241 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years ; then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 The Lord sent against him bands of Chaldeans , bands of Arameans , bands of Moabites , and bands of Ammonites e . So He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord which He had spoken through His servants the prophets . 3 Surely at the command of the Lord it came upon Judah , to remove them from His sight because of the sins of Manasseh , according to all that he had done , 4 and also for the innocent blood which he shed , for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood ; and the Lord would not forgive . 5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and all that he did , are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles e of the Kings of Judah ? 6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers , and Jehoiachin his son became king in his place . 7 The king of Egypt did not come out of his land again e , for the king of Babylon had taken all that belonged to the king of Egypt from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 24:1-7
Commentary on 2 Kings 24:1-7
(Read 2 Kings 24:1-7)
If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had been no worse; but, rebelling against Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble. See what need nations have to lament the sins of their fathers, lest they smart for them. Threatenings will be fulfilled as certainly as promises, if the sinner's repentance prevent not.