2 Kings 25:8-26

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Jerusalem Burned and Plundered

⁸^(A)Now on the seventh day of the ^(B)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. ⁹And ^(C)he burned the house of the Lord, ^(D)the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every great house he burned with fire. ¹⁰So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the bodyguards ^(E)tore down the walls around Jerusalem. ¹¹Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguards, led into exile ^(F)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 ^[a]people. ¹²But the captain of the bodyguards left some of ^(G)the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

¹³^(H)Now the Chaldeans smashed to pieces the bronze pillars which were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and ^(I)the bronze ^[b]Sea which were in the house of the Lord, and carried the ^[c]bronze to Babylon. ¹⁴^(J)And they took away the pots, the shovels, the ^[d]shears, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils ^[e]which were used in temple service. ¹⁵The captain of the bodyguards also took away the firepans and the basins, what was fine gold and what was fine silver. ¹⁶The two pillars, the one Sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord—^[f]^(K)the bronze of all these articles was too heavy to weigh. ¹⁷^(L)The height of the one pillar was ^[g]eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was ^[h]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.

¹⁸Then the captain of the bodyguards took ^(M)Seraiah the chief priest and ^(N)Zephaniah the second priest, with the three ^[i]doorkeepers. ¹⁹And from the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and ^(O)five ^[j]of the king’s advisers who were found in the city; and the ^[k]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. ²⁰Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguards took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at ^(P)Riblah. ²¹Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. ^(Q)So Judah went into exile from its land.

Gedaliah Made Governor

²²Now as for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed ^(R)Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan over them. ²³^(S)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 ^(T)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. ²⁴And 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^(U)But it happened in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal ^[l]family, came ^[m]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^(V)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.

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Notas al pie

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 25:8-26

Common English Bible

⁸On the seventh day of the fifth month in the nineteenth year of Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan arrived at Jerusalem. He was the commander of the guard and an official of the Babylonian king. ⁹He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all of Jerusalem’s houses. He burned down every important building. ¹⁰The whole Chaldean army under the commander of the guard tore down the walls surrounding Jerusalem. ¹¹Then Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard exiled the people who were left in the city, those who had already surrendered to Babylon’s king, and the rest of the population. ¹²The commander of the guard left some of the land’s poor people behind to work the vineyards and be farmers. ¹³The Chaldeans shattered the bronze columns, the stands, and the bronze Sea that were in the Lord’s temple. They carried the bronze off to Babylon. ¹⁴They also took the pots, the shovels, the wick trimmers, the dishes, and all the bronze items that had been used in the temple. ¹⁵The commander of the guard took the fire pans and the sprinkling bowls, which were made of pure gold and pure silver. ¹⁶The bronze in all these objects—the two pillars, the Sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple—was too heavy to weigh. ¹⁷Each pillar was twenty-seven feet high. The bronze capital on top of the first pillar was four and a half feet high. Decorative lattices and pomegranates, all made from bronze, were around the capital. And the second pillar was decorated with lattices just like the first.

¹⁸The commander of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank, and the three doorkeepers. ¹⁹Of those still left in the city, Nebuzaradan took away an officer who was in charge of the army and five royal advisors who were discovered in the city. He also took away the secretary of the officer responsible for drafting the land’s people to fight, as well as sixty people who were discovered in the city. ²⁰Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard took all of these people and brought them to the Babylonian king at Riblah. ²¹The king of Babylon struck them down, killing them in Riblah in the land of Hamath.

So Judah was exiled from its land.

Gedaliah governs Judah

²²Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar put Gedaliah, Ahikam’s son and Shaphan’s grandson, in charge of the people he had left behind in the land of Judah. ²³All the army officers and their soldiers heard that the Babylonian king had appointed Gedaliah as governor, so they came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah. The officers were Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son; Johanan, Kareah’s son; Seraiah, Tanhumeth’s son who was a Netophathite; and Jaazaniah, Maacathite’s son. ²⁴Gedaliah made a solemn pledge to them and their soldiers, telling them, “Don’t be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Stay in the land and serve the Babylonian king, and things will go well for you.”

²⁵But in the seventh month, Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son and Elishama’s grandson, who was from the royal family, came with ten soldiers, and they struck Gedaliah, and he died. They also killed the Judeans and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah. ²⁶Then all the people, young and old, along with the army officers, departed for Egypt because they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

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