Bible Commentaries
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2 Kings 23
Introduction
| 1 | Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly. |
| 3 | He renews the covenant of the Lord. |
| 4 | He destroys idolatry. |
| 15 | He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Beth-el, as was fore-prophesied. |
| 21 | He keeps a most solemn passover. |
| 24 | He puts away witches and all abomination. |
| 26 | God's final wrath against Judah. |
| 29 | Josiah, provoking Pharaoh-nechoh, is slain at Megiddo. |
| 31 | Jehoahaz, succeeding him, is imprisoned by Pharaoh-nechoh, who makes Jehoiakim king. |
| 36 | Jehoiakim's wicked reign. |
Verse 1
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
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- the king
- Deuteronomy 31:28, 2 Samuel 6:1, 2 Chronicles 29:20, 30:2, 34:29,30-33
Verse 2
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
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- both small and great
- Heb. from small even unto great.
- Genesis 19:11, 1 Samuel 5:9, 30:2, 2 Chronicles 15:13, Esther 1:5, Job 3:19, Psalms 115:13, Acts 26:22, Revelation 20:12
- he read
- Deuteronomy 31:10-13, 2 Chronicles 17:9, Nehemiah 8:1-8, 9:3, 13:1
- the book
- 22:8, Deuteronomy 31:26, 1 Kings 8:9
Verse 3
And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
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- stood
- 11:14,17, 2 Chronicles 23:13, 34:31,32
- made a covenant
- Exodus 24:7,8, Deuteronomy 5:1-3, 29:1,10-15, Joshua 24:25, 2 Chronicles 15:12-14, 23:16, 2 Chronicles 29:10, Ezra 10:3, Nehemiah 9:38, 10:28-39, Jeremiah 50:5, Hebrews 8:8-13, 12:24, Hebrews 13:20
- to walk
- Deuteronomy 8:19
- his commandments
- Deuteronomy 4:45, 5:1, 6:1, Psalms 19:7-9
- with all their heart
- Deuteronomy 6:5, 10:12, 11:13, Matthew 22:36,37
- And all
- Exodus 24:3, Joshua 24:24, 2 Chronicles 34:32,33, Ecclesiastes 8:2, Jeremiah 4:2
Verse 4
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
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- priests of the second order
- These were either such as occasionally supplied the high priest's office, or those of the second course or order established by David. See the References.
- 1 Chronicles 24:4-19, Matthew 26:3, 27:1
- the keepers
- 22:4, 1 Chronicles 26:1-19
- to bring
- 21:3,7, 2 Chronicles 33:3,7, 34:3,4
- Baal
- 17:16, Judges 2:13, 1 Kings 16:31, 18:19,26,40, 19:18, Isaiah 27:9, Jeremiah 7:9
- Kidron
- 2 Samuel 15:23, John 18:1
- Cedron
- Beth-el.
- 1 Kings 12:29, Hosea 4:15, Amos 4:4
Verse 5
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
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- put down
- Heb. caused to cease. the idolatrous priests. Heb. Chemarim.
- Hosea 10:5, "Foretold.:
- 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
- 21:3,4, Jeremiah 8:1,2, 44:17-19
Verse 6
And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
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- the grove
- Or rather, Asherah, or Astarte.
- 21:7, Judges 3:7, 1 Kings 14:23, 16:33, Jeremiah 17:2
- and burned
- Exodus 32:20, Deuteronomy 7:25, 9:21
- the graves
- 10:27, 2 Chronicles 34:4
- the children
- Probably the common people.
Verse 7
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
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- the sodomites
- Genesis 19:4,5, 1 Kings 14:24, 15:12, 22:46, 2 Chronicles 34:33, Romans 1:26,27
- where
- Exodus 35:25,26, Ezekiel 8:14, 16:16, Hosea 2:13
- hangings
- Heb. houses.
Verse 8
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
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- 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
- Beer-sheba
- Genesis 21:31, 26:23, Judges 20:1, 1 Kings 19:3
Verse 9
Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
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- the priests
- Ezekiel 44:10-14, Malachi 2:8,9
- but they did
- 1 Samuel 2:36, Ezekiel 44:29-31
Verse 10
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
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- Topheth
- Isaiah 30:33, Jeremiah 7:31,32, 19:6,11-13
- Tophet
- the valley.
- Joshua 15:8, 2 Chronicles 28:3, 33:6, Jeremiah 19:2, 32:35, Matthew 5:22; *Gr:
- might make
- 16:3, 17:17, 21:6, Leviticus 18:21, Deuteronomy 18:10, Jeremiah 32:35, Ezekiel 16:21, 20:26,31, Ezekiel 23:37-39
Verse 11
And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
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- the sun
- 5, 2 Chronicles 14:5, 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.
Verse 12
And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
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- on the top
- Deuteronomy 22:8, Jeremiah 19:13, Zephaniah 1:5
- which Manasseh
- 21:5,21,22, 2 Chronicles 33:5,15
- brake them down from thence
- or, ran from thence. cast.
Verse 13
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
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- 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, 10:6, 1 Samuel 7:4, 12:10, 1 Kings 11:5,33
- Chemosh
- Numbers 21:29, Judges 11:24, Jeremiah 48:7,13,16
- Milcom
- Zephaniah 1:5
- Malcham
Verse 14
And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
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- he brake
- Exodus 23:24, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 7:5,25,26, 2 Chronicles 34:3,4, Micah 1:7
- images
- Heb. statues. the bones of men.
