2 Kings 25:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:e ”

2 Kings 25:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It devolved on Nebuzaradan to select for exemplary punishment the persons whom he regarded as most guilty, either in respect of the original rebellion or of the protracted resistance. Instead of ta...
2 Kings 25:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the (i) second priest, and the three keepers of the door: (i) That is, one appointed to act in the place of the high priest,...
2 Kings 25:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Destruction of Jerusalem. Fate of the Remnant. This again is more fully related in Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 39:8 to Jeremiah 42:22 ), of which the passage before us is probably an abridgement. 2 K...
2 Kings 25:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Seraiah. The grandfather or great-grandfather of Ezra ( 1 Chronicles 6:14 . Ezra 7:1 ; Ezra 7:1 ). chief priest. See note on Leviticus 4:3 . second priest. See note on 2 Kings 23:4 . Proba...
2 Kings 25:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: Seraiah the chief priest - Zephaniah - The person who is here called th...
2 Kings 25:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Zephaniah, the second priest— The Jews call their second priest their סגן Segan, whose business it was to supply the function of the high-priest, in case he was sick, or under any other incapacit...
2 Kings 25:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zep...
2 Kings 25:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Fall of Jerusalem This chapter relates the siege and destruction of Jerusalem, the capture of king Zedekiah, and the deportation of most of the Jewish people.
2 Kings 25:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Seraiah the chief ( high ) priest. — And grandfather or great-grandfather of Ezra ( 1 Chronicles 6:14 ; Ezra 7:1 ). Zephaniah the second priest. — See 2 Kings 23:4 , Note; and Jeremiah 21:1...
2 Kings 25:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ZEDEKIAH, THE LAST KING OF JUDAH B.C. 597-586 2 Kings 24:18-20 ; 2 Kings 25:1-7 " Quand ce grand Dieu a choisi quelqu'un pour etre l'instrument de ses desseins rien n'arrete le cours, en e...
2 Kings 25:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Temple Despoiled 2 Kings 25:13-21 The Temple, after 420 years of varying fortune, was burned to the ground, and the remainder of its treasures carried off. A few years after, Nebuchadnezzar...
2 Kings 25:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The rebellion was easily quelled, and Zedekiah was captured and taken to Babylon. His fate is tragic and awful. With eyes put out, and bound in fetters, he was carried to the court of his conqueror a...
2 Kings 25:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here we have the final account of Judah as a kingdom. So that from Joshua's days, in which it began to be formed, to the last of its kings, Zedeciah, it stood about 850 or 860 years. And the church's...
2 Kings 25:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ver. 18-21. And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest ,.... The sagan, or deputy priest, who officiated for the high priest, when by any means he wa...
2 Kings 25:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: Ver. 18. And the captain of the guard took Seraiah, &c. ] Thes...
2 Kings 25:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The captain of the guard took Seraiah, the chief priest The high-priest, grandson of that Hilkiah mentioned 2 Kings 22:4 , and father of Jehosadak, who, it seems, was taken with his father; and wh...
2 Kings 25:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE TOTAL CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH (vv.1-21) In the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign Nebuchadnezzar came and besieged Jerusalem, building a wall around it. Jeremiah told Zedekiah, by the word of the Lor...
2 Kings 25:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Temple Destroyed. B. C. 588. 8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the...
2 Kings 25:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Seraiah the chief priest; the high priest, grandson of that Hilkiah, of whom 2 Kings 22:4 , and father of Jehozadak, who, as it seems, was taken with his father; and when his father was slain,...
2 Kings 25:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

3). The Final Destruction Of Jerusalem And The Death Of Its Leaders ( 2 Kings 25:8-22 ). Kings began with a description of the building of the house of YHWH and of the king's house ( 1 Kings 5:1...
2 Kings 25:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE UTTER DESOLATION OF JERUSALEM CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 25:1 . In the ninth year of his reign —The revolt of Zedekiah so incensed Nebuchadnezzar that he determined on the fin...
2 Kings 25:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 25:18 . Seraiah, the father of Ezra, was put to death with the nobles for rebellion; but many of those who thus suffered had also made a false covenant with the Lord; and their sins found...
2 Kings 25:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign. Captivity of Judah We have two prominent characters in this lesson--Zedekiah King of Judah, and Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon. The latter wa...
2 Kings 25:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 25:1-12 THE LAST SIEGE OF JERUSALEM . THE JEWS LED INTO CAPTIVITY . HISTORY OF THE REMNANT LEFT BEHIND . RELEASE FROM PRISON OF JEHO...
2 Kings 25:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judah Carried into Captivity
2 Kings 25:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 6:14 ; 2 Kings 25:24 ; 2 Kings 25:25 ; 2 Kings 25:26 ; Ezra 7:1 ; Jeremiah 21:1 ; Jeremiah 29:25 ; Jeremiah 29:29 ; Jeremiah 52:24

2 Kings 25:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 25:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 25:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 25:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 25:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 25:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 25:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 25:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 25:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 25:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 25:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 25:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 25:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 25:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge