2 Kings 24:9

2 Kings 24:9

7 And ^athe king of Egypt did not come out of his land anymore, for ^bthe king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the River Euphrates.

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiachin

8 ^aJehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

9 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father had done.

10 ^aAt that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city¹ was besieged.

11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord—Untaught by experience, and deaf to the prophetic warnings, he pursued the evil courses which had brought so many disasters upon the royal family as well as the people of Judah. This bad character is figuratively but strongly depicted (Ezekiel 19:5-7).

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