodus 23 . 24 , Numbers 33 . 52 , Deuteronomy 7 . 5 , Deuteronomy 7 . 25 , Deuteronomy 7 . 26 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 4 , Micah 1 . 7

images . Heb. statues

the bones of men . 2 Kings 23 . 16 , Numbers 19 . 16 , Numbers 19 . 18 , Jeremiah 8 . 1 , Jeremiah 8 . 2 , Ezekiel 39 . 12-16 , Matthew 23 . 27 , Matthew 23 . 28

Reciprocal . Exodus 34 . 13 . ye shall Deuteronomy 12 . 3 . and burn Judges 3 . 7 . the groves 1 Kings 11 . 7 . build an high 2 Kings 11 . 18 . went 2 Chronicles 14 . 3 . images Jeremiah 19 . 13 . defiled Ezekiel 6 . 4 . and I

Verse 15

the altar . 2 Kings 10 . 31 , 1 Kings 12 . 28-33 , 1 Kings 14 . 16 , 1 Kings 15 . 30 , 1 Kings 21 . 22

stamped . 2 Kings 23 . 6

Reciprocal . Exodus 32 . 20 . took the calf 1 Kings 13 . 2 . Josiah by name 1 Kings 15 . 26 . in his sin 2 Chronicles 15 . 16 . cut down 2 Chronicles 31 . 1 . in Ephraim 2 Chronicles 34 . 6 . in Jeremiah 32 . 31 . this city Jeremiah 32 . 35 . to cause Hosea 8 . 6 . shall Hosea 10 . 8 . their altars Amos 3 . 14 . I will Micah 1 . 7 . all the graven

Verse 16

burned . 1 Kings 13 . 1 , 1 Kings 13 . 2 , 1 Kings 13 . 32 , Matthew 24 . 35 , John 10 . 35

who proclaimed . The Septuagint and Hexaplar Syriac at Paris insert , "when Jeroboam stood by the altar at the feast. And turning about , he cast his eyes on the sepulchre of the man of God" .

Reciprocal . Leviticus 26 . 30 . I will destroy 2 Kings 23 . 14 . the bones of men 2 Chronicles 34 . 5 . he Jeremiah 8 . 1 . General Jeremiah 35 . 4 . a man Ezekiel 6 . 4 . and I Amos 6 . 10 . that burneth

Verse 17

It is the sepulchre . 1 Kings 13 . 1 , 1 Kings 13 . 30 , 1 Kings 13 . 31

Reciprocal . Jeremiah 35 . 4 . a man 1 Timothy 6 . 11 . O man

Verse 18

alone . Heb. to escape

the bones of the prophet . 1 Kings 13 . 1-22 , 1 Kings 13 . 31

Reciprocal . 1 Kings 13 . 11 . an old prophet

Verse 19

the houses . 2 Kings 17 . 9 , 1 Kings 12 . 31 , 1 Kings 13 . 32

the cities . 2 Chronicles 30 . 6-11 , 2 Chronicles 31 . 1 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 6 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 7

the kings . 2 Kings 8 . 18 , 1 Kings 16 . 33 , Micah 6 . 16

to provoke the Lord . 2 Kings 17 . 16-18 , 2 Kings 21 . 6 , Psalm 78 . 58 , Jeremiah 7 . 18 , Jeremiah 7 . 19 , Ezekiel 8 . 17 , Ezekiel 8 . 18

Reciprocal . 2 Kings 17 . 32 . the houses Hosea 8 . 6 . shall

Verse 20

he slew . or , he sacrificed , 2 Kings 10 . 25 , 2 Kings 11 . 18 , Exodus 22 . 20 , Deuteronomy 13 . 5 , 1 Kings 13 . 2 , 1 Kings 18 . 40 , Isaiah 34 . 6 , Zechariah 13 . 2 , Zechariah 13 . 3

burned . 2 Chronicles 34 . 5

Reciprocal . Leviticus 26 . 30 . I will destroy 2 Kings 9 . 28 . General 2 Kings 10 . 11 . his priests Jeremiah 7 . 31 . the high Jeremiah 8 . 1 . General

