2 Rois 24
Louis Segond 1910 (LSG) · Français
1 De son temps, Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, se mit en campagne. Jojakim lui fut assujetti pendant trois ans ; mais il se révolta de nouveau contre lui. 2 Alors l’Éternel envoya contre Jojakim des troupes de Chaldéens, des troupes de Syriens, des troupes de Moabites et des troupes d’Ammonites ; il les envoya contre Juda pour le détruire, selon la parole que l’Éternel avait prononcée par ses serviteurs les prophètes. 3 Cela arriva uniquement sur l’ordre de l’Éternel, qui voulait ôter Juda de devant sa face, à cause de tous les péchés commis par Manassé, 4 et à cause du sang innocent qu’avait répandu Manassé et dont il avait rempli Jérusalem . Aussi l’Éternel ne voulut-il point pardonner. 5 Le reste des actions de Jojakim, et tout ce qu’il a fait, cela n’est-il pas écrit dans le livre des Chroniques des rois de Juda ? 6 Jojakim se coucha avec ses pères. Et Jojakin, son fils, régna à sa place. 7 Le roi d’Égypte ne sortit plus de son pays, car le roi de Babylone avait pris tout ce qui était au roi d’Égypte depuis le torrent d’Égypte jusqu’au fleuve de l’Euphrate. 8 Jojakin avait dix-huit ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna trois mois à Jérusalem. Sa mère s’appelait Nehuschtha, fille d’Elnathan, de Jérusalem. 9 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Éternel, entièrement comme avait fait son père. 10 En ce temps-là, les serviteurs de Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, montèrent contre Jérusalem, et la ville fut assiégée. 11 Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, arriva devant la ville pendant que ses serviteurs l’assiégeaient. 12 Alors Jojakin, roi de Juda, se rendit auprès du roi de Babylone, avec sa mère, ses serviteurs, ses chefs et ses eunuques. Et le roi de Babylone le fit prisonnier, la huitième année de son règne. 13 Il tira de là tous les trésors de la maison de l’Éternel et les trésors de la maison du roi ; et il brisa tous les ustensiles d’or que Salomon, roi d’Israël, avait faits dans le temple de l’Éternel, comme l’Éternel l’avait prononcé. 14 Il emmena en captivité tout Jérusalem, tous les chefs et tous les hommes vaillants, au nombre de dix mille exilés, avec tous les charpentiers et les serruriers : il ne resta que le peuple pauvre du pays. 15 Il transporta Jojakin à Babylone ; et il emmena captifs de Jérusalem à Babylone la mère du roi, les femmes du roi et ses eunuques, et les grands du pays, 16 tous les guerriers au nombre de sept mille, et les charpentiers et les serruriers au nombre de mille, tous hommes vaillants et propres à la guerre. Le roi de Babylone les emmena captifs à Babylone. 17 Et le roi de Babylone établit roi, à la place de Jojakin, Matthania, son oncle, dont il changea le nom en celui de Sédécias. 18 Sédécias avait vingt et un ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem. Sa mère s’appelait Hamuthal, fille de Jérémie, de Libna. 19 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Éternel, entièrement comme avait fait Jojakim. 20 Et cela arriva à cause de la colère de l’Éternel contre Jérusalem et contre Juda, qu’il voulait rejeter de devant sa face. Et Sédécias se révolta contre le roi de Babylone.
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2 Rois 24:1-2
2Ki 24:1-7. Jehoiakim Procures His Own Ruin.
1-2. Nebuchadnezzar--the son of Nabopolassar, the founder of the Chaldee monarchy. This invasion took place in the fourth year of Jehoiakim's, and the first of Nebuchadnezzar's reign (Jr 25:1; compare Jr 46:2). The young king of Assyria being probably detained at home on account of his father's demise, despatched, along with the Chaldean troops on his border, an army composed of the tributary nations that were contiguous to Judea, to chastise Jehoiakim's revolt from his yoke. But this hostile band was only an instrument in executing the divine judgment (2Ki 24:2) denounced by the prophets against Judah for the sins of the people; and hence, though marching by the orders of the Assyrian monarch, they are described as sent by the Lord (2Ki 24:3).
2 Rois 24:4
2 Rois 24:6
6. Jehoiakim slept with his fathers--This phraseology can mean nothing more than that he died; for he was not buried with his royal ancestors; and whether he fell in battle, or his body was subjected to posthumous insults, he was, according to the prediction (Jr 22:19), not honored with the rites of sepulture (Jr 36:30).
Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead--The very brief reign of this prince, which lasted only three months, during which he was a humble vassal of the Assyrians, is scarcely deserving to be taken into account, and therefore is in no way contradictory to the prophetic menace denounced against his father (Jr 36:30).
2 Rois 24:7
2 Rois 24:8
2 Rois 24:9
9. he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord--Untaught by experience, and deaf to the prophetic warnings, he pursued the evil courses which had brought so many disasters upon the royal family as well as the people of Judah. This bad character is figuratively but strongly depicted (Eze 19:5-7).
2Ki 24:10-16. Jerusalem Taken.
2 Rois 24:10-16
10-13. At that time--within three months after his accession to the throne. It was the spring of the year (2Ch 36:10); so early did he indicate a feeling hostile to the interests of his Assyrian liege lord, by forming a league with Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar sent his generals to besiege Jerusalem, as Jeremiah had foretold (Jr 22:28; 34:20), and soon after he followed in person. Convinced of the hopelessness of making any effectual resistance, Jehoiachin, going to the camp of the besiegers, surrendered (2Ki 24:12), in the expectation, probably, of being allowed to retain his throne as a vassal of the Assyrian empire. But Nebuchadnezzar's clemency towards the kings of Judah was now exhausted, so that Jehoiachin was sent as a captive to Babylon, according to Jeremiah's prediction (Jr 22:24), accompanied by the queen mother (the same who had held that dignity under Jehoahaz) (2Ki 23:31), his generals, and officers. This happened in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, computing from the time when he was associated with his father in the government. Those that were left consisted chiefly of the poorer sort of people and the unskilled workmen. The palace and the temple were ransacked. The smaller golden vessels had been taken on the first capture of Jerusalem and placed by Nebuchadnezzar in the temple of his god as tokens of victory. They were used by Belshazzar at his impious feast [Da 5:2], for the purpose of rewarding his army with these trophies, among which were probably the golden candlesticks, the ark, &c. (compare 2Ch 36:7; Da 1:2). Now the gold plating was torn off all the larger temple furniture.
2 Rois 24:17-19
17-19. the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father's brother, king in his stead--Adhering to his former policy of maintaining a show of monarchy, Nebuchadnezzar appointed the third and youngest son of Josiah (1Ch 3:15), full brother of Jehoahaz, and uncle of the captive Jehoiachin. But, according to the custom of conquerors, who changed the names of the great men they took captives in war, in token of their supremacy, he gave him the new name of
Zedekiah--that is, "The righteous of God." This being a purely Hebrew name, it seems that he allowed the puppet king to choose his own name, which was confirmed. His heart towards God was the same as that of Jehoiakim, impenitent and heedless of God's word.
2 Rois 24:20
20. through the anger of the Lord ... he cast them out from his presence--that is, in the course of God's righteous providence, his policy as king would prove ruinous to his country.
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon--instigated by ambassadors from the neighboring states who came to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne (compare Jr 17:3, with Jr 28:1), and at the same time get him to join them in a common league to throw off the Assyrian yoke. Though warned by Jeremiah against this step, the infatuated and perjured (Eze 17:13) Zedekiah persisted in his revolt.
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