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2 Kings 25
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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

  1. 2 Kings 25:1 Lit against it
  2. 2 Kings 25:4 As in some mss and ancient versions; MT he
  3. 2 Kings 25:6 Lit spoke judgment with him
  4. 2 Kings 25:11 Lit multitude
  5. 2 Kings 25:13 I.e., a very large basin
  6. 2 Kings 25:13 Lit bronze of them
  7. 2 Kings 25:14 I.e., wick trimmers
  8. 2 Kings 25:14 Lit with which they served
  9. 2 Kings 25:16 Lit there was no weight for the bronze of
  10. 2 Kings 25:17 About 27 ft. or 8 m
  11. 2 Kings 25:17 About 4.5 ft. or 1.3 m
  12. 2 Kings 25:18 Lit keepers of the threshold
  13. 2 Kings 25:19 Lit men of those seeing the king’s face
  14. 2 Kings 25:19 Or scribe, a captain
  15. 2 Kings 25:25 Lit seed
  16. 2 Kings 25:25 Lit and ten men with him
  17. 2 Kings 25:27 Lit raised the head of
  18. 2 Kings 25:29 Lit he
  19. 2 Kings 25:29 Lit ate bread
  20. 2 Kings 25:29 Lit his presence
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2 Kings 25
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The Fall and Captivity of Judah(A)

25 Now it came to pass (B)in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around. 2 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 3 By the ninth day of the (C)fourth month the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

4 Then (D)the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled at night by way of the gate between two walls, which was by the king’s garden, even though the Chaldeans were still encamped all around against the city. And (E)the king[a] went by way of the [b]plain. 5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and they overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him. 6 So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon (F)at Riblah, and they pronounced judgment on him. 7 Then they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, (G)put[c] out the eyes of Zedekiah, bound him with bronze fetters, and took him to Babylon.

8 And in the fifth month, (H)on the seventh day of the month (which was (I)the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), (J)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 (K)He burned the house of the Lord (L)and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, (M)he burned with fire. 10 And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard (N)broke down the walls of Jerusalem all around.

11 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive (O)the rest of the people who remained in the city and the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude. 12 But the captain of the guard (P)left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers. 13 (Q)The bronze (R)pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and (S)the carts and (T)the bronze Sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and (U)carried their bronze to Babylon. 14 They also took away (V)the pots, the shovels, the trimmers, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils with which the priests ministered. 15 The firepans and the basins, the things of solid gold and solid silver, the captain of the guard took away. 16 The two pillars, one Sea, and the carts, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, (W)the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure. 17 (X)The height of one pillar was [d]eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits, and the network and pomegranates all around the capital were all of bronze. The second pillar was the same, with a network.

18 (Y)And the captain of the guard took (Z)Seraiah the chief priest, (AA)Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers. 19 He also took out of the city an officer who had charge of the men of war, (AB)five men of [e]the king’s close associates who were found in the city, the chief recruiting officer 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 So Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21 Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. (AC)Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land.

Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah(AD)

22 Then he made Gedaliah the son of (AE)Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor over (AF)the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left. 23 Now when all the (AG)captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, Johanan the son of Careah, Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and [f]Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, and said to them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.”

25 But (AH)it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck and killed Gedaliah, the Jews, as well as the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose (AI)and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

Jehoiachin Released from Prison(AJ)

27 (AK)Now it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, that [g]Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, (AL)released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 He spoke kindly to him, and gave him a more prominent seat than those of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin changed from his prison garments, and he (AM)ate [h]bread regularly before the king all the days of his life. 30 And as for his [i]provisions, there was a [j]regular ration given him by the king, a portion for each day, all the days of his life.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 25:4 Lit. he
  2. 2 Kings 25:4 Or Arabah, the Jordan Valley
  3. 2 Kings 25:7 blinded
  4. 2 Kings 25:17 About 27 feet
  5. 2 Kings 25:19 Lit. those seeing the king’s face
  6. 2 Kings 25:23 Jezaniah, Jer. 40:8
  7. 2 Kings 25:27 Lit. Man of Marduk
  8. 2 Kings 25:29 Food
  9. 2 Kings 25:30 Lit. allowance
  10. 2 Kings 25:30 Lit. allowance
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Căderea Ierusalimului, distrugerea Casei Domnului şi exilul poporului

25 În al nouălea an al domniei lui Zedechia, în a zecea zi a lunii a zecea, Nebucadneţar, împăratul Babilonului, a înaintat împotriva Ierusalimului cu toată oştirea sa. Ei şi-au aşezat tabăra înaintea cetăţii şi au zidit întărituri de jur împrejurul ei. 2 Cetatea a fost în stare de asediu până în cel de-al unsprezecelea an al domniei regelui Zedechia. 3 În ziua a noua a lunii a patra[a], foametea din cetate a devenit atât de mare, încât poporul ţării nu mai avea nimic de mâncare. 4 Atunci s-a pătruns în cetate, astfel că toţi ostaşii au fugit noaptea pe poarta dintre cele două ziduri, de lângă grădina regelui, în timp ce caldeenii[b] înconjurau cetatea. Ei au luat-o pe drumul spre Araba[c], 5 însă oştirea caldeenilor l-a urmărit pe rege şi l-a ajuns în câmpiile Ierihonului. Toată oştirea lui se împrăştiase de lângă el. 6 Ei l-au capturat pe rege şi l-au dus la împăratul Babilonului, la Ribla, unde a fost rostită o sentinţă împotriva lui. 7 Ei i-au înjunghiat pe fiii lui Zedechia înaintea ochilor lui. Apoi lui Zedechia i-au scos ochii, l-au legat cu lanţuri de bronz şi l-au dus în Babilon.

