2 Kings 24:6-16
24:6 a Jehoiakim died in 598 BC, evidently during Nebuchadnezzar’s second campaign against Jerusalem (Josephus reports that Nebuchadnezzar executed Jehoiakim; see Josephus, Antiquities 10.6.3; cp. Jer 22:18-19 b; 36:30-31 c).24:7 d The king of Egypt did not venture out of his country after that because of Nebuchadnezzar’s overwhelming strength. Any hope Judah had of help from Egypt was in vain (see Jer 2:36 e; 46:2-12 f; Ezek 29:6 g, 16 h).
• The Brook of Egypt has been identified as either the Wadi el-Arish at the edge of the Nile delta, or as Nahal Besor, which lies south of Gaza.
24:8 i Jehoiachin became king in 597 BC.
• he reigned in Jerusalem three months: cp. Jer 22:28-30 j.
Summary for 2Kgs 24:10-12: 24:10-12 k Faced with the overwhelming forces of Nebuchadnezzar, Jehoiachin surrendered. See study note on 2 Chr 36:9-10.
• The eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign was 597 BC.
24:13 l As the Lord had said beforehand: See 20:16-17 m. A greater divine judgment still lay in the future (21:12-15 n; 22:15-20 o; 23:26-27 p).
• all the treasures: In his earlier siege of Jerusalem in 605 BC, Nebuchadnezzar had taken part of the Temple treasures as spoil (2 Chr 36:7 q; Dan 1:2 r). He now carried away all the treasures. Anything left behind on this occasion was taken in his final siege of Jerusalem in 586 BC (2 Kgs 25:15 s).
Summary for 2Kgs 24:14-16: 24:14-16 t In addition to Jehoiachin, the prophet Ezekiel was also taken into captivity (Ezek 1:1 u). Throughout the book of Ezekiel, events in Ezekiel’s life are dated in terms of the years since Jehoiachin had been taken captive.
• The 10,000 taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar likely includes 7,000 . . . troops, 1,000 craftsmen and artisans, and a number of administrative officials and leading citizens of Jerusalem. In any case, 10,000 is probably a round figure (see also Jer 52:28 v).
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