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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The siege lasted almost exactly a year and a half. Its calamities - famine, pestilence, and intense suffering - are best…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And the city was besieged, etc. - Nebuchadnezzar, having routed the Egyptian army, returned to Jerusalem, and besieged…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 25:1-7
We left king Zedekiah in rebellion against the king of Babylon (Kg2 24:20), contriving and endeavouring to shake off his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
unto the eleventh year The natural strength of the position of Jerusalem must have been very considerable, for such a…