Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 25:1-17

1Soוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961in the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִשְׁנַ֨תvish.NatH8141of Zedekiah’s reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,on the tenthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרba.Cho.desh be.'a.SorH6218 H2320day of the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320,Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜ל ה֧וּאba.Vel hu'H894 H1931marchedבָּ֠אba'H935againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with his entireוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyחֵיל֛וֹchei.LoH2428.They encampedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583outsideעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921the cityand builtוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129a siege wallעָלֶ֖יהָ דָּיֵ֥ק'a.Lei.ha da.YekH1785 H5921all around itסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

2And the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was keptוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935under siegeבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692untilעַ֚ד'adH5704Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.

3By the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayof the fourth monthH2320,the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892was so severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388that the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899.

4Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was breachedוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234;and though the Chaldeansעַל־ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים'al- ve.khas.DimH3778 H5921had surroundedסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fled by nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834nearעַל־'al-H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588.They headedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160,

5but the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291אַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in the plainsבְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405,and his wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428desertedנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327himמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH5921.

6The Chaldeans seizedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and brought him upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894at Riblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247,where they pronouncedוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941on himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854.

7Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they slaughteredשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869.Thenוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they put outעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5786hisצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869,bound himוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631with bronze shacklesבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178,and took himוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

8On the seventhוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ בְּשִׁבְעָ֣הu.va.Cho.desh be.shiv.'AhH7651 H2320day of the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320הִ֗יאHi'H1931,in the nineteenthשְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.Nat te.sha'- 'es.RehH8672 H6240 H8141yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Nebuchadnezzar’sנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019reignלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428over Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876,a servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,enteredבָּ֞אba'H935Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9He burned downוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853שָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784—everyכָּל־kol-H3605significantגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419buildingבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

10וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853And the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778underאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876broke downנָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.TzuH5422the wallsחוֹמֹ֥תcho.MotH2346aroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11וְאֵת֩ve.'EtH853Then Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carried into exileהֶגְלָ֕הheg.LahH1540the peopleיֶ֨תֶר הָעָ֜םYe.ter ha.'AmH3499 H5971who remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the desertersהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834had defectedנָפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307toעַל־'al-H5921the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the populationהֶהָמ֑וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995.

12But the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876left behindהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604some of the poorestוּמִדַּלַּ֣תu.mid.da.LatH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to tend the vineyardsלְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and fieldsוּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃u.le.yo.ge.VimH3009.

13Moreoverוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778broke upשִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.RuH7665the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982andוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853standsהַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Seaיָ֧םyamH3220בֵּית־beit-H1004יְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and they carriedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853the bronzeנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םne.chush.TamH5178to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

14They alsoוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853took awayלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947the potsהַסִּירֹ֨תha.si.RotH5518וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,shovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,wick trimmersהַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,dishesהַכַּפּ֗וֹתha.ka.PotH3709וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the articlesכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627of bronzeהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834used in the temple serviceיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334.

15וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853The captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876also took awayלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947the censersהַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ha.mach.tOtH4289וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and sprinkling bowlsהַמִּזְרָק֗וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219—anythingאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834made ofpure goldH2091וַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834or fine silverH3701.

16As for the twoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,theהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259Seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,and the movable standsוְהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתve.ha.me.kho.NotH4350thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑ה לֹא־ הָיָ֣הYah.weh lo'- ha.YahH3068 H3808 H1961,the weight of the bronzeלִנְחֹ֖שֶׁתlin.Cho.shetH5178from allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428articlesהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627was beyondmeasureמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

17Eachהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982was eighteenשְׁמֹנֶה֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520tallקוֹמַ֣ת׀ko.MatH6967.The bronzeנְחֹשֶׁת֮ne.cho.ShetH5178capitalוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805atopעָלָ֥יו׀'a.LavH5921one pillarהַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ha.ko.te.RetH3805was threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mahH520highוְקוֹמַ֣תve.ko.MatH6967,with a networkוּשְׂבָכָ֨ה הַכֹּתֶ֛רֶתu.se.va.Khah ha.ko.Te.retH7639 H3805of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178pomegranatesוְרִמֹּנִ֧יםve.ri.mo.NimH7416עַֽל־'al-H5921allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439.The secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖י עַל־ha.she.Ni 'al-H8145 H5921pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982,with its networkהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ha.se.va.KhahH7639,was similarוְכָאֵ֛לֶּהve.kha.'E.lehH428.

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