2 Kings 25:8

“on the seventh day of the month . . . came Nebuzar-adan--(compare Jer 52:12). In attempting to reconcile these two passages, it must be supposed either that, though he had set out on the seventh, he did not arrive in Jerusalem till the tenth, or that he did not put his orders in execution till that day. His office as captain of the guard (Gen 37:36; Gen 39:1) called him to execute the awards of justice on criminals; and hence, although not engaged in the siege of Jerusalem (Jer 39:13), Nebuzar-adan was despatched to rase the city, to plunder the temple, to lay both in ruins, demolish the fortifications, and transport the inhabitants to Babylon. The most eminent of these were taken to the…”

“The nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar - 586 B.C., if we count from the real date of his accession (604 B.C.); but 587 B.C., if, with the Jews, we regard him as beginning to reign when he was sent by his father to recover Syria and gained the battle of Carchemish (in 605 B.C.). Captain of the guard - literally, “the chief of the executioners” Genesis 37:36. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Months, &c. - So the Chaldeans did not put all to fire and sword, as soon as they had taken the city: but about a month after, orders were sent, to compleat the destruction of it. This space God gave them to repent after all the foregoing days of his patience. But in vain; they still hardened their hearts: and therefore execution is awarded to the utmost. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 25:9”

“25:8 Nebuzaradan is known from one of Nebuchadnezzar’s inscriptions as an important official.”

“in the fifth month: This answered to Wednesday, August 24; and three days after he reduced the temple to ashes, and carried Judah captive; in the 11th year of Zedekiah; the 19th of Nebuchadnezzar; 424 years, 3 months, and 8 days from the foundation of the temple; 468 years from the beginning of the reign of David; 388 years from the division of the ten tribes; and 134 years from their captivity. Jer 52:12-14; Zac 8:19 the nineteenth: Kg2 25:27, Kg2 24:12 Nebuzaradan: Jer 39:9-14, Jer 40:1-4, Jer 52:12-16; Lam 4:12 captain: or, chief marshal 4 Kings (2 Kings) 25:9”

“Destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. The people carried away to Babel (cf. Jer 52:12-27, and Jer 39:8-10). \- In this section we have first a general account of the destruction of the temple and city ( Kg2 25:8-10), and of the carrying away of the people ( Kg2 25:11 and Kg2 25:12), and then a more particular description of what was done with the metal vessels of the temple ( Kg2 25:13-17), and how the spiritual and secular leaders of the people who had been taken prisoners were treated ( Kg2 25:18-21). Kg2 25:8-10 The destruction of Jerusalem, by the burning of the temple, of the king's palace, and of all the larger buildings, and by throwing down the walls, was effected by Nebuzaradan,…”