13And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 8-20)This should have been the history of king Jehoiachin’s reign , but, alas! it is only the history of king Jehoiachin’s captivity , as it is called, Ezek. 1:2. He came to the crown, not to have the honour of wearing it, but the shame of losing it. Ideo tantum venerat, ut exiret—He came in only to go out . I. His reign was short and inconsiderable. He reigned but three months, and then was removed an...
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