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2 Kings 25
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1And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.
1In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. He set up camp outside the city and built siege walls all around it.
2So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
2The city remained under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah’s reign.
3On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
3By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that there was no food left for the common people.
4Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.
4Then the city wall was broken through. All the soldiers fled at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, even though the Babylonians were surrounding the city. The king fled toward the Jordan Valley.
5But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
5But the Babylonian army chased King Zedekiah and caught up with him in the plains of Jericho. All his soldiers were scattered and left him.
6Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
6They captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they passed sentence on him.
7And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
7They killed Zedekiah’s sons right in front of him. Then they put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze chains, and took him to Babylon.
8Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem.
8On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king, arrived in Jerusalem.
9And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.
9He burned down the Temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was destroyed by fire.
10And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
10The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the guard, tore down the walls surrounding Jerusalem.
11And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive.
11Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guard, took into exile the remaining people left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.
12But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
12But the commander of the guard left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work in the vineyards and fields.
13And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
13The Babylonians broke apart the bronze pillars, the movable stands, and the bronze Sea that were in the Temple of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
14And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
14They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the bronze items used in the Temple service.
15And the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
15The commander of the guard took away the firepans and basins—everything that was made of pure gold or pure silver.
16The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
16The amount of bronze from the two pillars, the one Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the Temple of the LORD was too heavy to be weighed.
17The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.
17Each pillar was twenty-seven feet high. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was four and a half feet high and was decorated all around with bronze lattice-work and pomegranates. Both pillars were identical.
18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
18The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank, and the three doorkeepers.
19and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city.
19From the city he also took an official who was in charge of the soldiers, five close advisors to the king who were found in the city, the scribe who was the chief officer in charge of drafting the people, and sixty other men from the land who were still in the city.
20And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
20Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
21And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
21There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them executed. So the people of Judah were taken away from their land into exile.
22And as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.
22King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as governor over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
23Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
23When all the army officers and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to him at Mizpah. These were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, along with their men.
24And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
24Gedaliah took an oath to reassure them and their men. He said, 'Do not be afraid of the Babylonian officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and everything will go well for you.'
25But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.
25However, in the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the grandson of Elishama, who was of royal blood, came with ten men and assassinated Gedaliah. They also killed the Judeans and the Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah.
26And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
26Then all the people, from the least to the greatest, along with the army officers, fled to Egypt because they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do.
27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
27In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, Evil-merodach became king of Babylon. On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of that year, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison.
28and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
28He spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.