10And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
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And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. …
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-21)Though we have reason to think that the army of the Chaldeans were much enraged against the city for holding out with so much stubbornness, yet they did not therefore put all to fire and sword as soon as they had taken the city (which is too commonly done in such cases), but about a month after (compare 2 Kgs. 25:8 ; 2 Kgs. 25:3 ) Nebuzar-adan was sent with orders to complete the destruction of Je…
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