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2 Kings 25:8-26
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Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem

8 On the seventh[a] day of the fifth month,[b] in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard,[c] who served the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem. 9 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.[d] 10 The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem. 11 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.[e] 12 But he[f] left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards.

13 The Babylonians broke the two bronze pillars in the Lord’s temple, as well as the movable stands and the big bronze basin called “The Sea.”[g] They took the bronze to Babylon. 14 They also took the pots, shovels,[h] trimming shears,[i] pans, and all the bronze utensils used by the priests.[j] 15 The captain of the royal guard took the golden and silver censers[k] and basins. 16 The bronze of the items that King Solomon made for the Lord’s temple—including the two pillars, the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” the twelve bronze bulls under “The Sea,”[l] and the movable stands—was too heavy to be weighed. 17 Each of the pillars was about twenty-seven feet[m] high. The bronze top of one pillar was about 4½ feet[n] high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate-shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its latticework was like it.

18 The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers. 19 From the city he took a eunuch who was in charge of the soldiers, five[o] of the king’s advisers[p] who were discovered in the city, an official army secretary who drafted citizens[q] for military service, and sixty citizens from the people of the land who were discovered in the city. 20 Nebuzaradan, captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21 The king of Babylon ordered them to be executed[r] at Riblah in the territory[s] of Hamath. So Judah was deported from its land.

Gedaliah Appointed Governor

22 Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over the people whom he allowed to remain in the land of Judah.[t] 23 All the officers of the Judahite army[u] and their troops heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah to govern. So they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. The officers who came were Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite. 24 Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety.[v] He said, “You don’t need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you.” 25 But in the seventh month[w] Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family,[x] came with ten of his men and murdered Gedaliah,[y] as well as the Judeans and Babylonians who were with him at Mizpah. 26 Then all the people, from the youngest to the oldest, as well as the army officers, left for[z] Egypt, because they were afraid of what the Babylonians might do.

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  1. 2 Kings 25:8 tn The parallel account in Jer 52:12 has “tenth.”
  2. 2 Kings 25:8 sn The seventh day of the month would have been August 14, 586 b.c. in modern reckoning.
  3. 2 Kings 25:8 tn For the meaning of this phrase see BDB 371 s.v. טַבָּח 2, and compare the usage in Gen 39:1.
  4. 2 Kings 25:9 tn Heb “and every large house he burned down with fire.”
  5. 2 Kings 25:11 tc The MT has “the multitude.” But הֶהָמוֹן (hehamon) should probably be emended to הֶאָמוֹן (heʾamon). See Jeremiah 52:15.
  6. 2 Kings 25:12 tn Heb “the captain of the royal guard.” However, the subject is clear from the preceding and contemporary English style would normally avoid repeating the proper name and title.
  7. 2 Kings 25:13 tn Heb “the bronze pillars that were in the Lord’s house and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the Lord’s house the Babylonians broke.”sn See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.
  8. 2 Kings 25:14 sn These shovels were used to clean the altar.
  9. 2 Kings 25:14 sn These were used to trim the wicks.
  10. 2 Kings 25:14 tn Heb “with which they served [or, ‘fulfilled their duty’].”
  11. 2 Kings 25:15 sn These held the embers used for the incense offerings.
  12. 2 Kings 25:16 tc The MT lacks “the twelve bronze bulls under ‘the Sea,’” but these words have probably been accidentally omitted by homoioarcton. The scribe’s eye may have jumped from the וְהָ (veha) on וְהַבָּקָר (vehabbaqar), “and the bulls,” to the וְהָ on וְהַמְּכֹנוֹת (vehammekhonot), “and the movable stands,” causing him to leave out the intervening words. See the parallel passage in Jer 52:20.
  13. 2 Kings 25:17 tn Heb “18 cubits.” The standard cubit in the OT is assumed by most authorities to be about 18 inches (45 cm) long.
  14. 2 Kings 25:17 tn Heb “3 cubits.” The parallel passage in Jer 52:22 has “five.”
  15. 2 Kings 25:19 tn The parallel passage in Jer 52:25 has “seven.”
  16. 2 Kings 25:19 tn Heb “five men seeing the king’s face.”
  17. 2 Kings 25:19 tn Heb “the people of the land.”
  18. 2 Kings 25:21 tn Heb “struck them down and killed them.”
  19. 2 Kings 25:21 tn Heb “land.”
  20. 2 Kings 25:22 tn Heb “And the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left, he appointed over them Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan.”
  21. 2 Kings 25:23 tn Heb “of the army.” The word “Judahite” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  22. 2 Kings 25:24 tn The words “so as to give them…some assurance of safety” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  23. 2 Kings 25:25 sn It is not altogether clear whether this is in the same year that Jerusalem fell or not. The wall was breached in the fourth month (= early July; Jer 39:2) and Nebuzaradan came and burned the palace, the temple, and many of the houses and tore down the wall in the fifth month (= early August; Jer 52:12). That would have left time between the fifth month and the seventh month (October) to gather in the harvest of grapes, dates and figs, and olives (Jer 40:12). However, many commentators feel that too much activity takes place in too short a time for this to have been in the same year and posit that it happened the following year or even five years later when a further deportation took place, possibly in retaliation for the murder of Gedaliah and the Babylonian garrison at Mizpah (Jer 52:30). The assassination of Gedaliah had momentous consequences and was commemorated in one of the post exilic fast days lamenting the fall of Jerusalem (Zech 8:19).
  24. 2 Kings 25:25 tn Heb “[was] from the seed of the kingdom.”
  25. 2 Kings 25:25 tn Heb “and they struck down Gedaliah and he died.”
  26. 2 Kings 25:26 tn Heb “arose and went to.”
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2 Kings 25:8-26
International Standard Version

