And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
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Barnes' Notes
So Judah was carried away - The kingdom of the two tribes was at an end; and the task of the historian might seem to be accomplished. He still, however, desires to notice two things: (1) the fate of…
Adam Clarke
The king of Babylon smote them - He had, no doubt, found that these had counselled Zedekiah to revolt.
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
and slew them[R.V. put them to death] at Riblah The word is not the same as in verse 7, and the R.V. follows A.V. of Jer 52:27.
So Judah was carried away out of their[R.V. his] land The A.V. has -his…
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