2 Kings 24 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·2 Kings 25

¹In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it around it.

KJVAnd it came to pass in the ninth^H8671 year^H8141 of his reign^H4427^(H8800), in the tenth^H6224 month^H2320, in the tenth^H6218 day of the month^H2320, that Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came^H935^(H8804), he, and all his host^H2428, against Jerusalem^H3389, and pitched^H2583^(H8799) against it; and they built^H1129^(H8799) forts^H1785 against it round about^H5439.

² So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

KJVAnd the city^H5892 was besieged^H935^(H8799)^H4692 unto the eleventh^H6249^H6240 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Zedekiah^H6667.

³ On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

KJVAnd on the ninth^H8672 day of the fourth month^H2320 the famine^H7458 prevailed^H2388^(H8799) in the city^H5892, and there was no bread^H3899 for the people^H5971 of the land^H776.

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, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city around it); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.

KJVAnd the city^H5892 was broken up^H1234^(H8735), and all the men^H582 of war^H4421 fled by night^H3915 by the way^H1870 of the gate^H8179 between two walls^H2346, which is by the king's^H4428 garden^H1588:(now the Chaldees^H3778 were against the city^H5892 round about^H5439:) and the king went^H3212^(H8799) the way^H1870 toward the plain^H6160.

⁵ But the Chaldean army pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

KJVAnd the army^H2428 of the Chaldees^H3778 pursued^H7291^(H8799) after^H310 the king^H4428, and overtook^H5381^(H8686) him in the plains^H6160 of Jericho^H3405: and all his army^H2428 were scattered^H6327^(H8738) from him.

⁶ Then they captured the king and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they passed judgment on him.

KJVSo they took^H8610^(H8799) the king^H4428, and brought him up^H5927^(H8686) to the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 to Riblah^H7247; and they gave^H1696^(H8762) judgment^H4941 upon him.

⁷ They killed Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

KJVAnd they slew^H7819^(H8804) the sons^H1121 of Zedekiah^H6667 before his eyes^H5869, and put out^H5786^(H8765) the eyes^H5869 of Zedekiah^H6667, and bound^H631^(H8799) him with fetters^H5178 of brass^H5178, and carried^H935^(H8686) him to Babylon^H894.

⁸ Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

KJVAnd in the fifth^H2549 month^H2320, on the seventh^H7651 day of the month^H2320, which is the nineteenth^H8672^H6240^H8141 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, came^H935^(H8804) Nebuzaradan^H5018, captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876, a servant^H5650 of the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, unto Jerusalem^H3389:

⁹ He burned Yahweh’s house, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He burned every great house with fire.

KJVAnd he burnt^H8313^(H8799) the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and the king's^H4428 house^H1004, and all the houses^H1004 of Jerusalem^H3389, and every great^H1419 man's house^H1004 burnt^H8313^(H8804) he with fire^H784.

¹⁰ All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

KJVAnd all the army^H2428 of the Chaldees^H3778, that were with the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876, brake down^H5422^(H8804) the walls^H2346 of Jerusalem^H3389 round about^H5439.

¹¹ Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the rest of the people who were left in the city and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon—all the rest of the multitude.

KJVNow the rest^H3499 of the people^H5971 that were left^H7604^(H8737) in the city^H5892, and the fugitives^H5307^(H8802) that fell away^H5307^(H8804) to the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, with the remnant^H3499 of the multitude^H1995, did Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 carry away^H1540^(H8689).

¹² But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

KJVBut the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 left^H7604^(H8689) of the poor^H1803 of the land^H776 to be vinedressers^H3755 and husbandmen^H3009^(H8802)^(H8675)^H1461^(H8801).

¹³ The Chaldeans broke up the pillars of bronze that were in Yahweh’s house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in Yahweh’s house, and carried the bronze pieces to Babylon.

KJVAnd the pillars^H5982 of brass^H5178 that were in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and the bases^H4350, and the brasen^H5178 sea^H3220 that was in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, did the Chaldees^H3778 break in pieces^H7665^(H8765), and carried^H5375^(H8799) the brass^H5178 of them to Babylon^H894.

¹⁴ They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered.

