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2 Chronicles 36:17

2 Chronicles 36:17
Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small,.... All that were left; for some had been carried away in both the reigns preceding:

and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The fearful slaughter took place at the capture of the city, in the courts of the temple itself (Eze 9:6-7; compare Lam 2:7, Lam 2:20).

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Chronicles 36:11-21

We have here an account of the destruction of the kingdom of Judah and the city of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans. Abraham, God's friend, was called out of that country, from Ur of the Chaldees, when God…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Chaldees R.V. Chaldeans. Their name in Hebrew is Casdimand in Assyrio-Babylonian Caldu(the change of "s" for "l" before a dental is not uncommon in the latter language). They were a people originally…