And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
Ver. 2. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim.] Because the affliction by Pharaoh (being but a money matter) had not a kindly effect, 2Ki 23:35 a heavier is now sent; for as one cloud followeth at the heels of another, so doth one judgment of God upon another, till repentance, as the sun, do interpose, and cause it to clear up.
With part of the vessels.] Not all as yet, by a sweet providence, and for an instance of God's patience.
Which he carried into the land of Shinar.] Or, Babylonia, Gen 11:2 a part of the garden of Eden, as most geographers think, but now "the seat of Satan." as Rev 2:13
To the house of his god.] Jupiter Belus. See on Isaiah 46:1 .