KJVAnd the pots^H5518, and the shovels^H3257, and the snuffers^H4212, and the spoons^H3709, and all the vessels^H3627 of brass^H5178 wherewith they ministered^H8334^(H8762), took they away^H3947^(H8804).

¹⁵ The captain of the guard took away the fire pans, the basins, that which was of gold, for gold, and that which was of silver, for silver.

KJVAnd the firepans^H4289, and the bowls^H4219, and such things as were of gold^H2091, in gold^H2091, and of silver^H3701, in silver^H3701, the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 took away^H3947^(H8804).

¹⁶ The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house, the bronze of all these vessels was not weighed.

KJVThe two^H8147 pillars^H5982, one^H259 sea^H3220, and the bases^H4350 which Solomon^H8010 had made^H6213^(H8804) for the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068; the brass^H5178 of all these vessels^H3627 was without^H3808 weight^H4948.

¹⁷ The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of bronze was on it. The height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital around it, all of bronze; and the second pillar with its network was like these.

KJVThe height^H6967 of the one^H259 pillar^H5982 was eighteen^H8083^H6240 cubits^H520, and the chapiter^H3805 upon it was brass^H5178: and the height^H6967 of the chapiter^H3805 three^H7969 cubits^H520; and the wreathen work^H7639, and pomegranates^H7416 upon the chapiter^H3805 round about^H5439, all of brass^H5178: and like unto these had the second^H8145 pillar^H5982 with wreathen work^H7639.

¹⁸ The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;

KJVAnd the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 took^H3947^(H8799) Seraiah^H8304 the chief^H7218 priest^H3548, and Zephaniah^H6846 the second^H4932 priest^H3548, and the three^H7969 keepers^H8104^(H8802) of the door^H5592:

¹⁹ and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, 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.

KJVAnd out of the city^H5892 he took^H3947^(H8804) an^H259 officer^H5631 that was set^H6496 over the men^H582 of war^H4421, and five^H2568 men^H582 of them that were^H7200^(H8802) in the king's^H4428 presence^H6440, which were found^H4672^(H8738) in the city^H5892, and the principal^H8269 scribe^H5608^(H8802) of the host^H6635, which mustered^H6633^(H8688) the people^H5971 of the land^H776, and threescore^H8346 men^H376 of the people^H5971 of the land^H776 that were found^H4672^(H8737) in the city^H5892:

²⁰ Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

KJVAnd Nebuzaradan^H5018 captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 took^H3947^(H8799) these, and brought^H3212^(H8686) them to the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 to Riblah^H7247:

²¹ The king of Babylon attacked them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 smote^H5221^(H8686) them, and slew^H4191^(H8686) them at Riblah^H7247 in the land^H776 of Hamath^H2574. So Judah^H3063 was carried away^H1540^(H8799) out of their land^H127.

²² As for the people who were left 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, governor.

KJVAnd as for the people^H5971 that remained^H7604^(H8737) in the land^H776 of Judah^H3063, whom Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had left^H7604^(H8689), even over them he made Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam^H296, the son^H1121 of Shaphan^H8227, ruler^H6485^(H8686).

²³ Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even 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.

KJVAnd when all the captains^H8269 of the armies^H2428, they and their men^H582, heard^H8085^(H8799) that the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had made Gedaliah^H1436 governor^H6485^(H8689), there came^H935^(H8799) to Gedaliah^H1436 to Mizpah^H4709, even Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418, and Johanan^H3110 the son^H1121 of Careah^H7143, and Seraiah^H8304 the son^H1121 of Tanhumeth^H8576 the Netophathite^H5200, and Jaazaniah^H2970 the son^H1121 of a Maachathite^H4602, they and their men^H582.

²⁴ Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, “Don’t be afraid because of the servants of the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”

KJVAnd Gedaliah^H1436 sware^H7650^(H8735) to them, and to their men^H582, and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Fear^H3372^(H8799) not to be the servants^H5650 of the Chaldees^H3778: dwell^H3427^(H8798) in the land^H776, and serve^H5647^(H8798) the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894; and it shall be well^H3190^(H8799) with you.

²⁵ But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal offspring came, and ten men with him, and struck Gedaliah so that he died, with the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.

