Verse 19
19. An officer Hebrew, a eunuch, but evidently not one in the strict sense, (see note on 2 Kings 20:18,) for this officer was a military commander.
Five men According to Jeremiah 52:25, seven. Compare note on 2 Kings 25:8. These were in the king’s presence, that is, were among his most intimate counsellors, (comp. Esther 1:13,) but they had not fled with their royal master, but seem to have concealed themselves in the city where they were found.
Principal scribe of the host Rather, scribe of the prince of the host, that is, his clerk, or aid-de-camp. The prince himself, whose office was to muster the army or levy for military service, had probably, as Thenius suggests, fled along with the king.
Threescore… of the land Probably leading men from the land of Judah, who had distinguished themselves during the siege.
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