2 Kings 24:1
in 2 Kings 24During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
KJV
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
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This verse in 2 Kings 24
Commentary
7 notes on this verseNecessarily, too, the Lord gives us this admonition, to say in our prayer, "And lead us not into temptation." In this part it is shown that the adversary has no power against us, unless God has previously permitted it, in order that all our fear and devotion and obedience may be turned to God, since in temptations nothing evil is permitted, unless the power is granted by him. Scripture proves this when it says, "Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem and assaulted it, and the Lord gave it into his hand."
This site's exposition
Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years
on 2 Kings 24:1-2
Jehoiakim "became his vassal for three years" and then "rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar". The LORD sends "Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders" against Judah. Henry sets them beside Deuteronomy 28:49, a nation brought from far against a people who would not keep the covenant.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Nebuchadnezzar began his reign in the fourth year of Jehoiakim. In his eighth year he made him his prisoner, but restored him upon his promise of faithfulness to him. That promise he kept about three years, but then rebelled, probably in hopes of assistance from the king of Egypt.
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up,....
He was a potent prince, and one that was the terror of the mighty in the land of the living; and yet his name would not have been known in sacred writ if he had not been employed in the destruction of Jerusalem and the captivity of the Jews.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
In his days - i. e., 605 B.C., which was the third completed Dan 1:1, and fourth commencing Jer 25:1, year of Jehoiakim. Nebuchadnezzar - or Nebuchadrezzar, which is closer to the original, Nabu-kudurri-uzur. This name, like most Babylonian names, is made up of three elements, Nebo, the well-known god Isa 46:1, kudur, of doubtful signification (perhaps “crown” perhaps “landmark”), and uzur “protects.” Nebuchadnezzar, the son of Nabopolassar, and second monarch of the Babylonian empire, ascended the throne, 604 B.C., and reigned 43 years, dying 561 B.C.
Nebuchadnezzar - This man, so famous in the writings of the prophets, was son of Nabopolassar. He was sent by his father against the rulers of several provinces that had revolted; and he took Carchemish, and all that belonged to the Egyptians, from the Euphrates to the Nile. Jehoiakim, who was tributary to Nechoh king of Egypt, he attacked and reduced; and obliged to become tributary to Babylon. At the end of three years he revolted; and then a mixed army, of Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites, was sent against him, who ravaged the country, and took three thousand and twenty-three prisoners, whom they brought to Babylon, Jer 52:28.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּיָמָ֣יו | beyamav | in days his | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| עָלָ֔ה | ʾalah | he came up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר | nevukhadnetzar | Nebuchadnezzar | H5019 → | 60 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּבֶ֑ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| וַיְהִי־ | vayhi- | and he was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֨וֹ | lo | of him | ||
| יְהוֹיָקִ֥ים | yehoyakim | Jehoiakim | H3079 → | 37 times |
| עֶ֙בֶד֙ | ʾeved | a subject | H5650 → | 799 times |
| שָׁלֹ֣שׁ | shalosh | three | H7969 → | 432 times |
| שָׁנִ֔ים | shanim | years | H8141 → | 877 times |
| וַיָּ֖שָׁב | vaiyashov | and he turned back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| וַיִּמְרָד־ | vaiyimrod- | and he rebelled | H4775 → | 25 times |
| בּֽוֹ׃ | bo | against him |
בְּיָמָ֣יוin days his
beyamavH3117 →2304 times
עָלָ֔הhe came up
ʾalahH5927 →890 times
נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רNebuchadnezzar
nevukhadnetzarH5019 →60 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
בָּבֶ֑לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
וַיְהִי־and he was
vayhi-H1961 →3559 times
ל֨וֹof him
lo
יְהוֹיָקִ֥יםJehoiakim
yehoyakimH3079 →37 times
עֶ֙בֶד֙a subject
ʾevedH5650 →799 times
שָׁלֹ֣שׁthree
shaloshH7969 →432 times
שָׁנִ֔יםyears
shanimH8141 →877 times
וַיָּ֖שָׁבand he turned back
vaiyashovH7725 →1056 times
וַיִּמְרָד־and he rebelled
vaiyimrod-H4775 →25 times
בּֽוֹ׃against him
bo
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Daniel 1:1In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 24:1–2
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 36:5–7
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
- 2 Kings 24:13
As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king…
- 2 Kings 24:1–2
Through
Jeremiah 25:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 36:1
In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 36:1
Through
Jeremiah 46:2concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 23:29
At the end of Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him…
- 2 Kings 23:29
Through
Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents,…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 1:15
For I am about to summon all the clans and kingdoms of the north,” declares the LORD. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem.…
- Isaiah 13:3
I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.
- Jeremiah 18:16
They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.
- Jeremiah 1:15
Where this verse is studied
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What the record shows
1 entry- Nebuchadnezzar II — attested in contemporary inscriptionundisputed
Numerous cuneiform tablets, cylinders, bricks; Babylonian Chronicle
Biblical figure (King of Babylon, 604-562 BC) identified in extra-biblical epigraphy.
About 2 Kings
Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Cyprian, Treatise IV. On the Lord's Prayer 25; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.