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Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem:
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A Minor Date Discrepancy
Scholars note a difference between the date here (the tenth day) and in 2 Kings 25:8 (the seventh day). Commentators suggest this isn't a contradiction, but could reflect different stages of the event. For example, the commander may have arrived on the 7th and began the destruction on the 10th, or the burning itself may have lasted for several days. This detail shows the complexity of historical records without undermining the core truth of the event.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Served - The word implies high office.
19th Century
Anglican
In the tenth day of the month. — 2 Kings 25:8 gives the “seventh day.” We have no means of ascertaining which…
16th Century
Protestant
Laus Deo
Commentary on Lamentations
Calvin's Preface
LECTURES OF JOHN CALVIN
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THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now in the fifth month, in the tenth [day] of the month Hence the fast of the fifth month, for the burning of the ci…
The Chaldean army made woeful havoc. But nothing is related here as particularly as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembranc…
