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The Season for War
Commentators explain that the phrase "at the return of the year" refers to the spring. This was the customary time for ancient kings to launch military campaigns. Nebuchadnezzar's move against Jerusalem was not a random event but a calculated military action, timed for the start of the war season.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 36:10
18th Century
Theologian
When the year was expired - This phrase literally means “at the return of the year,” that is, at the start of the season for military expedi…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 36:10
19th Century
Bishop
And when the year was expired. “At the return of the year” means in spring, when kings usually went forth to war ([Reference 2 Sam…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 36:10
17th Century
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(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 36:1)
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 36:1–21
17th Century
Minister
The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem occurred gradually. The methods God uses to call sinners back by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providen…