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2 Kings 25

1AnditcameH935topassintheninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִשְׁנַ֨תvish.NatH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,inthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,inthetenthH6224dayofthemonthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320,thatNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameH935,heandallhisarmyחֵיל֛וֹchei.LoH2428,againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andencampedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstit;andtheybuiltH1129fortsagainstitroundH5439about.

2Sothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasbesiegeduntotheeleventhyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

3OntheninthdayofthefourthmonthH2320thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458wasH1961soreinthecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,sothattherewasH1961nobreadH3899forthepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Thenabreachwasmadeinthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,andallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledbynightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915bythewayH1870ofthegateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179betweenthetwoהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346,whichwasbytheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588(nowtheChaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereagainstthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892roundH5439about);andthekingH4428wentbythewayH1870oftheArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5Butthearmyחֵיל־cheil-H2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedH7291afterthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381himintheplainsבְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405;andallhisarmyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428wasscatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327fromhim.

6Thentheytookthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andcarriedhimupuntothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247;andtheygavejudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941uponhim.

7Andtheyslewthesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667beforehiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869,andputouttheeyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,andboundH631himinfettersבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178,andcarriedhimtoBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

8Nowinthefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320,ontheseventhdayofthemonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,whichwasthenineteenthyearH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameH935Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguard,aservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9AndheburntH8313thehouseH1004ofJehovah,andtheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseH1004;andallthehousesH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,eveneverygreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419houseH1004,burnthewithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

10Andallthearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,thatwerewiththecaptainoftheguard, brakedownthewallsחוֹמֹ֥תcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389roundH5439about.

11Andtheresidueofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971thatwereleftH7604inthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,andthosethatfellH5307away,thatfellH5307tothekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andtheresidueofthemultitudeהֶהָמ֑וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,didNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardcarryawaycaptive.

12ButthecaptainoftheguardleftH7604ofthepoorestofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tobevinedressersלְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755andhusbandmen.

13Andthepillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982ofbrassthatwereinthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andthebasesandthebrazenseaיָ֧םyamH3220thatwereinthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovah,didtheChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778breakH7665inpieces,andcarriedH5375thebrassofthemtoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

14Andthepotsהַסִּירֹ֨תha.si.RotH5518,andtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,andthesnuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212,andthespoons,andallthevesselsH3627ofbrasswherewiththeyministered,tookH3947theyawayH3947.

15Andthefirepansהַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ha.mach.tOtH4289,andthebasins,thatwhichwasofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andthatwhichwasofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,thecaptainoftheguardtookH3947awayH3947.

16Thetwoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,theoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,andthebases,whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213forthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJehovah,thebrassofallthesevesselsH3627wasH1961withoutweightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

17Theheightקוֹמַ֣ת׀ko.MatH6967oftheoneהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982waseighteencubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520,andacapitalוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805ofbrasswasuponit;andtheheightוְקוֹמַ֣תve.ko.MatH6967ofthecapitalהַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ha.ko.te.RetH3805wasthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mahH520,withnetworkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639andpomegranatesH7416uponthecapitalהַכֹּתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805roundH5439about,allofbrass:andlikeuntothesehadthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982withnetworkהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ha.se.va.KhahH7639.

18AndthecaptainoftheguardH8104tookH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304thechiefH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846thesecondמִשְׁנֶ֑הmish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,andthethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104ofthethreshold:

19andoutofthecityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892hetookH3947anofficerthatwassetoverthemenאִישׁ֙'ishH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568menH376ofthemthatsawH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440,whowerefoundH4672inthecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892;andthescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608,thecaptainofthehostH6635,whomusteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andthreescoremenH376ofthepeopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatwerefoundH4672inthecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20AndNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainoftheguardtookH3947them,andbroughtthemtothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247.

21Andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894smotethem,andputוַיְמִיתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191themtodeathH4191atRiblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.SoJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wascarriedawaycaptiveoutofhislandH776.

22Andasforthepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971thatwereleftH7604inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whomNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894hadleftH7604,evenoverthemhemadeGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃ פsha.FanH8227, governor.

23Nowwhenallthecaptainsoftheforces,theyandtheirmenH376,heardH8085thatthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894hadmadeGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436governor,theycameH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709,evenIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הne.tan.YahH5418,andJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143,andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,andJaazaniahוְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121oftheMaacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,theyandtheirmenH376.

24AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436swaretothemandtotheirmenH376,andsaidH559untothem,FearH3372notbecauseoftheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650oftheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andserveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,anditshallbewellוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190withyou.

25ButitcameH935topassintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהNe.tan.yahH5418,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElishamaאֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע'e.Li.sha.Ma'H476,oftheseedH2233royal,cameH935,andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menH376withhim,andsmoteGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,sothathediedH4191,andtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064andtheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778thatwerewithhimatMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

26Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,bothsmallמִקָּטֹ֤ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,andthecaptainsoftheforces,aroseוַיָּקֻ֨מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,andcameH935toEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;fortheywereafraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372oftheChaldeansכַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פkhas.DimH3778.

27Anditcametopassinthesevenוָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'H7651andthirtiethyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141ofthecaptivityofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,inthetwelfthmonthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,onthesevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651andtwentiethdayofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,thatEvil-merodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,intheyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141thathebegantoreignH4427, didliftנָשָׂ֡אna.Sa'H5375uptheheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218ofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063outofprison;

28andhespakekindlytohim,andsetוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678abovethethroneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678ofthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwerewithhiminBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894,

29andchangedhisprisongarmentsH899.AndJehoiachindideatH398breadלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899beforehimcontinuallyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife:

30andforhisallowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737,therewasacontinualallowanceאֲרֻחַ֨ת'a.ru.ChatH737givenH5414himofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,everydayH3117aportion,allthedaysH3117ofhislife.

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