2 Chronicles 35
DOYLY— Charchemish] This is thought to be a place known to the Greeks and Romans under the name of Circesium. Dr. Wells.
Chap. XXXVI. ver. 7. — carried of the vessels &c.] He carried away a great many in the next king’s reign, (2 Kings xxiv. 13, 14,) but he began to do it in this. The people, it appears, were so hardened, as to believe those false prophets, who assured them these vessels would soon be brought again from Babylon, and to give no credit to Jeremiah, who, warning them of the falsehood of what these prophets foretold, said, that so far would it be from happening that these vessels would be brought back from Babylon, that the remaining vessels should be carried after them, and there remain till the day when God visited His people. See Jerem. xxvii. 16, 17, 21, 22. Bp. Patrick.
2 Chronicles 35:13
- — there was no passover like to that] This was the largest passover feast, if we consider it with respect to the king’s generosity, that ever was celebrated, from the first beginning of the Israelitish monarchy, in the days of the famous Samuel the Prophet, to this time. For, although such wealthier monarchs as David and Solomon might keep greater festivals as to numbers of people and sacrifices, yet none of them treated the people at their own cost, in so liberal and zealous a manner, as this prince did, nor had the whole nation so unanimously concurred in the measure. Pyle.
2 Chronicles 35:20
- After all this, &c.] Some time after this, when the temple was repaired and made fit for the service of God, and the people had a reasonable expectation of great happiness to ensue after such pious works, there came a most unforeseen change, which is here perhaps noted particularly to teach us, never to be too confident, nor rashly to engage in any enterprise, bearing in mind the uncertainty of all earthly affairs. Bp. Patrick.
fore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
2 Chronicles 35:21
- — for God commanded me to make haste:] Some think that the king of Egypt made this pretence because he knew that Josiah had a great reverence towards God; and, in obedience to Him, might desist from his purpose. Or perhaps he meant, that he felt a strong impulse to the undertaking, which he took to be from God. Bp. Patrick. Or, by “God” he means the oracles which he himself consulted as divine. Bp. Wilson.
2 Chronicles 35:25
- — they are written in the lamentations.] The lamentations here mentioned, written immediately after the death of Josiah, are now lost. They are certainly not those which we now have under the name of the “Lamentations of Jeremiah;” for these plainly refer to the destruction of Jerusalem, and to Zedekiah, not to Josiah. Bp. Patrick.
Before CHRIST about 610. sick. the sepulchres. h Zech. 12. 11. bindnesses. Jehoahaz made king. Jerusalem is Before CHRIST about 610.
ceeding reigneth ill, and despiseth the prophets, and rebelleth against Nebuchadnezzar.