열왕기하 25
Korean Living Bible
예루살렘 함락과 바빌론의 포로가 된 유다 백성
25 시드기야왕 9년 10월 10일에 바빌로니아의 느부갓네살왕이 그의 모든 군대를 이끌고 와서 예루살렘 주변에 토성을 쌓고
2 시드기야왕 11년까지 포위하였다.
3 그런데 성 안에 기근이 심하여 그 해 4월 9일에 백성들이 먹을 식량이 다 떨어지고
4 성벽이 뚫렸다. 그래서 유다군은 바빌로니아군이 포위하고 있는데도 밤중에 왕의 동산 곁에 있는 두 담 사이 문을 빠져 나와 [a]요단 계곡 방향으로 도망하였다.
5 그러나 바빌로니아군이 시드기야왕을 추격하여 여리고 평야에서 그를 생포하자 왕의 모든 군대는 뿔뿔이 흩어져 버렸다.
6 시드기야왕은 리블라로 끌려가 느부갓네살왕 앞에서 심문을 받았으며
7 그의 아들들은 그가 보는 앞에서 죽음을 당했다. 그리고 느부갓네살왕은 시드기야의 두 눈을 뽑고 그를 사슬에 묶어 바빌론으로 끌고 갔다.
8 바빌로니아의 느부갓네살왕 19년 [b]5월 7일에 왕의 경호대장 느부사라단이 예루살렘에 와서
9 성전과 궁전에 불을 지르고 예루살렘의 모든 집과 중요한 건물들을 다 태워 버렸으며
10 또 그의 부하들은 예루살렘의 성벽을 모조리 헐어 버렸다.
11 그런 다음 느부사라단은 성 안에 남아 있는 사람들과 바빌로니아 왕에게 항복한 사람들을 포로로 잡아가고
12 제일 가난한 사람들만 남겨 두어 포도원을 가꾸고 농사를 짓게 하였다.
13 또 바빌로니아 사람들은 성전의 두 놋기둥과 놋받침과 놋으로 만든 거대한 물탱크를 깨뜨려 그 놋을 바빌론으로 가져가고
14 모든 솥과 부삽과 불집게와 숟가락과 성전에서 사용하는 모든 놋그릇과
15 그리고 불 옮기는 그릇들과 주발들을 포함하여 금과 은으로 만든 성전의 기구를 모조리 가져갔다.
16 이와 같이 그들은 솔로몬왕이 만든 두 놋기둥과 물탱크와 놋받침까지 가져갔으므로 놋이 너무 많아 그 중량을 측정할 수가 없었는데
17 그 기둥의 높이는 [c]8.1미터였고 그 꼭대기에 있는 기둥머리의 높이는 [d]135센티미터였으며 그 기둥머리에 장식된 그물과 석류도 모두 놋으로 되어 있었다.
18 그리고 경호대장 느부사라단은 대제사장 스라야, 부제사장 스바냐, 성전 경비원 세 사람,
19 군 지휘관 한 사람, 왕의 보좌관 다섯 사람, 징집 담당 서기관 한 사람, 그 밖에 성 안에 남아 있던 사람 60명을 생포하여
20 리블라에 있는 바빌로니아 왕에게 끌고 갔으며
21 바빌로니아 왕은 하맛 땅에 있는 그 곳 리블라에서 그들을 모조리 처형시켰다. 이렇게 해서 유다 백성들은 포로가 되어 고국을 떠나게 되었다.
22 그리고 느부갓네살왕은 사반의 손자이며 아히감의 아들인 그달랴를 유다 총독으로 임명하여 바빌론으로 끌려가지 않은 남은 사람들을 다스리게 하였다.
23 그때 항복하지 않은 유다 지휘관들과 그의 부하들이 이 소식을 듣고 미스바에 있는 그달랴를 찾아갔다. 이 지휘관들은 느다냐의 아들 이스마엘, 가레아의 아들 요하난, 느도바 사람인 단후멧의 아들 스라야, 그리고 마아가 사람 야아사냐였다.
24 그래서 그달랴는 그들에게 이렇게 말하였다. “당신들은 바빌로니아 신하들을 두려워하지 말고 이 땅에 살면서 바빌로니아 왕을 섬기시오. 그러면 당신들이 무사할 것이오.”
감옥에서 풀려난 여호야긴
25 그러나 그 해 7월에 엘리사마의 손자이며 느다냐의 아들인 왕족 이스마엘이 부하 10명을 거느리고 미스바로 가서 그달랴를 죽이고 또 그와 함께 있는 유다 사람들과 바빌로니아 사람들을 죽였다.
