1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth dayof the month, thatNebuchadnezzarking of Babyloncame, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. 2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 3 And on the ninth dayof the fourthmonth the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fledby night by the way of the gate between two walls, which isby the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees wereagainst the city round about:) and the kingwent the way toward the plain. 5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him. 6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylonto Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.25.6 gave…: Heb. spake judgment with him7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiahbefore his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.25.7 put…: Heb. made blind
8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh dayof the month, which isthe nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzarking of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:25.8 captain…: or, chief marshal9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’shouse burnt he with fire. 10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were withthe captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalemround about. 11 Now the rest of the people that wereleft in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away.25.11 fugitives: Heb. fallen away12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to bevinedressers and husbandmen. 13 And the pillars of brass that werein the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that wasin the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 15 And the firepans, and the bowls, andsuch things as wereof gold, ingold, and of silver, insilver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomonhad made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.25.16 one…: Heb. the one sea17 The height of the one pillar waseighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it wasbrass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiahthe chief priest, and Zephaniahthe second priest, and the three keepers of the door:25.18 door: Heb. threshold19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that werefound in the city:25.19 officer: or, eunuch25.19 were in…: Heb. saw the king’s face25.19 principal…: or, scribe of the captain of the host20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylonto Riblah: 21 And the king of Babylonsmote them, and slew them at Riblahin the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
22 And as forthe people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzarking of Babylonhad left, even over them he made Gedaliahthe son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylonhad made Gedaliahgovernor, there came to Gedaliahto Mizpah, even Ishmaelthe son of Nethaniah, and Johananthe son of Careah, and Seraiahthe son of Tanhumeththe Netophathite, and Jaazaniahthe son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliahsware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmaelthe son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.25.25 royal: Heb. of the kingdom26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachinking of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth dayof the month, thatEvil-merodachking of Babylonin the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachinking of Judah out of prison; 28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that werewith him in Babylon;25.28 kindly…: Heb. good things with him29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 30 And his allowance wasa continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
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Nebuchadnezzar
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹרnəbukhadəretsor
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, besieged and destroyed Jerusalem, burned the temple, and took the people of Judah into exile (2 Kings 25:8).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, reigned over Israel, asked God for wisdom to govern the people, and built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 12:24).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
Hamath is a land where Riblah was located, the place where Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who pronounced sentence on him (Jeremiah 39:5).
Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, was King Josiah’s secretary and read before the king the Book of the Law, found in the temple and given to him by Hilkiah the priest. He was the father of Ahikam (2 Kings 22:10).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Mizpah is the place where the Israelites gathered as one man before the Lord and where Gedaliah, appointed governor by the king of Babylon, received the army officers (2 Kings 25:23).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Jehoiachin was king of Judah, son and successor of Jehoiakim; he reigned three months in Jerusalem and was taken prisoner to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. Years later, Evil-merodach king of Babylon freed Jehoiachin from prison (2 Kings 25:27).
Jehoiachin was king of Judah, son and successor of Jehoiakim; he reigned three months in Jerusalem and was taken prisoner to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. Years later, Evil-merodach king of Babylon freed Jehoiachin from prison (2 Kings 25:27).