- 16, Numbers 19:16,18, Jeremiah 8:1,2, Ezekiel 39:12-16, Matthew 23:27,28
Verse 15
Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
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- the altar
- 10:31, 1 Kings 12:28-33, 14:16, 15:30, 21:22
- stamped
Verse 16
And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
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- burned
- 1 Kings 13:1,2,32, 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"--
Verse 17
Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.
Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.
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- It is the sepulchre
- 1 Kings 13:1,30,31
Verse 18
And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
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- alone
- Heb. to escape. the bones of the prophet.
- 1 Kings 13:1-22,31
Verse 19
And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
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- the houses
- 17:9, 1 Kings 12:31, 13:32
- the cities
- 2 Chronicles 30:6-11, 31:1, 34:6,7
- the kings
- 8:18, 1 Kings 16:33, Micah 6:16
- to provoke the Lord
- 17:16-18, 21:6, Psalms 78:58, Jeremiah 7:18,19, Ezekiel 8:17,18
Verse 20
And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
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- he slew
- or, he sacrificed.
- 10:25, 11:18, Exodus 22:20, Deuteronomy 13:5, 1 Kings 13:2, 18:40, Isaiah 34:6, Zechariah 13:2,3
- burned
- 2 Chronicles 34:5
Verse 21
And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
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- Keep
- 2 Chronicles 35:1-19
- as it is written
- Exodus 12:3-20, Leviticus 23:5-8, Numbers 9:2-5, 28:16-25, Deuteronomy 16:1-8
Verse 22
Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
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- Surely
- 2 Chronicles 35:18,19
- of the kings
- 2 Chronicles 30:1-3,13-20, 35:3-17
Verse 24
Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
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- Moreover
- "His eighteenth year ending."
- the workers
- 21:3,6, 1 Samuel 28:3-7, Isaiah 8:19, 19:3, Acts 16:16-18, Revelation 22:15
- images
- or, teraphim.
- Genesis 31:19, Judges 17:5, 18:17,18, Hosea 3:4
- that he might
- Leviticus 19:31, 20:27, Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Isaiah 8:20, Romans 3:20, James 1:25
- the book
- 22:8-13, 2 Chronicles 34:14-19
Verse 25
And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
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- A. M. 3363-3394. B.C. 641-610. unto him
- 18:5
- that turned
- 3, Deuteronomy 4:29, 6:5, 1 Kings 2:4, 8:48, 15:5, Jeremiah 29:13
- according
- Nehemiah 10:29, Malachi 4:4, John 1:17, 7:19
Verse 26
Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
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- Notwithstanding
- 21:11-13, 22:16,17, 24:2,4, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Jeremiah 3:7-10, 15:1-4
- provocations
- Heb. angers.
Verse 27
And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
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- I will remove
- 17:18,20, 18:11, 21:13, 24:3, 25:11, Deuteronomy 29:27,28, Ezekiel 23:32-35
- out of my sight
- Psalms 51:11, Jeremiah 31:37, 33:24, Lamentations 2:7
- My name
- 21:4,7, 1 Kings 8:29, 9:3
Verse 28
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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- the rest
- 20:20
Verse 29
In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
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- A. M. 3394. B.C. 610
- Pharaoh-nechoh
- Pharaoh-nechoh, called [Nekos] 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.
- 33,34,35, 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, 9:1,2, Isaiah 57:1,2, Romans 11:33
- Megiddo
- Megiddo, called [Magdolon] 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 Cæsarea of Palestine.
- 9:27, Joshua 17:11, Judges 1:27, 5:19, 1 Kings 4:12, Zechariah 12:11
- Megiddon
- Revelation 16:16
- Armageddon
- he had seen him.
- 14:8,11
- A. M. 3394. B.C. 610
Verse 30
And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.
And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.
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- servants
- 9:28, 1 Kings 22:33-38, 2 Chronicles 35:24
- the people
- 14:21, 21:24, 2 Chronicles 36:1,2-4
Verse 31
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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- Jehoahaz
- 1 Chronicles 3:15, Jeremiah 22:11
- Shallum
- Hamutal.
- 24:18
Verse 32
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
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- 21:2-7,21,22
Verse 33
And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
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- put him
- 2 Chronicles 36:3,4, Ezekiel 19:3,4
- Riblah
- 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, Numbers 34:11, Jeremiah 39:5,6, 52:9,10,26,27
- 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.
- 18:14, Exodus 21:22, 2 Chronicles 36:3, Proverbs 19:19
Verse 34
And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
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- Eliakim
- Joshua 18:18, 2 Chronicles 36:3,4
- the son
- 1 Chronicles 3:15
- turned
- 24:17, Genesis 41:45, Daniel 1:7
- Jehoiakim
- "Called Jakim, Mt 1:11."
- he came
- Jeremiah 22:11,12, Ezekiel 19:3,4
Verse 35
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
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- the silver
- taxed
- 15:19,20
- the silver
Verse 36
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
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- A. M. 3394-3405. B.C. 610-599. Jehoiakim
- 1 Chronicles 3:15, 2 Chronicles 36:5, Jeremiah 1:3
- Rumah
- Josephus here reads Abuma; but he also speaks of Ruma, a village of Galilee.
Verse 37
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
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- he did
- Jeremiah 22:13-17, 26:20-23, 36:23-26,31, Ezekiel 19:5-9
- all that
- 2 Chronicles 28:22-25, 33:4-10,22,23
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