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and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
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A Hopeless Surrender
Commentators explain that King Jehoiachin's 'going out' was not an act of war but one of complete surrender. Despairing of any hope to defend Jerusalem, he and his entire royal court submitted to Nebuchadnezzar, likely hoping for clemency. Instead of mercy, he was taken prisoner, signifying the total subjugation of Judah.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The eighth year - Jeremiah calls it the seventh year (Jeremiah 52:28), a statement which implies only a different manner of coun…
19th Century
Anglican
And Jehoiaehin the king of Judah went out ... —Despairing of the defense, he threw himself upon the clemency of Nebuchadnezzar. The queen-…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jehoiachin king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon , &c.] Not to fight with him, but to submit to him, and…
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