1 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

3 For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

4 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

7 Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.

8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

9 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

13 And burned the house of the Lord, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

17 Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

18 The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

19 And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.

20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

21 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

22 And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.

23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.

24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

26 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

27 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.

28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:

30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

31 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.

32 And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

33 And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.

34 And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

Commentary

Verse 1

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
McArther Bible Commentary
This chapter is almost identical to 2Ki. 24:18-25:30, and it is a historical supplement detailing Jerusalem's fall (as ch. 39). It fittingly opens with her last king and his sin (597-586 B.C.). The purpose of this chapter is to show how accurate Jeremiah's prophecies were concerning Jerusalem and Judah.
Bible Cross References
Joshua 10:29 2 Kings 8:22 2 Kings 23:31 2 Kings 24:18 2 Chronicles 36:11 Isaiah 37:8 Jeremiah 21:1 Jeremiah 51:59

Verse 2

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
Zedekiah - It is generally thought that this chapter was not penned by Jeremiah, who, it is not probable, would have so largely repeated what he had related before; and could not historically relate what happened after his time, as some things did which are mentioned towards the end of the chapter. Probably it was penned by some of those in Babylon, and put in here as a preface to the book of Lamentations.
Bible Cross References
1 Kings 14:22 2 Kings 24:19 2 Chronicles 36:12 Jeremiah 36:30 Jeremiah 36:31

Verse 3

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Bible Cross References
Genesis 4:14 Genesis 4:16 2 Kings 24:20 2 Chronicles 36:13 Isaiah 3:1 Isaiah 3:4 Jeremiah 7:15 Jeremiah 15:1 Ezekiel 17:12 Ezekiel 17:15

Verse 4

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
McArther Bible Commentary
See note on Jer 34:1. This narrative rehearses the account of the fall of Jerusalem. So crucial was this event that the OT records it four times (see also Jer 39:1-14; 2 Kin. 25; 2Ch 36:11-21).
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:1 Jeremiah 32:24 Jeremiah 34:1 Jeremiah 39:1 Ezekiel 24:1 Ezekiel 24:2 Ezekiel 26:8 Ezekiel 33:21 Ezekiel 40:1 Zechariah 8:19

Verse 5

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:2 Ezekiel 31:1

Verse 6

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:3 Isaiah 3:1 Jeremiah 37:21 Jeremiah 38:9 Jeremiah 39:2 Lamentations 1:11 Ezekiel 4:16 Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 14:13 Ezekiel 31:1

Verse 7

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:4 Jeremiah 34:22 Jeremiah 39:2 Jeremiah 39:4 Jeremiah 51:32 Ezekiel 12:12 Ezekiel 33:21 Amos 4:3

Verse 8

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Bible Cross References
Jeremiah 21:7 Jeremiah 32:4 Jeremiah 34:21 Jeremiah 37:17 Jeremiah 38:23 Jeremiah 39:5

Verse 9

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Bible Cross References
Numbers 13:21 Numbers 34:11 Joshua 13:5 2 Kings 25:6 Jeremiah 21:7 Jeremiah 32:4 Jeremiah 39:5 Lamentations 4:20 Ezekiel 11:10

Verse 10

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:7 Jeremiah 22:30 Jeremiah 34:21 Jeremiah 39:6 Ezekiel 11:10 Ezekiel 24:5

Verse 11

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The fate of Zedekiah.
This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, (Psalm 51:11). None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and overtake him, let him flee where he will.
Bible Cross References
Jeremiah 39:7 Ezekiel 12:13 Ezekiel 17:16

Verse 12

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
McArther Bible Commentary
tenth day. The parallel phrase in 2Ki 25:8 reads "seventh day." Nebuzaradan (Jer 52:12), "captain of the guard," started from Riblah on the seventh day and arrived in Jerusalem on the tenth day. nineteenth year. 586 B.C.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 24:12 2 Kings 25:8 Ezra 5:12 Nehemiah 2:3 Psalm 79:1 Jeremiah 39:9 Jeremiah 52:29 Daniel 1:1 Zechariah 7:5 Zechariah 8:19

