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2 Kings 25
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2 Kings 25
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25 So in the ninth(A) year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar(B) king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army. He encamped outside the city and built siege works(C) all around it. 2 The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
3 By the ninth day of the fourth[a] month the famine(D) in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat. 4 Then the city wall was broken through,(E) and the whole army fled at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Babylonians[b] were surrounding(F) the city. They fled toward the Arabah,[c] 5 but the Babylonian[d] army pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his soldiers were separated from him and scattered,(G) 6 and he was captured.(H)
He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah,(I) where sentence was pronounced on him. 7 They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon.(J)
8 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. 9 He set fire(K) to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.(L) 10 The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls(M) around Jerusalem. 11 Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile(N) the people who remained in the city, along with the rest of the populace and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon.(O) 12 But the commander left behind some of the poorest people(P) of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
13 The Babylonians broke(Q) up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon. 14 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes(R) and all the bronze articles(S) used in the temple service. 15 The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.(T)
16 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed. 17 Each pillar(U) was eighteen cubits[e] high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits[f] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.
18 The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah(V) the chief priest, Zephaniah(W) the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.(X) 19 Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and five royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land and sixty of the conscripts who were found in the city. 20 Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21 There at Riblah,(Y) in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed.(Z)
So Judah went into captivity,(AA) away from her land.(AB)
22 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah(AC) son of Ahikam,(AD) the son of Shaphan, to be over the people he had left behind in Judah. 23 When all the army officers and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maakathite, and their men. 24 Gedaliah took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do not be afraid of the Babylonian officials,” he said. “Settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.”
25 In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was of royal blood, came with ten men and assassinated(AE) Gedaliah and also the men of Judah and the Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah.(AF) 26 At this, all the people from the least to the greatest, together with the army officers, fled to Egypt(AG) for fear of the Babylonians.
Jehoiachin Released(AH)
27 In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, he released Jehoiachin(AI) king of Judah from prison. He did this on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month. 28 He spoke kindly(AJ) to him and gave him a seat of honor(AK) higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table.(AL) 30 Day by day the king gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived.(AM)
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 25:3 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text (see Jer. 52:6); Masoretic Text does not have fourth.
- 2 Kings 25:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 13, 25 and 26
- 2 Kings 25:4 Or the Jordan Valley
- 2 Kings 25:5 Or Chaldean; also in verses 10 and 24
- 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 27 feet or about 8.1 meters
- 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
2 Kings 25
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2 Kings 25
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Fall and Captivity of Judah
25 (A)And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, (B)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. (C)And they built siegeworks all around it. 2 So the city was besieged till 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 Then 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, by (E)the king's garden, and (F)the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the (G)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 they captured the king (H)and brought him up to the king of Babylon at (I)Riblah, and they passed sentence on him. 7 They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, (J)and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains and took him to Babylon.
8 (K)In the fifth month, on (L)the seventh day of the month—that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 (M)And he burned the house of the Lord (N)and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down. 10 And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, (O)broke down the walls around Jerusalem. 11 (P)And the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile. 12 But the captain of the guard left (Q)some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
13 (R)And the pillars (S)of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and (T)the stands and (U)the bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon. 14 (V)And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service, 15 the fire pans also and the bowls. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. 16 As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, (W)the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. 17 (X)The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,[a] and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework.
18 (Y)And the captain of the guard took (Z)Seraiah the chief priest and (AA)Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold; 19 and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and (AB)five men of the king's council who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander 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 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at (AC)Riblah. 21 And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at (AD)Riblah in the land of Hamath. (AE)So Judah was taken into exile out of its land.
Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah
22 And over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed (AF)Gedaliah the son of (AG)Ahikam, son of Shaphan, governor. 23 (AH)Now when all the captains and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah governor, they came with their men to Gedaliah at (AI)Mizpah, namely, 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. 24 And Gedaliah swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid because of the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.” 25 (AJ)But in the seventh month, (AK)Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down Gedaliah and put him to death along with the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26 (AL)Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
Jehoiachin Released from Prison
27 (AM)And in the thirty-seventh year of (AN)the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously (AO)freed[b] Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life (AP)he dined regularly at the king's table, 30 and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 25:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- 2 Kings 25:27 Hebrew reign, lifted up the head of
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Caída de Jerusalén(A)
25 Aconteció en el noveno año de su reinado, el día diez del mes décimo, que Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, llegó con todo su ejército contra Jerusalén, la sitió y levantó torres alrededor de ella. 2 La ciudad estuvo sitiada hasta el año undécimo del rey Sedequías. 3 A los nueve días del cuarto mes arreció el hambre en la ciudad y, cuando el pueblo de la tierra no tenía ya nada que comer, 4 abrieron una brecha en el muro de la ciudad. Aunque los caldeos la tenían rodeada, todos los hombres de guerra huyeron durante la noche por el camino de la puerta que estaba entre los dos muros, junto a los huertos del rey. El rey se fue por el camino del Arabá, 5 pero el ejército de los caldeos lo siguió y lo apresó en las llanuras de Jericó, tras haber dispersado todo su ejército. 6 Preso, pues, el rey, lo llevaron a Ribla ante el rey de Babilonia, y dictaron sentencia contra él. 7 Degollaron a los hijos de Sedequías en presencia suya y a él le sacaron los ojos, lo ataron con cadenas y lo llevaron a Babilonia.
