1 Kings 14:26-27
he took away.7:51; 15:18; 2Ki 24:13; 2Ch 12:9-11; Ps 39:6; 89:35-45the shields of gold.10:16,17; 2Ch 9:15,16; Pr 23:5; Ec 2:18,19 made.La 4:1,2guard. Heb. runners.1,5; 18:46; 1Sa 8:11; 22:17; 2Sa 15:12 Kings 23:31-34
Jehoahaz.1Ch 3:15; Jer 22:11Shallum. Hamutal.24:18 21:2-7,21,22 put him.2Ch 36:3,4; Eze 19:3,4Riblah.Theodoret (in Jer ch. 46,) expressly affirms that Riblah or Reblatha was in his time called Emesa. [Kome de estin he Reblatha tes nun kaloumenes Emeses.] 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 S.E. 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. 25:6; Nu 34:11; Jer 39:5,6; 52:9,10,26,27Hamath.Nu 13:21; 1Ki 8:65that he might not reign. or, because he reigned. put, etc.Heb. set a mulct upon the land. 18:14; Ex 21:22; 2Ch 36:3; Pr 19:19 Eliakim.Jos 18:18; 2Ch 36:3,4the son.1Ch 3:15turned.24:17; Ge 41:45; Da 1:7Jehoiakim."Called Jakim, Mt 1:11." he came.Jer 22:11,12; Eze 19:3,42 Kings 24:1-2
1 Jehoiakim, first subdued by Nebuchadnezzar, then rebelling against him, procures his own ruin.5 Jehoiachin succeeds him.7 The king of Egypt is vanquished by the king of Babylon.8 Jehoiachin's evil reign.10 Jerusalem is taken and carried captive into Babylon.17 Zedekiah is made king, and reigns ill, unto the utter destruction of Judah. his days.17:5; 2Ch 36:6-21; Jer 25:1,9; 46:2; Da 1:1Nebuchadnezzar.This prince, so famous in the writings of the prophets, was the son of Nabopollasar king of Babylon. the Lord.6:23; 13:20,21; De 28:49,50; 2Ch 33:11; Job 1:17; Isa 7:17; 13:5Jer 35:11; Eze 19:8according.20:17; 21:12-14; 23:27; Isa 6:11,12; Jer 25:9; 26:6,20; 32:28Mic 3:12his. Heb. the hand of his.2 Kings 24:6
A.M. 3405. B.C. 599. sleptAs 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. 2Ch 36:6,8; Jer 22:18,19; 36:30Jehoiachin.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 (ch. 31:30) says of Jehoiakim, "he shall have none to sit upon the throne of David."2 Kings 24:12
Jehoiachin.2Ch 36:10; Jer 24:1; 29:1,2; 38:17,18; Eze 17:12officers. or, eunuchs. took him.25:27; Jer 52:28,31eigth year."Nebuchadnezzar's eighth year." Jer 25:1; 52:282 Kings 25:7
they slew.Ge 21:16; 44:34; De 28:34; Jer 22:30; 39:6,7; 52:10,11and put out. Heb. and made blind.Thus were fulfilled the apparently contradictory prophecies of Jeremiah and Ezekiel--that his eyes should see the king of Babylon, but Babylon he should not see, though he should die there. Jer 32:4,5; 34:3; Eze 12:13-16bound him.Jud 16:21; 2Ch 33:11; 36:6; Ps 107:10,11; 149:8; Eze 7:27; 17:16-202 Kings 25:27-30
A.M. 3442. B.C. 562. it came to pass.Jer 24:5,6; 52:31-34king of Babylon.Pr 21:1lift up the head.Ge 40:13,20 kindly to him. Heb. good things with him. the throne.Jer 27:6-11; Da 2:37; 5:18,19 changed.24:12; Ge 41:14,42; Es 4:4; 8:15; Isa 61:3; Zec 3:4; Lu 15:22he did eat bread.2Sa 9:7 a daily rate.Ne 11:23; 12:47; Da 1:5; Mt 6:11; Lu 11:3; Ac 6:1all the days of his life.Ge 48:15,16 CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE TWO BOOKS OF KINGS. The events detailed in these books are highly interesting and important. The account of the wisdom, magnificence, and extended commerce of Solomon; the rash and impolitic conduct of Rehoboam; the disobedient prophet; the widow of Zarephath; Elijah and the prophets of Baal; Ben-hadad's pride and defeat; Elijah's assumption into heaven; Elisha's succession to his ministry, and the series of illustrious miracles he performed; the panic flight of the Syrians; the history of Ben-hadad and Hazael; and the predicted death of Ahab and Jezebel, and their children, are all pregnant with instruction, and have furnished themes for frequent dissertation. We perceive in these impressive histories the characters and qualities of men painted with the utmost fidelity, and the attributes of God displayed with great effect: we contemplate the exact accomplishment of God's promises and threatenings, the wisdom of his dispensations, and the mingled justice and mercy of his government. The particulars and circumstances are sketched out with a brief and lively description, and the imagination lingers with pleasure in filling up the striking outlines presented to our view. The authenticity of these books is attested by the prophecies they contain, which were subsequently fulfilled; by the citation of our Saviour and his Apostles; by their universal reception by the Jewish and Christian churches; and by the corresponding testimonies of profane authors and ancient sculptures.Lamentations 4:20
breath.2:9; Ge 2:7; 44:30; 2Sa 18:3the anointed.1Sa 12:3,5; 16:6; 24:6,10; 26:9,16; 2Sa 1:14,21; 19:21; Ps 89:20,21was taken.Jer 39:5; 52:8; Eze 12:13; 17:18; 19:4-8
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