2 Kings 24:8

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoiachin	יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין ye.ho.ya.Khin	H3078	Jehojakin · proper noun, a man's name
eighteen	שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה she.mo.Neh	H8083	a cardinal number · noun, common both genders singular absolute
years	שָׁנָה֙ sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
old	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
reign	בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ be.ma.le.Kho	H4427	to reign · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ ma.Lakh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
three	וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה u.she.lo.Shah	H7969	three · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
months	חֳדָשִׁ֔ים cho.da.Shim	H2320	the new moon · noun, common masculine plural absolute
mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ 'i.Mo	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Nehushta	נְחֻשְׁתָּ֥א ne.chush.Ta'	H5179	Nechushta · proper noun, a woman's name
daughter	בַת vat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct
Elnathan	אֶלְנָתָ֖ן 'el.na.Tan	H494	Elnathan · proper noun, a man's name
Jerusalem	מִירוּשָׂלִָֽם mi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 3:16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
2 Chronicles 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil…
Jeremiah 22:24 As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thenc…
Jeremiah 22:28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast…
Jeremiah 24:1 The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had c…
Jeremiah 37:1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the lan…
Matthew 1:11-12 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 24:8–end

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, Eze 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 and carried captive to Babylon, as his father, it is likely, would have been if he had lived but so much longer. What an unhappy young prince was this, that was thrust into a falling house, a sinking throne! What an unnatural father had he, who begat him to suffer for him, and by his own sin and folly ha…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 24:8

JEHOIACHIN SUCCEEDS HIM. (Kg2 24:8-9) Jehoiachin--that is, "God-appointed," contracted into Jeconiah and Coniah (Jer 22:24). eighteen years old when he began to reign--At the age of eight his father took him into partnership in the government (Ch2 36:9). He began to reign alone at eighteen.

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 24:8

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old - He is called Jeconiah, Ch1 3:16, and Coniah, Jer 22:24. In Ch2 36:9, be is said to be only eight years of age, but this must be a mistake; for we find that, having reigned only three months, he was carried captive to Babylon, and there he had wives; and it is very improbable that a child between eight and nine years of age could have wives; and of such a tender age, it can scarcely be said that, as a king, he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. The place in Chronicles must be corrupted. That he was a grievous offender against God, we learn from Jer 22:24, which the reader may consult; and in the man's punishment, see his crimes.

John Gill on 2 Kings 24:8

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign,.... In 2 Chronicles 36:9 he is said to be but eight years old; which may be reconciled by observing, that he might be made and declared king by his father, in the first year of his reign, who reigned eleven years, so that he was eight years old when he began to reign with him, and eighteen when he began to reign alone (q). Dr. Lightfoot (r) gives another solution of this difficulty, that properly speaking he was eighteen years old when he began to reign, but, in an improper sense, the son of eight years, or the eighth year, as the Hebrew phrase is; that is, he fell in the lot of the eighth year of the captivity of Judah, which was in…

The Church Fathers

There is an excellent and significant illustration in the book of Kings, showing how the sin of fornication is prevented by an attack of pride. When the children of Israel had been taken captive by Neco, king of the Egyptians, Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Assyriaans, came up and brought them back from the borders of Egypt to their own country, not indeed meaning to restore them to their former liberty and their native land, but meaning to carry them off to his own land and to transport them to a still more distant country than the land of Egypt in which they had been prisoners. And this illustration exactly applies to the case before us. For though there is less harm in yielding to the sin of pride than to fornication, yet it is more difficult to escape from the dominion of pride. For somehow or other the prisoner who is carried off to a greater distance will have more difficulty in returning to his native land and the freedom of his fathers, and the prophet's rebuke will be deservedly aimed at him: "Why have you grown old in a strange country? Indeed a man is rightly said to have grown old in a strange country, if he has not broken up the ground of his sins.
— John Cassian, CONFERENCE 5.12

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Dictionary and topics

Elnathan — Whom God has given. (1.) An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent Jehoiakim from burning the…
Elnathan, Or Elnathan — (God hath given).
Exile — (1.) Of the kingdom of Israel. In the time of Pekah, Tiglath-pileser II. carried away captive into Assyria (2 Kings 15:29; comp. Isa. 10:5, 6) a part of the inhabitants of Galilee and of Gilead (B.C.…
Jeremiah — Raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:10). (2.) A Gadite warrior (1 Chr. 12:13). (3.) A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr.…
Necho II — An Egyptian king, the son and successor of Psammetichus (B.C. 610-594), the contemporary of Josiah, king of Judah. For some reason he proclaimed war against the king of Assyria. He led forth a…
Nehushta — Copper, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem, and the wife of Jehoiakin (2 Kings 24:8), king of Judah.
Elnathan · 1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin — 1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin
Jehoiachin · King of — King of
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Jehoiachin — Who reigned over Judah: Jehoiachin
Nehushta · Wife of Jehoiakim, king of — Wife of Jehoiakim, king of

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2 Kings 24:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 24:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 24:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 24:8

John Gill on 2 Kings 24:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 24:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 24:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 24:8

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 24:8

John Gill on 2 Kings 24:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 24:8-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 24:8

Rashi on 2 Kings 24:7