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2 Kings 24:7
7The king of Egypt did not take his army out of his own country again. That was because the king of Babylon had taken a lot of Egypt's land for himself. He had taken all the land between the Stream of Egypt and the River Euphrates. Before that, the king of Egypt had authority over that land.
2 Kings 24:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
- New International Version (NIV)The king of Egypt did not march out from his own country again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the king of Egypt did not come again out of his land, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the king of Egypt did not come out of his land anymore, for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the Brook of Egypt to the River Euphrates.
Context of 2 Kings 24:7
5The other things that happened while Jehoiakim was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Judah's kings’. It tells about the things that Jehoiakim did. 6Jehoiakim died and they buried him beside his ancestors. His son Jehoiachin became king after him. The king of Egypt did not take his army out of his own country again. That was because the king of Babylon had taken a lot of Egypt's land for himself. He had taken all the land between the Stream of Egypt and the River Euphrates. Before that, the king of Egypt had authority over that land. 8Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he became king. He ruled as king in Jerusalem for three months. His mother's name was Nehushta. She was the daughter of Elnathan, who came from Jerusalem. 9Jehoiachin did things that the Lord said were evil, as his father had done.
Read all of 2 Kings 242 Kings 24:7 word by word
וְלֹֽא־הֹסִ֥יף עוֹד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָצֵ֖את מֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹ כִּֽי־לָקַ֞ח מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֗ל מִנַּ֤חַל מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ עַד־נְהַר־פְּרָ֔ת כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיְתָ֖ה לְמֶ֥לֶךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- cameיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- not againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
- any more out of his landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- had takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- from the riverנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · BrookH5158
- unto the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
- Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578
Cross-references for 2 Kings 24:7
- Jeremiah 37:5The army of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had marched out of Egypt. Babylon's soldiers who were attacking Jerusalem heard news about that. So they went away from Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 46:2This is the message about Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and his army fought against the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt. Babylon's army won the battle against Egypt's army at Carchemish on the Euphrates river. That happened in the fourth year that Josiah's son Jehoiakim ruled Judah as king.
- Genesis 15:18On that day, the Lord made a covenant with Abram. The Lord promised, ‘I give this land to your descendants. The land starts from the river of Egypt and continues as far as the River Euphrates.
- Numbers 34:5There the border will turn and it will go along the Stream of Egypt. It will continue as far as the Mediterranean Sea.
- Joshua 15:4Then it went to Azmon and it continued to the Stream of Egypt. It finished at the sea. That was the south border of Judah's land.
- 1 Kings 4:21Solomon ruled over all the nations from the Euphrates river to the land of the Philistines, as far as Egypt's border. The people of these kingdoms paid taxes to Solomon. They served him all the days of his life.
- Isaiah 27:12At that time, the Lord will shake the tree! He will do that to his people everywhere from the River Euphrates to the Stream of Egypt. Then he will bring together all of you, one by one, you Israelite people.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 24:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The king of Egypt came not again - He was so crushed by the Babylonians that he was obliged to confine himself within the limits of his own states, and could no more attempt any conquests. The text tells us how much he had lost by the Babylonians. See on 2 Kings 24:1; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Neco, from the year of the battle of Carchemish, confined himself to his own country and made no efforts to recover Syria or Judaea.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The king of Egypt stayed in his country because Nebuchadnezzar was too powerful. Judah's hope for help from Egypt was useless (see Jeremiah 2:36; 46:2–12; Ezekiel 29:6, 16). The Brook of Egypt is thought to be either the Wadi el-Arish near the Nile delta or Nahal Besor, south of Gaza.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. the king of Egypt--that is, Pharaoh-nechoh. 2Ki 24:8, 9. Jehoiachin Succeeds Him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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