John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 2. And the Lord sent against him , etc.] By Nebuchadnezzar, against whom he rebelled: bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon ; who were all subject to the king of Babylon, or were voluntary troops in his service, and bore an hatred to the Jews: according to Eupolemus f306 , this army consisted of Medes and Babylonians, and, besides 10,000 chariots, there were in it 180,000 foot, and 120,000 horse: and sent them against Judah to destroy it ; this was not until the eleventh of Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar being diverted by the siege of Tyre, or other important business, from chastising the king of Judah until this time: according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets ; Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, and Huldah the prophetess.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-7 - If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had been no worse; but, rebelling agains Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble. See what need nation have to lament the sins of their fathers, lest they smart for them Threatenings will be fulfilled as certainly as promises, if the sinner's repentance prevent not. (2Ki 24:8-20)
Original Hebrew וישׁלח7971 יהוה3068 בו את853 גדודי1416 כשׂדים3778 ואת853 גדודי1416 ארם758 ואת853 גדודי1416 מואב4124 ואת853 גדודי1416 בני1121 עמון5983 וישׁלחם7971 ביהודה3063 להאבידו6 כדבר1697 יהוה3068 אשׁר834 דבר1696 ביד3027 עבדיו5650 הנביאים׃5030
