John Gill's Exposition on Jeremiah 52:7

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then the city was broken up, etc.] Either its gates were broke open, some one or other of them; or a breach was made in the walls of it, through which the Chaldean army entered: and all the men of war fled; the soldiers, with their officers, not being able to stand before the army of the king of Babylon: and went forth out of the city by night; at which time, very probably, the attack was made, and the gates of the city forced open, or the walls broke down; Josephusf1096 says it was taken in the middle of the night: by the way of the gate between the two walls, which [was] by the king’s garden; (see Gill on “<243904>Jeremiah 39:4”); now the Chaldeans [were] by the city round about; as part of their army entered into it, the other part surrounded it; or, however, were placed at the gates and avenues all around, that none might escape: and they went by the way of the plain; that is, the men of war or soldiers that fled, together with King Zedekiah, his family and princes; (see <243904> Jeremiah 39:4).

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