8 În ziua a şaptea a lunii a cincea, în al nouăsprezecelea an[d] al domniei împăratului Nebucadneţar, împăratul Babilonului, Nebuzaradan, căpetenia gărzilor, un slujitor al împăratului Babilonului, a pătruns în Ierusalim. 9 El a dat foc Casei Domnului, palatului regelui şi tuturor caselor din Ierusalim. El a dat foc tuturor caselor mari. 10 Toată oştirea caldeenilor care era împreună cu căpetenia gărzilor, a dărâmat zidurile din jurul Ierusalimului. 11 Nebuzaradan, căpetenia gărzilor, a dus în captivitate poporul care mai rămăsese în cetate, dezertorii care fugiseră la împăratul Babilonului şi restul mulţimii. 12 Totuşi căpetenia gărzilor a lăsat în ţară câţiva oameni săraci ca să lucreze viile şi câmpurile.

13 Caldeenii au sfărâmat stâlpii de bronz care erau în Casa Domnului, precum şi piedestalele şi „marea“ din bronz care erau în Casa Domnului şi au dus bronzul la Babilon. 14 Au luat vasele, lopeţile, mucarniţele, farfuriile şi toate uneltele de bronz cu care se făcea slujba. 15 Căpetenia gărzilor a mai luat cădelniţele şi cupele – tot ce era de aur sau de argint. 16 Cei doi stâlpi, „marea“ şi piedestalele, toate aceste unelte de bronz pe care le făcuse Solomon pentru Casa Domnului, aveau o greutate care nu se putea cântări. 17 Fiecare stâlp era înalt de optsprezece coţi[e] şi avea deasupra un capitel de bronz. Înălţimea capitelului era de trei coţi[f], capitelul având de jur împrejur o reţea şi rodii, toate din bronz. Al doilea stâlp, cu reţeaua lui, era la fel.

18 Căpetenia gărzilor i-a luat prizonieri pe Seraia, preotul conducător, pe Ţefania, următorul preot în rang şi pe cei trei paznici ai porţii. 19 Din cetate a luat un ofiţer care avea în subordine ostaşi şi încă cinci oameni dintre sfetnicii regelui, care, de asemenea, fuseseră găsiţi în cetate; l-a mai luat pe scribul conducătorului oştirii, care recruta bărbaţi din poporul ţării şi pe încă şaizeci de bărbaţi din poporul ţării, care fuseseră găsiţi tot în cetate. 20 Nebuzaradan, căpetenia gărzilor, i-a luat şi i-a dus la împăratul Babilonului, la Ribla. 21 Acolo, la Ribla, în ţara Hamat, împăratul Babilonului a pus să fie omorâţi. Astfel a fost dus Iuda în captivitate, departe de ţara lui.

Guvernarea lui Ghedalia peste Iuda

22 Nebucadneţar, împăratul Babilonului, l-a pus conducător peste poporul rămas în ţara lui Iuda, – pe care el îl lăsase acolo –, pe Ghedalia, fiul lui Ahikam, fiul lui Şafan. 23 Când toţi conducătorii oştirii şi oamenii lor au auzit că împăratul Babilonului l-a pus pe Ghedalia să conducă, au venit împreună cu oamenii lor la Ghedalia, în Miţpa. Aceştia erau: Ismael, fiul lui Netania, Iohanan, fiul lui Kareah, Seraia, fiul netofatitului Tanhumet şi Iaazania, fiul unui maacatit. 24 Ghedalia le-a jurat lor şi oamenilor lor astfel: „Nu vă temeţi de slujitorii caldeenilor! Rămâneţi în ţară, slujiţi împăratului Babilonului şi vă va fi bine!“

25 Dar în luna a şaptea, Ismael, fiul lui Netania, fiul lui Elişama, care era din familia regală, a venit împreună cu zece oameni şi l-a ucis pe Ghedalia. Ei i-au ucis, de asemenea, şi pe iudeii şi pe caldeenii care erau cu el la Miţpa. 26 Atunci tot poporul, de la mic la mare, şi conducătorii oştirii au fugit în Egipt, pentru că se temeau de caldeeni.

Eliberarea lui Iehoiachin din temniţă

27 În al treizeci şi şaptelea an de captivitate a lui Iehoiachin, regele lui Iuda, în a douăzeci şi şaptea zi a lunii a douăsprezecea, Evil-Merodak[g], împăratul Babilonului, în cel dintâi an al domniei lui, l-a eliberat din temniţă pe Iehoiachin, regele lui Iuda. 28 I-a vorbit cu bunătate şi i-a dat un loc de cinste mai presus decât cel al regilor care erau cu el în Babilon. 29 Iehoiachin şi-a schimbat hainele de întemniţat şi pentru tot restul vieţii sale a mâncat la masa împăratului. 30 Împăratul s-a îngrijit necurmat de hrana zilnică a lui Iehoiachin, în toate zilele vieţii lui.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Regi 25:3 Vezi Ier. 52:6
  2. 2 Regi 25:4 babilonienii; peste tot în capitol
  3. 2 Regi 25:4 Denumirea, în Vechiul Testament, a riftului care se întinde de la Marea Galileii până la Marea Roşie; de obicei se referă la Valea Iordanului
  4. 2 Regi 25:8 August 586 î.Cr.
  5. 2 Regi 25:17 Aproximativ 9 m
  6. 2 Regi 25:17 Aproximativ 1,5 m
  7. 2 Regi 25:27 Cunoscut şi ca Amel-Marduk (562-560 î.Cr.)
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