KJVBut it came to pass in the seventh^H7637 month^H2320, that Ishmael^H3458 the son^H1121 of Nethaniah^H5418, the son^H1121 of Elishama^H476, of the seed^H2233 royal^H4410, came^H935^(H8804), and ten^H6235 men^H582 with him, and smote^H5221^(H8686) Gedaliah^H1436, that he died^H4191^(H8799), and the Jews^H3064 and the Chaldees^H3778 that were with him at Mizpah^H4709.

²⁶ All the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

KJVAnd all the people^H5971, both small^H6996 and great^H1419, and the captains^H8269 of the armies^H2428, arose^H6965^(H8799), and came^H935^(H8799) to Egypt^H4714: for they were afraid^H3372^(H8804) of^H6440 the Chaldees^H3778.

²⁷ 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, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, released Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison,

KJVAnd it came to pass in the seven^H7651 and thirtieth^H7970 year^H8141 of the captivity^H1546 of Jehoiachin^H3078 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, in the twelfth^H8147^H6240 month^H2320, on the seven^H7651 and twentieth^H6242 day of the month^H2320, that Evilmerodach^H192 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 in the year^H8141 that he began to reign^H4427^(H8800) did lift up^H5375^(H8804) the head^H7218 of Jehoiachin^H3078 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 out of prison^H1004^H3608;

²⁸ and he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,

KJVAnd he spake^H1696^(H8762) kindly^H2896 to him, and set^H5414^(H8799) his throne^H3678 above the throne^H3678 of the kings^H4428 that were with him in Babylon^H894;

²⁹ and changed his prison garments. Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;

KJVAnd changed^H8132^(H8765) his prison^H3608 garments^H899: and he did eat^H398^(H8804) bread^H3899 continually^H8548 before^H6440 him all the days^H3117 of his life^H2416.

³⁰ and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him from the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.

KJVAnd his allowance^H737 was a continual^H8548 allowance^H737 given^H5414^(H8738) him of the king^H4428, a daily^H3117^H3117 rate^H1697 for every day^H3117, all the days^H3117 of his life^H2416.

WEB·2 Kings 24

¹In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.

KJVIn his days^H3117 Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came up^H5927^(H8804), and Jehoiakim^H3079 became his servant^H5650 three^H7969 years^H8141: then he turned^H7725^(H8799) and rebelled^H4775^(H8799) against him.

² Yahweh sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, bands of the Syrians, bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to Yahweh’s word which he spoke by his servants the prophets.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 sent^H7971^(H8762) against him bands^H1416 of the Chaldees^H3778, and bands^H1416 of the Syrians^H758, and bands^H1416 of the Moabites^H4124, and bands^H1416 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, and sent^H7971^(H8762) them against Judah^H3063 to destroy^H6^(H8687) it, according to the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, which he spake^H1696^(H8765) by^H3027 his servants^H5650 the prophets^H5030.

³ Surely at the commandment of Yahweh this came on Judah, to remove them out of his sight for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did,

KJVSurely at the commandment^H6310 of the LORD^H3068 came this upon Judah^H3063, to remove^H5493^(H8687) them out of his sight^H6440, for the sins^H2403 of Manasseh^H4519, according to all that he did^H6213^(H8804);

⁴ and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Yahweh would not pardon.

KJVAnd also for the innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 that he shed^H8210^(H8804): for he filled^H4390^(H8762) Jerusalem^H3389 with innocent^H5355 blood^H1818; which the LORD^H3068 would^H14^(H8804) not pardon^H5545^(H8800).

⁵ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

KJVNow the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Jehoiakim^H3079, and all that he did^H6213^(H8804), are they not written^H3789^(H8803) in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^H1697^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063?

⁶ So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers, and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

KJVSo Jehoiakim^H3079 slept^H7901^(H8799) with his fathers^H1: and Jehoiachin^H3078 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427^(H8799) in his stead.

⁷ The king of Egypt didn’t come out of his land any more; for the king of Babylon had taken, from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates, all that belonged to the king of Egypt.

