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2 Kings 24:10 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 24 · verse 10
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.2 Kings 24:10 · King James Version
2 Kings 24:10 in context
8Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
9And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
10At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
12And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- NebuchadnezzarNᵉbûwkadneʼtstsarNebukadnetstsar , king of BabylonH5019 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- besiegedbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- besiegedmâtsôwrsomething hemming inH4692 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
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This should have been the history of king Jehoiachin's reign, but, alas! it is only the history of king Jehoiachin's captivity, as it is called, Eze 1:2. He came to the crown, not to have the honour of wearing it, but the shame of losing it. Ideo tantum venerat, ut exiret - He came in only to go out. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-20