1 So on January 15,25:1 Hebrew on the tenth day of the tenth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. A number of events in 2 Kings can be cross-checked with dates in surviving Babylonian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. This day was January 15, 588 b.c.during the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzarof Babylonled his entire army against Jerusalem. They surrounded the city and built siege ramps against its walls. 2 Jerusalemwas kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah’s reign.
3 By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign,25:3 Hebrew By the ninth day of the [fourth] month [in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign] (compare Jer 39:2; 52:6 and the notes there). This day was July 18, 586 b.c.; also see note on 25:1.the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone. 4 Then a section of the city wall was broken down. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians,25:4a Or the Chaldeans; also in 25:13, 25, 26.the soldiers waited for nightfall and escaped25:4b As in Greek version (see also Jer 39:4; 52:7); Hebrew lacks escaped.through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden. Then they headed toward the Jordan Valley.25:4c Hebrew the Arabah.
5 But the Babylonian25:5 Or Chaldean; also in 25:10, 24.troops chased the king and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered. 6 They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylonat Riblah, where they pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. 7 They made Zedekiahwatch as they slaughtered his sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.
The Temple Destroyed
8 On August 14 of that year,25:8 Hebrew On the seventh day of the fifth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This day was August 14, 586 b.c.; also see note on 25:1.which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem. 9 He burned down the Temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He destroyed all the important buildings25:9 Or destroyed the houses of all the important people.in the city. 10 Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalemon every side. 11 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population. 12 But the captain of the guard allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields.
13 The Babyloniansbroke up the bronze pillars in front of the Lord’s Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon. 14 They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, ladles, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple. 15 The captain of the guard also took the incense burners and basins, and all the other articles made of pure gold or silver.
16 The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the Lord’s Temple in the days of Solomon. 17 Each of the pillars was 27 feet25:17a Hebrew 18 cubits [8.3 meters].tall. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7-1/2 feet25:17b As in parallel texts at 1 Kgs 7:16, 2 Chr 3:15, and Jer 52:22, all of which read 5 cubits [2.3 meters]; Hebrew reads 3 cubits, which is 4.5 feet or 1.4 meters.high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around.
18 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiahthe high priest, Zephaniahthe priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers. 19 And from among the people still hiding in the city, he took an officer who had been in charge of the Judean army; five of the king’s personal advisers; the army commander’s chief secretary, who was in charge of recruitment; and sixty other citizens. 20 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylonat Riblah. 21 And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylonhad them all put to death. So the people of Judah were sent into exile from their land.
Gedaliah Governs in Judah
22 Then King Nebuchadnezzarappointed Gedaliahson of Ahikamand grandson of Shaphanas governor over the people he had left in Judah. 23 When all the army commanders and their men learned that the king of Babylonhad appointed Gedaliahas governor, they went to see him at Mizpah. These included Ishmaelson of Nethaniah, Johananson of Kareah, Seraiahson of Tanhumeththe Netophathite, Jezaniah25:23 As in parallel text at Jer 40:8; Hebrew reads Jaazaniah, a variant spelling of Jezaniah.son of the Maacathite, and all their men.
24 Gedaliahvowed to them that the Babylonian officials meant them no harm. "Don’t be afraid of them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you," he promised.
25 But in midautumn of that year,25:25 Hebrew in the seventh month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This month occurred within the months of October and November 586 b.c.; also see note on 25:1.Ishmaelson of Nethaniahand grandson of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, went to Mizpahwith ten men and killed Gedaliah. He also killed all the Judeans and Babylonianswho were with him at Mizpah.
26 Then all the people of Judah, from the least to the greatest, as well as the army commanders, fled in panic to Egypt, for they were afraid of what the Babylonianswould do to them.
Hope for Israel’s Royal Line
27 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachinof Judah, Evil-merodachascended to the Babylonian throne. He was kind to25:27a Hebrew He raised the head of.Jehoiachinand released him25:27b As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek and Syriac versions (see also Jer 52:31); Masoretic Text lacks released him.from prison on April 2 of that year.25:27c Hebrew on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This day was April 2, 561 b.c.; also see note on 25:1.28 He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a higher place than all the other exiled kings in Babylon. 29 He supplied Jehoiachin with new clothes to replace his prison garb and allowed him to dine in the king’s presence for the rest of his life. 30 So the king gave him a regular food allowance as long as he lived.
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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).
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).
The Arabah is the region east of the Jordan, in the wilderness, where Moses spoke to all Israel, opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab (Deuteronomy 1:1).
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).
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).