Nahum 2:6

6 They open the gates that hold back the waters of the river. And the palace falls down.

Nahum 2:6 Meaning and Commentary

Nahum 2:6

The gates of the rivers shall be opened
Of Diava and Adiava, or Lycus and Caprus, between which, according to some writers {i}, Nineveh was situated; or the gates of the city, which lay nearest to the river Tigris, are meant; or that river itself, the plural for the singular, which overflowing, broke down the walls of the city for two and a half miles, and opened a way for the Medes and Chaldeans to enter in; of which see ( Nahum 1:8 ) : and the palace shall be dissolved;
by the inundation, or destroyed by the enemy; meaning the palace of the king, which might be situated near the river; or the temple of Nisroch the Assyrian deity, or Jupiter Belus; for the same word ^F11 signifies a temple as well as palace.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Vid. Fuller. Miscel. Sacr. l. 3. c. 6.
F11 (lkyhh) "templum", V. L. Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Drusius, Cocceius.

Nahum 2:6 In-Context

4 The chariots race through the main streets. They rush back and forth through them. They look like flaming torches. They dart around like lightning.

5 The commander of the attackers sends for his special troops. But they trip and fall on their way. They run toward the city wall. They keep their shield in front of them.

6 They open the gates that hold back the waters of the river. And the palace falls down.

7 The attackers order that the city's people be taken away as prisoners. The female slaves cry like sad doves. They beat their chests.

8 Nineveh is like a pool. Its water is draining away. "Stop running away!" someone cries out. But no one turns back.