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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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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Jeremiah 52:12

18th Century

Theologian

Served - The word implies high office.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Jeremiah 52:12

19th Century

Bishop

In the tenth day of the month.2 Kings 25:8 gives the “seventh day.” We have no means of ascertaining which…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Jeremiah 52:1–34

16th Century

Theologian

Laus Deo

Commentary on Lamentations

Calvin's Preface

LECTURES OF JOHN CALVIN

ON

THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH

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John Gill

John Gill

On Jeremiah 52:12

17th Century

Pastor

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…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Jeremiah 52:12–23

17th Century

Minister

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…