Verse 13

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
1 Kings 9:8 2 Kings 25:9 2 Chronicles 36:19 Psalm 74:6 Psalm 79:1 Isaiah 64:10 Isaiah 64:11 Jeremiah 6:5 Jeremiah 19:13 Jeremiah 21:10 Jeremiah 21:14 Jeremiah 32:29 Jeremiah 34:22 Jeremiah 39:8 Lamentations 2:5 Lamentations 2:6 Lamentations 2:7 Ezekiel 7:21 Ezekiel 16:41 Micah 3:12

Verse 14

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:10 Nehemiah 1:3 Jeremiah 39:8 Ezekiel 26:12

Verse 15

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:8 2 Kings 25:11 Jeremiah 39:9 Ezekiel 12:11

Verse 16

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:8 2 Kings 25:12 Jeremiah 39:10 Jeremiah 40:2 Jeremiah 40:7

Verse 17

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
1 Kings 7:15 1 Kings 7:23 1 Kings 7:27 2 Kings 20:17 2 Kings 25:13 Jeremiah 27:19 Jeremiah 52:20 Ezekiel 40:49

Verse 18

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
McArther Bible Commentary
They also took. The conquerors plundered the magnificent Solomonic temple and took the articles to Babylon. First Kings 6-8 describes these articles. Later, Belshazzar would use some of these at his immoral banquet, gloating over the victory he attributed to his gods (Dan. 5; cf. Dan 1:2).
Bible Cross References
Exodus 27:3 1 Kings 7:40 1 Kings 7:45 2 Kings 25:14

Verse 19

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
Exodus 27:3 1 Kings 7:49 1 Kings 7:50 2 Kings 25:15 Zechariah 4:2

Verse 20

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
1 Kings 7:25 1 Kings 7:47 2 Kings 25:16 Jeremiah 52:17

Verse 21

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
1 Kings 7:15 2 Kings 25:17 2 Chronicles 3:15

Verse 22

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
McArther Bible Commentary
five. Second Kings 2Ki 25:17 reads "three." There may have been two parts to the capitals, the lower part of two cubits and the upper part, carved ornately, of three cubits. The lower may be omitted in 2Ki 25:17 as belonging to the shaft of the pillar.
Bible Cross References
1 Kings 7:16 1 Kings 7:20 1 Kings 7:42 2 Kings 25:17

Verse 23

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The destruction of Jerusalem.
The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.
Bible Cross References
Exodus 28:33 1 Kings 7:20

Verse 24

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The captivities.
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
Three - It is probable there were more keepers of the door, but the captain of the guard took only three of the chief.
McArther Bible Commentary
Babylon executed some Judean leaders as an act of power, from resentment over the eighteen-month resistance (cf. Jer 52:4-6), and to intimidate the nation to prevent future plots.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 23:4 2 Kings 25:18 1 Chronicles 6:14 1 Chronicles 9:19 Ezra 7:1 Jeremiah 21:1 Jeremiah 29:25 Jeremiah 29:29 Jeremiah 34:21 Jeremiah 35:4 Jeremiah 37:3 Lamentations 4:16 Ezekiel 11:7 Ezekiel 24:5 Ezekiel 34:10

Verse 25

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The captivities.
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.
McArther Bible Commentary
seven. Second Kings 2Ki 25:19 reads "five." Perhaps these five were a part of the group of seven mentioned here.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:19 Esther 1:14 Jeremiah 36:10

Verse 26

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The captivities.
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:8 2 Kings 25:20 Jeremiah 39:5 Jeremiah 39:9

Verse 27

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The captivities.
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:21 Isaiah 6:11 Isaiah 6:12 Isaiah 27:10 Isaiah 32:13 Isaiah 32:14 Jeremiah 13:19 Jeremiah 20:4 Jeremiah 25:9 Jeremiah 39:9 Ezekiel 8:11 Ezekiel 33:28 Micah 4:10

