2 Kings 24:7
in 2 Kings 24Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
KJV
And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
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This verse in 2 Kings 24
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Neco, from the year of the battle of Carchemish, confined himself to his own country and made no efforts to recover Syria or Judaea.
This site's exposition
the acts of Jehoiakim
on 2 Kings 24:5-7
The formula that closes each king's reign notes the acts of Jehoiakim without recording his burial, and the silence is deliberate: Jeremiah had already said of him that he would be buried with the burial of an ass, dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem. Jehoiachin succeeds a father who, per Jeremiah 36:30, would have none of his own line sit long on the throne of David. Verse 7 closes the Egyptian thread that ran through chapters 23 and 24: after Carchemish, Pharaoh-nechoh never again leaves his own land, and Babylon holds everything from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates. The kingdom that once summoned Judah's kings to Megiddo is now shut inside its own borders.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the king of Egypt came not any more out of his land,....
It was but lately that he had oppressed Israel, ch. xxiii. Now he is himself brought down and disabled to attempt any thing for the recovery of his losses or the assistance of his allies.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The king of Egypt came not again - He was so crushed by the Babylonians that he was obliged to confine himself within the limits of his own states, and could no more attempt any conquests. The text tells us how much he had lost by the Babylonians. See on 2Ki 24:1 (note).
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֹסִ֥יף | hosif | he repeated | H3254 → | 212 times |
| עוֹד֙ | ʾod | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִצְרַ֔יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| לָצֵ֖את | latzet | to come out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹ | meartzo | from own land his | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| לָקַ֞ח | lakach | he had taken | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּבֶ֗ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| מִנַּ֤חַל | minachal | from [the] wadi of | H5158 → | 141 times |
| מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| נְהַר־ | nehar- | [the] river of | H5104 → | 119 times |
| פְּרָ֔ת | perat | Euphrates | H6578 → | |
| כֹּ֛ל | kol | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיְתָ֖ה | hayetah | it had belonged | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לְמֶ֥לֶךְ | lemelekh | to [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
הֹסִ֥יףhe repeated
hosifH3254 →212 times
עוֹד֙again
ʾodH5750 →490 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
לָצֵ֖אתto come out
latzetH3318 →1067 times
מֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹfrom own land his
meartzoH776 →2504 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
לָקַ֞חhe had taken
lakachH3947 →966 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
בָּבֶ֗לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
מִנַּ֤חַלfrom [the] wadi of
minachalH5158 →141 times
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
נְהַר־[the] river of
nehar-H5104 →119 times
פְּרָ֔תEuphrates
peratH6578 →
כֹּ֛לall
kolH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָיְתָ֖הit had belonged
hayetahH1961 →3559 times
לְמֶ֥לֶךְto [the] king of
lemelekhH4428 →2525 times
מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
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
Genesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
it leads to
- Joshua 1:3–4
I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
- Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 24:7
The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this…
- Genesis 13:15
for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
- Deuteronomy 11:24
Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
- Joshua 1:3–4
Through
Isaiah 27:12In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
it leads to
- Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 15:18
Through
Numbers 34:5where it will turn from Azmon, join the Brook of Egypt, and end at the Sea.
it leads to
- Joshua 15:4
It proceeded to Azmon, joined the Brook of Egypt, and ended at the Sea. This was their southern border.
- Joshua 15:4
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
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old and New Testaments; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
