Jeremiah 38:23 and Ezekiel 12:13 had prophesied this capture; and the latter had also prophesied the dispersion of the troops ([Referen…

In the plains of Jericho. —In the neighborhood of Jericho, the Arabah expands to the breadth of eleven or twelve miles. The part w…

(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:1)

Jerusalem was so fortified that it could not be taken until famine rendered the besieged unable to resist. In the prophecy and Lamentations of Jere…