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2 Kings 25:3

2 Kings 25:3
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

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Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Kings 25:1-7

We left king Zedekiah in rebellion against the king of Babylon (Kg2 24:20), contriving and endeavouring to shake off his yoke, when he was no way able to do it, nor took the right method by making God…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And on the ninthday of thefourth month The words in italic omitted here by the scribe, can be filled up from Jer 39:2; Jer 52:6.

the famine prevailed R.V. was sore. The verb is that which is found…