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 came^H3318^(H8800) not again^H3254^(H8689) any more out of his land^H776: for the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had taken^H3947^(H8804) from the river^H5158 of Egypt^H4714 unto the river^H5104 Euphrates^H6578 all that pertained to the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714.

⁸ Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

KJVJehoiachin^H3078 was eighteen^H8083^H6240 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign^H4427^(H8800), and he reigned^H4427^(H8804) in Jerusalem^H3389 three^H7969 months^H2320. And his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Nehushta^H5179, the daughter^H1323 of Elnathan^H494 of Jerusalem^H3389.

⁹ He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that his father had done.

KJVAnd he did^H6213^(H8799) that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, according to all that his father^H1 had done^H6213^(H8804).

¹⁰ At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

KJVAt that time^H6256 the servants^H5650 of Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came up^H5927^(H8804) against Jerusalem^H3389, and the city^H5892 was besieged^H935^(H8799)^H4692.

¹¹ Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it,

KJVAnd Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came^H935^(H8799) against the city^H5892, and his servants^H5650 did besiege^H6696^(H8802) it.

¹² and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon—he, his mother, his servants, his princes, and his officers; and the king of Babylon captured him in the eighth year of his reign.

KJVAnd Jehoiachin^H3078 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 went out^H3318^(H8799) to the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, he, and his mother^H517, and his servants^H5650, and his princes^H8269, and his officers^H5631: and the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 took^H3947^(H8799) him in the eighth^H8083 year^H8141 of his reign^H4427^(H8800).

¹³ He carried out from there all the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in Yahweh’s temple, as Yahweh had said.

KJVAnd he carried out^H3318^(H8686) thence all the treasures^H214 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and the treasures^H214 of the king's^H4428 house^H1004, and cut in pieces^H7112^(H8762) all the vessels^H3627 of gold^H2091 which Solomon^H8010 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 had made^H6213^(H8804) in the temple^H1964 of the LORD^H3068, as the LORD^H3068 had said^H1696^(H8765).

¹⁴ He carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. No one remained except the poorest people of the land.

KJVAnd he carried away^H1540^(H8689) all Jerusalem^H3389, and all the princes^H8269, and all the mighty men^H1368 of valour^H2428, even ten^H6235 thousand^H505 captives^H1540^(H8802), and all the craftsmen^H2796 and smiths^H4525: none remained^H7604^(H8738), save^H2108 the poorest sort^H1803 of the people^H5971 of the land^H776.

¹⁵ He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, with the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the chief men of the land. He carried them into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

KJVAnd he carried away^H1540^(H8686) Jehoiachin^H3078 to Babylon^H894, and the king's^H4428 mother^H517, and the king's^H4428 wives^H802, and his officers^H5631, and the mighty^H352^(H8675)^H193 of the land^H776, those carried^H3212^(H8689) he into captivity^H1473 from Jerusalem^H3389 to Babylon^H894.

¹⁶ All the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths one thousand, all of them strong and fit for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

KJVAnd all the men^H582 of might^H2428, even seven^H7651 thousand^H505, and craftsmen^H2796 and smiths^H4525 a thousand^H505, all that were strong^H1368 and apt^H6213^(H8802) for war^H4421, even them the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 brought^H935^(H8686) captive^H1473 to Babylon^H894.

¹⁷ The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 made Mattaniah^H4983 his father's brother^H1730 king^H4427^(H8686) in his stead, and changed^H5437^(H8686) his name^H8034 to Zedekiah^H6667.

¹⁸ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

KJVZedekiah^H6667 was twenty^H6242 and one^H259 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign^H4427^(H8800), and he reigned^H4427^(H8804) eleven^H259^H6240 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389. And his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Hamutal^H2537, the daughter^H1323 of Jeremiah^H3414 of Libnah^H3841.

¹⁹ He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

KJVAnd he did^H6213^(H8799) that which was evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, according to all that Jehoiakim^H3079 had done^H6213^(H8804).

²⁰ For through the anger of Yahweh, this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

KJVFor through the anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 it came to pass in Jerusalem^H3389 and Judah^H3063, until he had cast them out^H7993^(H8689) from his presence^H6440, that Zedekiah^H6667 rebelled^H4775^(H8799) against the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894.

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