2 Kings 25:9
And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.
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Barnes' Notes
He burnt the house of the Lord - Compare the prophecies of Jeremiah Jer 21:10; Jer 34:2; Jer 38:18, Jer 38:23. Psa 79:1-13 is thought to have been written soon after this destruction of the temple.
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
every greatman's house burnt he with fire R.V. omits -man's". The expression in 2 Chronicles is -he burnt all the palaces thereof with fire".
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