Verse 21

Keep . 2 Chronicles 35 . 1-19

as it is written . Exodus 12 . 3-20 , Leviticus 23 . 5-8 , Numbers 9 . 2-5 , Numbers 28 . 16-25 , Deuteronomy 16 . 1-8

Reciprocal . Exodus 12 . 14 . by an ordinance Exodus 12 . 21 . and take Exodus 23 . 15 . the feast 2 Chronicles 34 . 30 . the book 2 Chronicles 35 . 18 . there was no passover

Verse 22

Surely . 2 Chronicles 35 . 18 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 19

of the kings . 2 Chronicles 30 . 1-3 , 2 Chronicles 30 . 13-20 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 3-17

Reciprocal . Acts 13 . 20 . he gave

Verse 23

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 16 . 7 . in the place Ezekiel 4 . 6 . forty days

Verse 24

Moreover . "His eighteenth year ending."

the workers . 2 Kings 21 . 3 , 2 Kings 21 . 6 , 1 Samuel 28 . 3-7 , Isaiah 8 . 19 , Isaiah 19 . 3 , Acts 16 . 16-18 , Revelation 22 . 15

images . or , teraphim , Genesis 31 . 19 , Judges 17 . 5 , Judges 18 . 17 , Judges 18 . 18 , Hosea 3 . 4

that he might . Leviticus 19 . 31 , Leviticus 20 . 27 , Deuteronomy 18 . 10-12 , Isaiah 8 . 20 , Romans 3 . 20 , James 1 . 25

the book . 2 Kings 22 . 8-13 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 14-19

Reciprocal . 2 Chronicles 33 . 6 . dealt Jeremiah 4 . 1 . put away Ezekiel 21 . 21 . images

Verse 25

am 3363-3394 , bc 641-610

unto him . 2 Kings 18 . 5

that turned . 2 Kings 23 . 3 , Deuteronomy 4 . 29 , Deuteronomy 6 . 5 , 1 Kings 2 . 4 , 1 Kings 8 . 48 , 1 Kings 15 . 5 , Jeremiah 29 . 13

according . Nehemiah 10 . 29 , Malachi 4 . 4 , John 1 . 17 , John 7 . 19

Reciprocal . 1 Kings 21 . 25 . But there Job 1 . 8 . none Jeremiah 22 . 15 . thy Hebrews 11 . 38 . whom

Verse 26

Notwithstanding . 2 Kings 21 . 11-13 , 2 Kings 22 . 16 , 2 Kings 22 . 17 , 2 Kings 24 . 2 , 2 Kings 24 . 4 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 16 , Jeremiah 3 . 7-10 , Jeremiah 15 . 1-4

provocations . Heb. angers

Reciprocal . Exodus 20 . 5 . visiting Numbers 35 . 33 . it defileth 1 Kings 14 . 9 . to provoke 2 Kings 24 . 3 . remove them 2 Chronicles 29 . 10 . that his fierce 2 Chronicles 30 . 8 . the fierceness 2 Chronicles 33 . 9 . made Judah 2 Chronicles 34 . 24 . I will bring Isaiah 24 . 5 . because Jeremiah 15 . 4 . because Ezekiel 18 . 19 . Why Zephaniah 2 . 2 . the decree Zechariah 1 . 2 . Lord

Verse 27

I will remove . 2 Kings 17 . 18 , 2 Kings 17 . 20 , 2 Kings 18 . 11 , 2 Kings 21 . 13 , 2 Kings 24 . 3 , 2 Kings 25 . 11 , Deuteronomy 29 . 27 , Deuteronomy 29 . 28 , Ezekiel 23 . 32-35

out of my sight . Psalm 51 . 11 , Jeremiah 31 . 37 , Jeremiah 33 . 24 , Lamentations 2 . 7

My name . 2 Kings 21 . 4 , 2 Kings 21 . 7 , 1 Kings 8 . 29 , 1 Kings 9 . 3

Reciprocal . 1 Kings 8 . 16 . my name 1 Kings 11 . 13 . for Jerusalem's 2 Kings 21 . 11 . Because 2 Kings 24 . 2 . according 2 Kings 25 . 21 . So Judah 2 Chronicles 34 . 24 . I will bring Isaiah 24 . 5 . because Isaiah 26 . 15 . thou hadst Jeremiah 15 . 4 . because Jeremiah 32 . 31 . that I Jeremiah 52 . 27 . Thus Zephaniah 2 . 2 . the decree Romans 11 . 1 . Hath God

