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align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.</div><div id="jump">Jump to: <a href="/commentaries/barnes/2_kings/24.htm" title="Barnes' Notes">Barnes</a> • <a href="/commentaries/benson/2_kings/24.htm" title="Benson Commentary">Benson</a> • <a href="/commentaries/illustrator/2_kings/24.htm" title="Biblical Illustrator">BI</a> • <a href="/commentaries/cambridge/2_kings/24.htm" title="Cambridge Bible">Cambridge</a> • <a href="/commentaries/clarke/2_kings/24.htm" title="Clarke's Commentary">Clarke</a> • <a href="/commentaries/darby/2_kings/24.htm" title="Darby's Bible Synopsis">Darby</a> • <a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/24.htm" title="Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers">Ellicott</a> • <a href="/commentaries/expositors/2_kings/24.htm" title="Expositor's Bible">Expositor's</a> • <a href="/commentaries/edt/2_kings/24.htm" title="Expositor's Dictionary">Exp Dct</a> • <a 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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="comtype">EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE)</div><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Did besiege.</span>—<span class= "ital">Were besieging</span>. The king arrived after the siege had begun.<p><span class= "bld">Came against.</span>—<span class= "ital">Came unto.</span><p><a name="mhc" id="mhc"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/mhc/2_kings/24.htm">Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary</a></div>24:8-20 Jehoiachin reigned but three months, yet long enough to show that he justly smarted for his fathers' sins, for he trod in their steps. His uncle was intrusted with the government. This Zedekiah was the last of the kings of Judah. Though the judgments of God upon the three kings before him might have warned him, he did that which was evil, like them. When those intrusted with the counsels of a nation act unwisely, and against their true interest, we ought to notice the displeasure of God in it. It is for the sins of a people that God hides from them the things that belong to the public peace. And in fulfilling the secret purposes of his justice, the Lord needs only leave men to the blindness of their own minds, or to the lusts of their own hearts. The gradual approach of Divine judgments affords sinners space for repentance, and believers leisure to prepare for meeting the calamity, while it shows the obstinacy of those who will not forsake their sins.<a name="bar" id="bar"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/barnes/2_kings/24.htm">Barnes' Notes on the Bible</a></div>Came up against Jerusalem - The cause and circumstances of this siege are equally obscure. Perhaps Nebuchadnezzar detected Jehoiachin in some attempt to open communications with Egypt. <a name="jfb" id="jfb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/jfb/2_kings/24.htm">Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary</a></div>2Ki 24:10-16. Jerusalem Taken.<p>10-13. At that time—within three months after his accession to the throne. It was the spring of the year (2Ch 36:10); so early did he indicate a feeling hostile to the interests of his Assyrian liege lord, by forming a league with Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar sent his generals to besiege Jerusalem, as Jeremiah had foretold (Jer 22:28; 34:20), and soon after he followed in person. Convinced of the hopelessness of making any effectual resistance, Jehoiachin, going to the camp of the besiegers, surrendered (2Ki 24:12), in the expectation, probably, of being allowed to retain his throne as a vassal of the Assyrian empire. But Nebuchadnezzar's clemency towards the kings of Judah was now exhausted, so that Jehoiachin was sent as a captive to Babylon, according to Jeremiah's prediction (Jer 22:24), accompanied by the queen mother (the same who had held that dignity under Jehoahaz) (2Ki 23:31), his generals, and officers. This happened in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, computing from the time when he was associated with his father in the government. Those that were left consisted chiefly of the poorer sort of people and the unskilled workmen. The palace and the temple were ransacked. The smaller golden vessels had been taken on the first capture of Jerusalem and placed by Nebuchadnezzar in the temple of his god as tokens of victory. They were used by Belshazzar at his impious feast [Da 5:2], for the purpose of rewarding his army with these trophies, among which were probably the golden candlesticks, the ark, &c. (compare 2Ch 36:7; Da 1:2). Now the gold plating was torn off all the larger temple furniture.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/poole/2_kings/24.htm">Matthew Poole's Commentary</a></div> No text from Poole on this verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="gil" id="gil"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gill/2_kings/24.htm">Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible</a></div>And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city,.... He came in person, following his army: <p>and his servants did besiege it; very closely. <a name="gsb" id="gsb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gsb/2_kings/24.htm">Geneva Study Bible</a></div><span class="cverse2">And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.</span></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="comtype">EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)</div><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/cambridge/2_kings/24.htm">Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges</a></div><span class="bld">11</span>. <span class="ital">Nebuchadnezzar came against</span> [R.V. <span class="bld">unto</span>] <span class="ital">the city, and his servants</span> did <span class="ital">besiege</span> [R.V. <span class="bld">were besieging</span>] <span class="ital">it</span>] Here a preposition is expressed, and the latter clause of the verse indicates that the siege had begun before Nebuchadnezzar came thither in person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="pul" id="pul"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it</span>; rather, <span class="accented">his servants were besieging it</span>. While the siege conducted by his generals was still going on, Nebuchadnezzar made his appearance in person before the walls, probably bringing with him an additional force, which made a successful resistance hopeless. A council of war was no doubt held under the new circumstances, and a surrender was decided on. 2 Kings 24:11<a name="kad" id="kad"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/kad/2_kings/24.htm">Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament</a></div>During the siege he came himself to punish Jehoiakim's revolt in the person of his successor. <div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 Interlinear</a><br /><a href="/texts/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 Parallel Texts</a><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/niv/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://bibleapps.com/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 Parallel</a><br /><a href="http://bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="http://holybible.com.cn/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="http://saintebible.com/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="http://bibeltext.com/2_kings/24-11.htm">2 Kings 24:11 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="../2_kings/24-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 24:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_kings/24-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 24:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 24:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>