Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Kings 24:7

Albert Barnes Commentary

2 Kings 24:7

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

2 Kings 24:7

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt." — 2 Kings 24:7 (ASV)

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