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About a month later,[a] in Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year as king, Nebuzaradan, who was his official in charge of the guards, arrived in Jerusalem. (A) Nebuzaradan burned down the Lord's temple, the king's palace, and every important building in the city, as well as all the houses.

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  1. 25.8 About a month later: Hebrew “On the seventh day of the fifth month.”

On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, an official of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. He set fire(A) to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.(B)

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