2 Kings 24:6

“So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, etc.] He died as they did, but was not buried with them, and indeed had no burial at all, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah, (<242218>Jeremiah 22:18,19) for, falling into the hands of the king of Babylon, he was bound in chains, in order to be carried to Babylon, but died as soon as he came out of Jerusalem, at the gates of which he was cast, and had no burial, (<143606>2 Chronicles 36:6). At this time also some of the vessels of the temple were carried away, and put in the idol’s temple at Babylon, (<143607>2 Chronicles 36:7 <242716>Jeremiah 27:16), and Eupolemus f307 says, that whatever gold, silver, and brass, were in the temple, were carried away:…”

“Jehoiakim slept with his fathers--This phraseology can mean nothing more than that he died; for he was not buried with his royal ancestors; and whether he fell in battle, or his body was subjected to posthumous insults, he was, according to the prediction (Jer 22:19), not honored with the rites of sepulture (Jer 36:30). Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead--The very brief reign of this prince, which lasted only three months, during which he was a humble vassal of the Assyrians, is scarcely deserving to be taken into account, and therefore is in no way contradictory to the prophetic menace denounced against his father (Jer 36:30).”

“Jehoiachin - Also called Jeconiah and Coniah. Jehoiachin and Jeconiah both mean “Yahweh will establish,” Coniah, “Yahweh establishes.” Probably his original name was Jehoiachin. When he ascended the throne, and was required to take a new name, anxious not to lose the good men contained in his old one, he simply transposed the two elements. Jeremiah shortened this new name from Jeconiah to Coniah, thus cutting off from it the notion of futurity, to imply that that would not be which the name declared would be. In other words, “Yahweh establishes,” but this prince he will not establish. return to 'Top of Page'”

“With his fathers - But it is not said, he was buried with them. No doubt the prophecy of Jeremiah was fulfilled, that he should not be lamented as his father was, but buried with the burial of an ass. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 24:7”

“24:6 Jehoiakim died in 598 BC, evidently during Nebuchadnezzar’s second campaign against Jerusalem (Josephus reports that Nebuchadnezzar executed Jehoiakim; see Josephus, Antiquities 10.6.3; cp. Jer 22:18-19; 36:30-31).”

“am 3405. bc 599. slept: As Jehoiakim was "buried with the burial of an ass," by being "drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem," without internment, the expression "slept with his fathers," can only mean that the died, or slept the sleep of death. In the East, a body exposed during the night would be a prey to wild animals; if any of it were left till the morning, the carnivorous birds would devour it. Ch2 36:6, Ch2 36:8; Jer 22:18, Jer 22:19, Jer 36:30 Jehoiachin: As this man reigned only three months, and was a mere vassal of the king of Babylon, his reign is scarcely reckoned; and therefore Jeremiah ( Jer 36:30) says of Jehoiakim, "he shall have none to sit upon the throne of…”