Verse 28

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The captivities.
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.
McArther Bible Commentary
carried away. The stages of deportation to Babylon include: (1) in 605 B.C. under Jehoiakim which marked the beginning of the seventy years of exile; (2) in 597 B.C. under Jehoiachin; (3) in 586 B.C. under Zedekiah; and (4) a mopping-up campaign in 582-81 B.C. The number may include only males.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 24:2 2 Kings 24:3 2 Kings 24:14 2 Chronicles 36:20 Ezra 2:1 Nehemiah 7:6 Jeremiah 52:29 Ezekiel 12:11 Daniel 1:1

Verse 29

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The captivities.
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.
Bible Cross References
Jeremiah 52:12 Jeremiah 52:28 Jeremiah 52:30

Verse 30

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The captivities.
The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they are, in particular, made monuments of Divine justice. Here is an account of two earlier captivities. This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
All the persons were four thousand and six hundred - How amazingly were the Jews diminished, that this handful was all who were carried captive!
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:8 2 Kings 25:11 Jeremiah 39:9 Jeremiah 52:29

Verse 31

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The advancement of Jehoiachin.
See this history of king Jehoiachin in (2 Kings 25:27-30). Those under oppression will find it is not in vain for them to hope and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. Our times are in God's hand, for the hearts of all we have to deal with are so. May we be enabled, more and more, to rest on the Rock of Ages, and to look forward with holy faith to that hour, when the Lord will bring again Zion, and overthrow all the enemies of the church.
McArther Bible Commentary
captivity of Jehoiachin. A captive since 597 B.C., he appears here in 561 B.C., after Nebuchadnezzar's death, when Evil-Merodach ruled Babylon. Though detained, the former king was freed to enjoy previously denied privileges. The Lord did not forget the Davidic line, even in exile.
Bible Cross References
Genesis 40:13 Genesis 40:20 2 Kings 25:27 Psalm 3:3 Psalm 27:6 Jeremiah 37:1

Verse 32

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The advancement of Jehoiachin.
See this history of king Jehoiachin in (2 Kings 25:27-30). Those under oppression will find it is not in vain for them to hope and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. Our times are in God's hand, for the hearts of all we have to deal with are so. May we be enabled, more and more, to rest on the Rock of Ages, and to look forward with holy faith to that hour, when the Lord will bring again Zion, and overthrow all the enemies of the church.
Bible Cross References
2 Kings 25:28 Ezekiel 26:7

Verse 33

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The advancement of Jehoiachin.
See this history of king Jehoiachin in (2 Kings 25:27-30). Those under oppression will find it is not in vain for them to hope and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. Our times are in God's hand, for the hearts of all we have to deal with are so. May we be enabled, more and more, to rest on the Rock of Ages, and to look forward with holy faith to that hour, when the Lord will bring again Zion, and overthrow all the enemies of the church.
Bible Cross References
Genesis 41:14 Genesis 41:42 2 Samuel 9:7 2 Samuel 9:13 1 Kings 2:7 2 Kings 25:29

Verse 34

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary
The advancement of Jehoiachin.
See this history of king Jehoiachin in (2 Kings 25:27-30). Those under oppression will find it is not in vain for them to hope and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. Our times are in God's hand, for the hearts of all we have to deal with are so. May we be enabled, more and more, to rest on the Rock of Ages, and to look forward with holy faith to that hour, when the Lord will bring again Zion, and overthrow all the enemies of the church.
John Wesley's Bible Commentary
All the days of his life - Here ends the history of the kingdom of Judah. I shall only observe the severe judgment of God upon this people, whose kingdom was made up of the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and half the tribe of Manasseh. In the numbering of the persons belonging to these two tribes, (Numbers 1:27) , (Numbers 1:35) , (Numbers 1:37) , (counting half of the number of the tribe of Manasseh) we find one hundred twenty - six thousand one hundred: (Numbers 26:22) , (Numbers 26:34) , (Numbers 26:41) , we find of them one hundred forty - eight thousand four hundred and fifty. Here, (Jeremiah 52:30) , we find no more of them carried into captivity, than four thousand and six hundred. From whence we may judge what a multitude of them were slain by the sword, by the famine, and pestilence! It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God, to mock his messengers, despise his words, and misuse his prophets, 'till there be no remedy, (2 Chronicles 36:16) .
Bible Cross References
2 Samuel 9:10 2 Kings 25:30 Jeremiah 40:5