From the year of the battle of Carchemish, Neco confined himself to his own country and made no effort to recover Syria or Judea.

And the king of Egypt came not again any more ... —The verse indicates the state of political affairs at the time when Jehoiachin …

And the king of Egypt came not any more out of his land
To receive the tribute he imposed on the land of Judah, or t…

If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he would not have been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word…