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Jeremiah 39:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

all the: Jeremiah 1:15, Jeremiah 21:4, Jeremiah 38:17

Nergalsharezer: Jeremiah 39:13; 2 Kings 17:30

Sarsechim: These were the principal commanders; but Dr. Blayney thinks that, instead of six persons, we have in reality but three, as the name that follows each is the title of the office. Thus Nergal-Sharezer, who was Samgar-nebo, or keeper, i.e., priest of Nebo; Sarsechim, who was Rab-saris, or chief eunuch; and Nergal-sharezer, who was Rab-mag, or chief magi; as the words mog: in Persian, magoos: in Arabic, magooshai: in Syriac, and μαγος: strong:G3097, in Greek, signify; and we learn from Justin and Curtius that the magi attended the king in war.

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