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2 Kings 24:2 And the Lord sent against him bands. See 23:26–27.
2 Kings 24:5 Chronicles of the Kings. See note on 1 Kings 14:19.
2 Kings 24:8–17 Jehoiachin. Babylon’s withdrawal from Palestine in 601 b.c. turned out to be temporary. Jehoiakim’s rebellion brought the Babylonian army to the gates of Jerusalem at the end of 598. The city surrendered in March 597 b.c. By this time Jehoiachin was king. Significant deportations followed (on deportation as an imperial tactic, see note on 15:27–31). Although 1–2 Kings does not mention this, the prophet Ezekiel was among the exiles. His prophetic ministry began a few years later in Babylon (Ezek. 1:2–3).
2 Kings 24:18–25:7 Jehoiachin’s uncle Mattaniah ruled next, under the name of Zedekiah. He was under Babylonian control. Jeremiah 27:1 and 28:1 suggest that from early in his reign he was plotting a revolt, and eventually he rebelled. A two-year siege of Jerusalem followed. The city eventually fell in 587 or 586 b.c. Zedekiah fled, but was captured (see also note on 2 Chron. 36:11–16).
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