2. Shinar--the old name of Babylonia
(Ge 11:2; 14:1;
Isa 11:11;
Zec 5:11).
Nebuchadnezzar took only "part of the vessels," as he did not intend
wholly to overthrow the state, but to make it tributary, and to leave
such vessels as were absolutely needed for the public worship of
Jehovah. Subsequently all were taken away and were restored under Cyrus
(Ezr 1:7).
his god--Bel. His temple, as was often the case among the heathen,
was made "treasure house" of the king.
JFB.
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