Cautividad de Judá(B)
8 En el mes quinto, a los siete días del mes, en el año diecinueve de Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, llegó a Jerusalén Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, siervo del rey de Babilonia. 9 Incendió la casa de Jehová, la casa del rey y todas las casas de Jerusalén; también prendió fuego a todas las casas de los príncipes. 10 Todo el ejército de los caldeos que acompañaba al capitán de la guardia derribó los muros que rodeaban a Jerusalén. 11 Entonces Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, se llevó cautivos a los del pueblo que habían quedado en la ciudad, a los que se habían pasado al rey de Babilonia y a los que habían quedado de la gente común. 12 Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, dejó algunos de los pobres de la tierra para que labraran las viñas y la tierra.
13 Los caldeos quebraron las columnas de bronce que estaban en la casa de Jehová, las basas y el mar de bronce que estaba en la casa de Jehová, y se llevaron el bronce a Babilonia. 14 También los caldeos se llevaron los calderos, las paletas, las despabiladeras, los cucharones y todos los utensilios de bronce con que ministraban: 15 incensarios, cuencos, los objetos de oro y de plata; todo se lo llevó el capitán de la guardia. 16 No era posible calcular el peso de las dos columnas, el mar y las basas que Salomón había hecho para la casa de Jehová. 17 La altura de una columna era de dieciocho codos y tenía encima un capitel de bronce; la altura del capitel era de tres codos, y sobre el capitel había una red y granadas en derredor, todo de bronce. Igual labor había en la otra columna con su red.
18 El capitán de la guardia tomó entonces presos al primer sacerdote Seraías, al segundo sacerdote Sofonías y a tres guardas de la vajilla. 19 Apresó a un oficial de la ciudad que tenía a su cargo los hombres de guerra, a cinco hombres de los consejeros del rey que estaban en la ciudad, al principal escriba del ejército, que llevaba el registro de la gente del país, y a sesenta hombres del pueblo de la tierra que se encontraban en la ciudad. 20 Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, los tomó y los llevó a Ribla ante el rey de Babilonia. 21 Y el rey de Babilonia hizo que los mataran en Ribla, en tierra de Hamat.
Así fue llevado cautivo Judá lejos de su tierra.
El remanente huye a Egipto
22 Al pueblo que Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, dejó en tierra de Judá, le puso como gobernador a Gedalías hijo de Ahicam hijo de Safán. 23 Cuando todos los príncipes del ejército y su gente oyeron que el rey de Babilonia había puesto por gobernador a Gedalías, se presentaron ante él en Mizpa. Eran Ismael hijo de Netanías, Johanán hijo de Carea, Seraías hijo de Tanhumet, el netofatita, y Jaazanías, hijo de un maacateo, acompañados de los suyos. 24 Gedalías les hizo juramento a ellos y a los suyos, y les dijo: «No temáis de servir a los caldeos; habitad en la tierra, servid al rey de Babilonia y os irá bien.»
25 Pero en el mes séptimo llegó Ismael hijo de Netanías hijo de Elisama, de la estirpe real, acompañado de diez hombres, hirieron y mataron a Gedalías, así como a los de Judá y a los caldeos que estaban con él en Mizpa. 26 Entonces se levantó todo el pueblo, desde el más pequeño hasta el mayor, con los capitanes del ejército, y se fueron a Egipto por temor a los caldeos.
Joaquín es liberado y recibe honores en Babilonia(C)
27 Aconteció en el año treinta y siete del cautiverio de Joaquín, rey de Judá, en el mes duodécimo, a los veintisiete días del mes, que Evil-merodac, rey de Babilonia, en el primer año de su reinado, liberó a Joaquín, rey de Judá, sacándolo de la cárcel. 28 Le habló con benevolencia y puso su trono más alto que los tronos de los reyes que estaban con él en Babilonia. 29 Le cambió los vestidos de prisionero y Joaquín comió siempre delante de él, todos los días de su vida. 30 Diariamente le fue dado su sustento de parte del rey, día tras día, todos los días de su vida.
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