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2 Kings 25

1AnditcameH935topassintheninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִשְׁנַ֨תvish.NatH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,inthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthetenthH6224ofthemonthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320, [that]Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameH935,heandallhisarmyחֵיל֛וֹchei.LoH2428,againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andencampedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstit;andtheybuiltH1129turretsagainstitroundH5439about.

2Andthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasbesiegeduntiltheeleventhyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

3Ontheninthofthe[fourth]monthH2320thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458prevailedH2388inthecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,andtherewasH1961nobreadH3899forthepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Andthecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892wasbrokenH1234into;andallthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421[fled]bynightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915,bythewayH1870ofthegateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179betweenthetwoהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346,which[leads]totheking'sgardenגַּ֣ןganH1588(nowtheChaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778werebythecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892roundH5439about);andtheywentthewayH1870towardtheplainH6160.

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

6Andtheytookthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andbroughtH5927himuptothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894untoRiblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247;andtheypronouncedjudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941uponhim,

7andslaughteredשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667beforehiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869,andputouttheeyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,andboundH631himwithchainsofbrass,andcarriedhimtoBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

8Andinthefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320,ontheseventhofthemonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,whichwasinthenineteenthyearH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894, Nebuzar-adan,captainofthebody-guard,servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,cameH935untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

9andheburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehouseH1004ofJehovah,andtheking'shouseH1004,andallthehousesH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andeverygreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419[man's]houseH1004heburnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

10Andallthearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778thatwerewiththecaptainofthebody-guardbrokeH5422downthewallsחוֹמֹ֥תcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389roundH5439about.

11AndNebuzar-adanthecaptainofthebody-guardcarriedawaycaptivetherestיֶ֨תֶרYe.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971thatwereleftH7604inthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,andthedesertersthathaddesertedtothekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,andtherestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499ofthemultitudeהֶהָמ֑וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995.

12Butthecaptainofthebody-guardleftH7604ofthepoorofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776forvinedressersלְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755andhusbandmen.

13Andthebrazenpillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982thatwereinthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andthebases,andthebrazenseaיָ֧םyamH3220thatwasinthehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofJehovah,theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778brokeH7665inpieces,andcarriedH5375thebrassthereoftoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

14Thecauldronsalsoandtheshovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257andtheknivesandthecups,andallthevesselsH3627ofcopperH5178wherewiththeyministered,theytookH3947awayH3947.

15AndthecensersH4289andthebowlsהַמִּזְרָק֗וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219,thatwhichwasofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andthatwhichwasofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,thecaptainofthebody-guardtookH3947awayH3947.

16Thetwoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,theoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,andthebaseswhichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213forthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJehovah:forthebrassofallthesevesselsH3627therewasH1961noweightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

17Theheightקוֹמַ֣ת׀ko.MatH6967ofoneהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982waseighteencubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520,andthecapitalוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805uponitwasbrass,andtheheightוְקוֹמַ֣תve.ko.MatH6967ofthecapitalהַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ha.ko.te.RetH3805threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mahH520;andthenetworkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639andthepomegranatesH7416,uponthecapitalהַכֹּתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805roundH5439about,allofbrass:andsimilarlyforthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982withthenetworkהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ha.se.va.KhahH7639.

18Andthecaptainofthebody-guardtookH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304thehighpriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846thesecondמִשְׁנֶ֑הmish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,andthethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969doorkeepers.

19Andoutofthecityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892hetookH3947achamberlainthatwassetoverthemenאִישׁ֙'ishH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568menH376ofthemthatwereintheking'spresenceH6440,whowerefoundH4672inthecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892,andthescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608ofthecaptainofthehostH6635,whoenrolledthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346menH376ofthepeopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatwerefoundH4672inthecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20AndNebuzar-adanthecaptainofthebody-guardtookH3947themandbroughtthemtothekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247;

21andthekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894smotethemandputוַיְמִיתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191themtodeathH4191atRiblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.ThusJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wascarriedawaycaptiveoutofhislandH776.

22And[asfor]thepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971thatremainedH7604inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whomNebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894hadleftH7604behind,overthemheappointedוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃ פsha.FanH8227.

23Andallthecaptainsoftheforces,theyandtheirmenH376,heardH8085thatthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894hadappointedהִפְקִ֤ידhif.KidH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,andtheycameH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709, namely,Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.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-H1121ofaMaachathite,theyandtheirmenH376.

24AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650untothemandtotheirmenH376,andsaidH559tothem,FearH3372nottobeservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650oftheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andserveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,anditshallbewellוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190withyou.

25AnditcameH935topassintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהNe.tan.yahH5418,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElishamaאֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע'e.Li.sha.Ma'H476,oftheroyalseedH2233,cameH935,andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menH376withhim,andsmoteGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,thathediedH4191,andtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064andtheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778thatwerewithhimatMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

26Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,bothsmallמִקָּטֹ֤ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,andthecaptainsoftheforces,aroseוַיָּקֻ֨מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965andcameH935toEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;fortheywereafraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372oftheChaldeansכַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פkhas.DimH3778.

27Anditcametopassinthethirty-seventhyearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141ofthecaptivityofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,inthetwelfthmonthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,onthetwenty-seventhofthemonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, [that]Evil-MerodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894,intheyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141thathebegantoreignH4427,liftedנָשָׂ֡אna.Sa'H5375uptheheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218ofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063outofprison;

28andhespokeH1696kindlytohim,andsetוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414hisseatH3678abovetheseatH3678ofthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwerewithhiminBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

29AndhechangedhisprisongarmentsH899;andheateH398breadלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899beforehimcontinuallyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife;

30andhisallowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737wasacontinualallowanceאֲרֻחַ֨ת'a.ru.ChatH737givenH5414himbythekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,everydayH3117aportion,allthedaysH3117ofhislife.

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