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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Daniel 1. This chapter begins with an account of the first captivity of the Jews, in the times of Jehoiakim; of which captivity Daniel was one, and it is mentioned on his account, Daniel 1:1, who, with others, were selected by the order of the king of Babylon, to be educated in the learning of the Chaldeans, and to be maintained at his expense, in order to be his ministers, Daniel...

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand,.... And the city of Jerusalem too, or he could not have took the king, and so the Syriac version renders it, and the Lord delivered it into his hands, and Jehoiakim, c.: this was from the Lord, because of his sins, and the sins of his ancestors, and of his people or otherwise the king of Babylon could not have taken the city, nor him, because...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

The Siege of Jerusalem. (b. c. 606.) 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god....

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, It was not merely that Nebuchadnezzar was strong enough to overcome the Jews; but God handed over his people into Nebuchadnezzar’s hand. The enemy cannot touch the Church of God without the divine permission. Dan_1:2. With part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he...