Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 24

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2 Kings 24 . 1 , Jehoiakim , first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar , then rebelling against him , procures his own ruin; 2 Kings 24 . 5 , Jehoiachin succeeds him; 2 Kings 24 . 7 , The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon; 2 Kings 24 . 8 , Jehoiachin’s evil reign; 2 Kings 24 . 10 , Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon; 2 Kings 24 . 17 , Zedekiah is made king , and reigns ill , unto the utter destruction of Judah.

2 Kings 24:1

During Jehoiakim's reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

2 Kings 24:1 · BSB

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Nebuchadnezzar This prince , so famous in the writings of the prophets , was the son of Nabopollasar king of Babylon.

2 Kings 24:2

And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.

2 Kings 24:2 · BSB

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his Heb. the hand of his

2 Kings 24:3

Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD's command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,

2 Kings 24:3 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:4

and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.

2 Kings 24:4 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:5

As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

2 Kings 24:5 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:6

And Jehoiakim rested with his fathers, and his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.

2 Kings 24:6 · BSB

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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

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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

  • Jeremiah 36:30 says of Jehoiakim , "he shall have none to sit upon the throne of David

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2 Kings 24:7

Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.

2 Kings 24:7 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:8

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 24:8 · BSB

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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."

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2 Kings 24:9

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.

2 Kings 24:9 · BSB

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evil Young renders , "the evil thing ," noting , "that is , idolatry."

2 Kings 24:10

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

2 Kings 24:10 · BSB

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Heb. came into siege

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2 Kings 24:11

And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.

2 Kings 24:11 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:12

Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.

2 Kings 24:12 · BSB

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"Nebuchadnezzar's eighth year."

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2 Kings 24:13

As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.

2 Kings 24:13 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:14

He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.

2 Kings 24:14 · BSB

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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.

2 Kings 24:15

Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

2 Kings 24:15 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:16

The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.

2 Kings 24:16 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:17

Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

2 Kings 24:17 · BSB

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He was son of Josiah , brother to Jehoiakim , and uncle of Jehoiachin

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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

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2 Kings 24:18

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

2 Kings 24:18 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:19

And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.

2 Kings 24:19 · BSB

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2 Kings 24:20

For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

2 Kings 24:20 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web12 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations 2 Chronicles 36:11 → 2 Kings 24:18, Jeremiah 52:1 → 2 Kings 24:18, Jeremiah 52:1-34 → 2 Kings 24:18-25
Allusions 2 Chronicles 36:10 → 2 Kings 24:13, 2 Chronicles 36:11-17 → 2 Kings 24:18-20, 2 Chronicles 36:7 → 2 Kings 24:13, Ezra 1:7-11 → 2 Kings 24:13, Jeremiah 27:16 → 2 Kings 24:13, Jeremiah 27:16-22 → 2 Kings 24:13
Trajectories
Abel (First Martyr), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)
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