Verse 28

the rest . 2 Kings 20 . 20

Verse 29

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Pharaohnechoh . Pharaoh-nechoh , called וךשע , Necos , the son of Psammiticus , by Herodotus , was now was now marching "to make war upon the Medes and Babylonians , who had dissolved the Assyrian empire ," the king of the latter being the famous Nabopollasar , who had also become king of Assyria. 2 Kings 23 . 33-35; 2 Chronicles 35 . 20-24; Jeremiah 46 . 2

Euphrates . 2 Kings 24 . 7; 2 Chronicles 35 . 20; Jeremiah 46 . 2

Josiah went . 2 Chronicles 35 . 20-23

slew him . 2 Kings 22 . 20; Ecclesiastes 8 . 14 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 1-2; Isaiah 57 . 1-2; Romans 11 . 33

Megiddo . Megiddo , called בדהןכןם , Magdolum , by Herodotus , was situated in the tribe of Manasseh , west of Jordan , in the valley of Jezreel , and not far fron Hadad-Rimmon , or Maximianopolis. This shews that Josiah reigned over the country formerly possessed by the ten tribes; and it is also probable , that Nechoh had landed his troops at or near Cesarea of Palestine. 2 Kings 9 . 27 , Joshua 17 . 11 , Judges 1 . 27 , Judges 5 . 19 , 1 Kings 4 . 12 , Zechariah 12 . 11 , Megiddon , Revelation 16 . 16 , Armageddon

he had seen him . 2 Kings 14 . 8 , 2 Kings 14 . 11

Reciprocal . Genesis 25 . 18 . toward Joshua 12 . 21 . Megiddo 1 Kings 9 . 15 . Megiddo 1 Chronicles 7 . 29 . Megiddo 1 Chronicles 10 . 2 . Jonathan Ezra 6 . 22 . the king Nehemiah 9 . 32 . on our kings Ezekiel 19 . 1 . the princes Ezekiel 19 . 12 . strong Zechariah 9 . 8 . because of him that passeth by

Reciprocal . Ezekiel 19 . 3 . it became

Verse 33

put him . 2 Chronicles 36 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 4 , Ezekiel 19 . 3 , Ezekiel 19 . 4

Riblah . Theodoret (inJeremiah 46 . 1-28) , expressly affirms that Riblah or Reblatha was in his time called Emesa. שלח הו וףפים ח וגכבטב פחע םץם ךבכןץלוםחע לוףחע. Emesa was a city of Syria , situated on the Orontes , and , according to the Antonine Itinerary , 18 miles from Laodicea ad Libanum. It is now called Homs , or Hems , about eight hours , or twenty-four miles se of Hamah or Hamath , in the road to Damascus. The present town only occupies about one quarter of the space contained within the ancient walls , which apparently date from the time of the Saracens. Here is nothing remarkable , except a Roman sepulchre , and a large castle in ruins. 2 Kings 25 . 6 , Numbers 34 . 11 , Jeremiah 39 . 5 , Jeremiah 39 . 6 , Jeremiah 52 . 9 , Jeremiah 52 . 10 , Jeremiah 52 . 26 , Jeremiah 52 . 27

Hamath . Numbers 13 . 21 , 1 Kings 8 . 65

that he might not reign . or , because he reigned

put . etc. Heb. set a mulct upon the land. 2 Kings 18 . 14 , Exodus 21 . 22 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 3 , Proverbs 19 . 19

Reciprocal . 2 Kings 23 . 29 . Pharaohnechoh 2 Kings 23 . 35 . the silver 2 Chronicles 33 . 11 . bound him Nehemiah 9 . 32 . on our kings Isaiah 7 . 18 . bee Jeremiah 2 . 16 . Also the Lamentations 1 . 1 . how is Zechariah 9 . 2 . Hamath