Jerusalem is Burned and the Temple Demolished

8 On the seventh[a] day of the fifth month, which was during the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign as king of Babylon, captain of the guard Nebuzaradan, a servant of the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem 9 and set fire to the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He even incinerated the lavish[b] homes. 10 The Chaldean army that accompanied the captain of the guard demolished the walls that surrounded Jerusalem. 11 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried the survivors of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude into exile. 12 However, the captain of the guard left some of the poor people of the land to work as vinedressers and farmers.

13 The Chaldeans also broke into pieces and carried back to Babylon the bronze pillars that stood in the Lord’s Temple, along with the stands and the bronze sea[c] that used to be in the Lord’s Temple. 14 They also confiscated[d] the pots, shovels, snuffers, spoons, and the rest of the bronze vessels that were used in ministry. 15 The captain of the guard also confiscated[e] the fire pans, basins, and whatever had been crafted of pure gold and pure silver. 16 The bronze contained in the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had crafted for the Lord’s Temple could not be inventoried for weight. 17 The height of one of the pillars was eighteen cubits,[f] and the capital on top of it was three cubits[g] high.[h] A latticework carved in the form of pomegranates encircled the capital, crafted completely out of brass. The second pillar was identical to the first.[i]

Judah’s Leaders are Executed

18 The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, three temple officials,[j] 19 one overseer from the city who supervised the soldiers, five of the king’s advisors who had been discovered in the city, the scribe who served the army captain who mustered the army of the land, and 60 men of the land who were discovered in the city. 20 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them to the king of Babylon at Riblah, 21 where the king of Babylon executed them in the land of Hamath. And so Judah was transported into exile from the land.

Gedaliah is Appointed Governor

22 Now as for the people who remained in the land of Judah whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had left behind, he appointed Ahikam’s son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, to rule. 23 When all the captains of the armies, along with their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, these men visited Gedaliah at Mizpah: Nethaniah’s son Ishmael, Kareah’s son Johanan, Tanhumeth the Netophathite’s son Seraiah, and Jaazaniah, who was descended from the Maacathites. 24 Gedaliah made this promise to them and to their men: “Don’t be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and things will go well with you.” 25 Nevertheless, seven months later, Nethaniah’s son Ishmael, the grandson of Elishama from the royal family, came with ten men and attacked Gedaliah. As a result, he died along with the Jews and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. 26 Then all the people, including those who were insignificant and those who were important, fled with the captains of the armed forces to Egypt, because they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Kings 25:8 Cf. Jer 52:12, which reads tenth
  2. 2 Kings 25:9 Lit. great
  3. 2 Kings 25:13 Cf. 1King 7:23-26; 2Chr 4:2-4
  4. 2 Kings 25:14 Or took away
  5. 2 Kings 25:15 Or took away
  6. 2 Kings 25:17 I.e. about 24 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches long
  7. 2 Kings 25:17 I.e. about 4 and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches long
  8. 2 Kings 25:17 The Heb. lacks high
  9. 2 Kings 25:17 Lit. to these with latticework
  10. 2 Kings 25:18 Lit. three threshold keepers
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