And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:
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Barnes' Notes
Out of the city - This clause shows that the five persons mentioned in 2Ki 25:18 were taken out of the temple. Five men - Or, “seven men,” according to Jer 52:25. It is impossible to say which of the…
Adam Clarke
And five men of them that were in the king's presence - These were principal counselors, and confidential officers.
In Jer 52:25, it is said he took seven men who were near the king's person, and the…
Though we have reason to think that the army of the Chaldeans were much enraged against the city for holding out with so much stubbornness, yet they did not therefore put all to fire and sword as soon…
Cambridge Bible
five men of them that were in the king's presence R.V. that saw the king's face. For the expression, cf. Est 1:14. The officer over the men of war, and the five persons admitted to closest intimacy…