26 그래서 모든 유다 사람들은 군 지휘관들과 함께 이집트로 도망했는데 이것은 그들이 바빌로니아 사람들을 두려워했기 때문이었다.
27 유다의 여호야긴왕이 포로로 잡혀간 지 37년째가 되는 해에 에윌 – 므로닥이 바빌로니아 왕으로 즉위하면서 그 해 [e]12월 27일에 여호야긴왕을 감옥에서 풀어 주었다.
28 그는 여호야긴왕에게 친절하게 말하였고 그의 지위를 바빌로니아에서 포로 생활을 하고 있는 다른 왕들보다 더 높여 주었다.
29-30 그래서 여호야긴왕은 죄수복을 벗고 죽는 날까지 왕의 식탁에서 식사하며 바빌로니아 왕에게서 매일 일정한 양의 물품을 지급받았다.
2 Kings 25
New American Standard Bible
Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem
25 (A)Now in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, (B)Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it, and (C)built a siege wall all around [a]it. 2 So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 3 On the ninth day of the fourth month (D)the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. 4 (E)Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls that were beside (F)the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And [b]they went by way of the Arabah. 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him. 6 Then (G)they captured the king and (H)brought him up to the king of Babylon at (I)Riblah, and he [c]passed sentence on him. 7 And (J)they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then (K)put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze shackles, and brought him to Babylon.
Jerusalem Burned and Plundered
8 (L)Now on the seventh day of the (M)fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguards, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 And (N)he burned the house of the Lord, (O)the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire. 10 So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the bodyguards (P)tore down the walls around Jerusalem. 11 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguards, led into exile (Q)the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the [d]people. 12 But the captain of the bodyguards left some of (R)the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.
13 (S)Now the Chaldeans smashed to pieces the bronze pillars which were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and (T)the bronze [e]Sea which were in the house of the Lord, and carried the [f]bronze to Babylon. 14 (U)And they took away the pots, the shovels, the [g]shears, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils [h]which were used in temple service. 15 The captain of the bodyguards also took away the firepans and the basins, what was fine gold and what was fine silver. 16 The two pillars, the one Sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord—[i](V)the bronze of all these articles was too heavy to weigh. 17 (W)The height of the one pillar was [j]eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was [k]three cubits, with latticework and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, same features with latticework.
18 Then the captain of the bodyguards took (X)Seraiah the chief priest and (Y)Zephaniah the second priest, with the three [l]doorkeepers. 19 And from the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and (Z)five [m]of the king’s advisers who were found in the city; and the [n]scribe of the captain of the army who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city. 20 Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguards took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at (AA)Riblah. 21 Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. (AB)So Judah went into exile from its land.
Gedaliah Made Governor
22 Now as for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed (AC)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan over them. 23 (AD)When all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at (AE)Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Kareah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah swore to them and their men and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans; live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.”
25 (AF)But it happened in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal [o]family, came [p]with ten men and struck Gedaliah down so that he died along with the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26 (AG)Then all the people, from the small to the great, and the captains of the forces set out and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
27 (AH)Now it came about in the thirty-seventh year of (AI)the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, [q](AJ)released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison; 28 and he (AK)spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So [r]Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and [s](AL)had his meals in [t]the king’s presence regularly all the days of his life; 30 and as his (AM)allowance, a regular allowance was given to him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 25:1 Lit against it
- 2 Kings 25:4 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT he
- 2 Kings 25:6 Lit spoke judgment with him
- 2 Kings 25:11 Lit multitude
- 2 Kings 25:13 I.e., a very large basin
- 2 Kings 25:13 Lit bronze of them
- 2 Kings 25:14 I.e., wick trimmers
- 2 Kings 25:14 Lit with which they served
- 2 Kings 25:16 Lit there was no weight for the bronze of
- 2 Kings 25:17 About 27 ft. or 8 m
- 2 Kings 25:17 About 4.5 ft. or 1.3 m
- 2 Kings 25:18 Lit keepers of the threshold
- 2 Kings 25:19 Lit men of those seeing the king’s face
- 2 Kings 25:19 Or scribe, a captain
- 2 Kings 25:25 Lit seed
- 2 Kings 25:25 Lit and ten men with him
- 2 Kings 25:27 Lit raised the head of
- 2 Kings 25:29 Lit he
- 2 Kings 25:29 Lit ate bread
- 2 Kings 25:29 Lit his presence
2 Kings 25
King James Version
25 And 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 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 day of the fourth month 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 fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went 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 Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.
10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
11 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in 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, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: 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 Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
19 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 were found in the city:
20 And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
22 And as for the people that remained 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, ruler.
23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
24 And Gedaliah sware 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 Ishmael the 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.
26 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 Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
30 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
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