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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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A. M. 3405. B.C. 599. |
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slept
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"As Jehoiakim was ""buried with the burial of an ass,"" by being ""drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem,"" without internment, the expression ""slept with his fathers,"" can only mean that the died, or slept the sleep of death. In the East, a body exposed during the night would be a prey to wild animals; if any of it were left till the morning, the carnivorous birds would devour it. 2Ch 36:6,8; Jer 22:18,19; Jer 36:30" |
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Jehoiachin
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"As this man reigned only three months, and was a mere vassal of the king of Babylon, his reign is scarcely reckoned; and therefore Jeremiah Jer 31:30; says of Jehoiakim, ""he shall have none to sit upon the throne of David.""" |
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2Ch 36:6 |
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. |
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2Ch 36:8 |
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. |
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Jer 22:18 |
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! |
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Jer 22:19 |
He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. |
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Jer 36:30 |
Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. |
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Jer 31:30 |
But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "2 Kings 24:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/2Ki/24/6.html>.
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