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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 24:20 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| 2Ki 24:20 |
Strong Concordance |
For through the anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] it came to pass in Jerusalem [03389] and Judah [03063], until he had cast them out [07993] from his presence [06440], that Zedekiah [06667] rebelled [04775] against the king [04428] of Babylon [0894]. |
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King James |
For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
through the anger of the Lord . . . he cast them out from his presence--that is, in the course of God's righteous providence, his policy as king would prove ruinous to his country.
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon--instigated by ambassadors from the neighboring states who came to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne (compare Jer 17:3, with Jer 28:1), and at the same time get him to join them in a common league to throw off the Assyrian yoke. Though warned by Jeremiah against this step, the infatuated and perjured (Eze 17:13) Zedekiah persisted in his revolt. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
It came to pass - Some prefer "came this to pass:" in the sense. "Through the anger of the Lord was it that another had king ruled in Jerusalem and in Judah:" concluding the chapter with the word "presence;" and beginning the next chapter with the words, "And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon."
Rebelled - The Book of Jeremiah explains the causes of rebellion. In Zedekiah's early years there was an impression, both at Jerusalem Jer 28:1-11 and at Babylon Jer. 29:5-28, that Nebuchadnezzar was inclined to relent. By embassy to Babylon Jer 29:3, and a personal visit Jer 51:59, Zedekiah strove hard to obtain the restoration of the captives and the holy vessels. But he found Nebuchadnezzar obdurate. Zedekiah returned to his own country greatly angered against his suzerain, and immediately proceeded to plot a rebellion. He sought the alliance of the kings of Tyre, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Edom Jer 27:3, and made overtures to Hophra, in Egypt, which were favorable received Eze 17:15, whereupon he openly revolted, apparently in his ninth year, 588 B.C. Tyre, it must be remembered, was all this time defying the power of Nebuchadnezzar, and thus setting an example of successful revolt very encouraging to the neighboring states. Nebuchadnezzar, while constantly maintaining an army in Syria, and continuing year after year his attempts to reduce Tyre (compare Eze 29:18) was, it would seem, too much occupied with other matters, such, probably, as the reduction of Susiana Jer 49:34-38, to devote more than a small share of his attention to his extreme western frontier. In that same year, however (588 B.C.), the new attitude taken by Egypt induced him to direct to that quarter the main force of the Empire, and to take the field in person. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Came to pass - Thus the peoples sins were the true cause why God gave them wicked kings, whom he suffered to do wickedly, that they might bring the long - deserved, and threatened punishments upon themselves and their people. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Zedekiah rebelled - This was in the eighth year of his reign: and he is strongly reproved for having violated the oath he took to the king of Babylon: see Ch2 36:13. This was the filling up of the measure of iniquity; and now the wrath of God descends upon this devoted king, city, and people, to the uttermost. See the catastrophe in the next chapter. |
13 And hath taken [03947] of the king's [04410] seed [02233], and made [03772] a covenant [01285] with him, and hath taken [0935] an oath [0423] of him: he hath also taken [03947] the mighty [0352] of the land [0776]:
1 And it came to pass the same year [08141], in the beginning [07225] of the reign [04467] of Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063], in the fourth [07243] year [08141], and in the fifth [02549] month [02320], that Hananiah [02608] the son [01121] of Azur [05809] the prophet [05030], which was of Gibeon [01391], spake [0559] unto me in the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], in the presence [05869] of the priests [03548] and of all the people [05971], saying [0559],
3 O my mountain [02042] in the field [07704], I will give [05414] thy substance [02428] and all thy treasures [0214] to the spoil [0957], and thy high places [01116] for sin [02403], throughout all thy borders [01366].
34 The word [01697] of the LORD [03068] that came to Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030] against Elam [05867] in the beginning [07225] of the reign [04438] of Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063], saying [0559],
35 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; Behold, I will break [07665] the bow [07198] of Elam [05867], the chief [07225] of their might [01369].
36 And upon Elam [05867] will I bring [0935] the four [0702] winds [07307] from the four [0702] quarters [07098] of heaven [08064], and will scatter [02219] them toward all those winds [07307]; and there shall be no nation [01471] whither the outcasts [05080] of Elam [05867] [05769] shall not come [0935].
37 For I will cause Elam [05867] to be dismayed [02865] before [06440] their enemies [0341], and before [06440] them that seek [01245] their life [05315]: and I will bring [0935] evil [07451] upon them, even my fierce [02740] anger [0639], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]; and I will send [07971] the sword [02719] after [0310] them, till I have consumed [03615] them:
38 And I will set [07760] my throne [03678] in Elam [05867], and will destroy [06] from thence the king [04428] and the princes [08269], saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
18 Son [01121] of man [0120], Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] caused [05647] his army [02428] to serve [05647] a great [01419] service [05656] against Tyrus [06865]: every head [07218] was made bald [07139], and every shoulder [03802] was peeled [04803]: yet had he no wages [07939], nor his army [02428], for Tyrus [06865], for the service [05656] that he had served [05647] against it:
15 But he rebelled [04775] against him in sending [07971] his ambassadors [04397] into Egypt [04714], that they might give [05414] him horses [05483] and much [07227] people [05971]. Shall he prosper [06743]? shall he escape [04422] that doeth [06213] such things? or shall he break [06565] the covenant [01285], and be delivered [04422]?
3 And send [07971] them to the king [04428] of Edom [0123], and to the king [04428] of Moab [04124], and to the king [04428] of the Ammonites [01121] [05983], and to the king [04428] of Tyrus [06865], and to the king [04428] of Zidon [06721], by the hand [03027] of the messengers [04397] which come [0935] to Jerusalem [03389] unto Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063];
59 The word [01697] which Jeremiah [03414] the prophet [05030] commanded [06680] Seraiah [08304] the son [01121] of Neriah [05374], the son [01121] of Maaseiah [04271], when he went [03212] with Zedekiah [06667] the king [04428] of Judah [03063] into Babylon [0894] in the fourth [07243] year [08141] of his reign [04427]. And this Seraiah [08304] was a quiet [04496] prince [08269].
3 By the hand [03027] of Elasah [0501] the son [01121] of Shaphan [08227], and Gemariah [01587] the son [01121] of Hilkiah [02518], (whom Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063] sent [07971] unto Babylon [0894] to Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894]) saying [0559],
1 And it came to pass the same year [08141], in the beginning [07225] of the reign [04467] of Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063], in the fourth [07243] year [08141], and in the fifth [02549] month [02320], that Hananiah [02608] the son [01121] of Azur [05809] the prophet [05030], which was of Gibeon [01391], spake [0559] unto me in the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], in the presence [05869] of the priests [03548] and of all the people [05971], saying [0559],
2 Thus speaketh [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635], the God [0430] of Israel [03478], saying [0559], I have broken [07665] the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894].
3 Within two full [03117] years [08141] will I bring again [07725] into this place [04725] all the vessels [03627] of the LORD'S [03068] house [01004], that Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] took away [03947] from this place [04725], and carried [0935] them to Babylon [0894]:
4 And I will bring again [07725] to this place [04725] Jeconiah [03204] the son [01121] of Jehoiakim [03079] king [04428] of Judah [03063], with all the captives [01546] of Judah [03063], that went [0935] into Babylon [0894], saith [05002] the LORD [03068]: for I will break [07665] the yoke [05923] of the king [04428] of Babylon [0894].
5 Then the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] said [0559] unto the prophet [05030] Hananiah [02608] in the presence [05869] of the priests [03548], and in the presence [05869] of all the people [05971] that stood [05975] in the house [01004] of the LORD [03068],
6 Even the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] said [0559], Amen [0543]: the LORD [03068] do [06213] so: the LORD [03068] perform [06965] thy words [01697] which thou hast prophesied [05012], to bring again [07725] the vessels [03627] of the LORD'S [03068] house [01004], and all that is carried away captive [01473], from Babylon [0894] into this place [04725].
7 Nevertheless hear [08085] thou now this word [01697] that I speak [01696] in thine ears [0241], and in the ears [0241] of all the people [05971];
8 The prophets [05030] that have been before [06440] me and before [06440] thee of old [05769] prophesied [05012] both against many [07227] countries [0776], and against great [01419] kingdoms [04467], of war [04421], and of evil [07451], and of pestilence [01698].
9 The prophet [05030] which prophesieth [05012] of peace [07965], when the word [01697] of the prophet [05030] shall come to pass [0935], then [0227] shall the prophet [05030] be known [03045], that the LORD [03068] hath truly [0571] sent [07971] him.
10 Then Hananiah [02608] the prophet [05030] took [03947] the yoke [04133] from off the prophet [05030] Jeremiah's [03414] neck [06677], and brake [07665] it.
11 And Hananiah [02608] spake [0559] in the presence [05869] of all the people [05971], saying [0559], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; Even so will I break [07665] the yoke [05923] of Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] from the neck [06677] of all nations [01471] within the space of two full [03117] years [08141]. And the prophet [05030] Jeremiah [03414] went [03212] his way [01870].
13 And he also rebelled [04775] against king [04428] Nebuchadnezzar [05019], who had made him swear [07650] by God [0430]: but he stiffened [07185] his neck [06203], and hardened [0553] his heart [03824] from turning [07725] unto the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478].