2 Kings 25:10

2 Kings 25:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
• New International Version (NIV)The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls of Jerusalem all around.

Context of 2 Kings 25:10

8King Nebuchadnezzar had an officer whose name was Nebuzaradan. He was the captain of the king's royal guards. Nebuzaradan came to Jerusalem when Nebuchadnezzar had ruled Babylon for 19 years. It was on the 7th day of the 5th month. 9Nebuzaradan destroyed the Lord's temple, the king's palace and all the other houses in Jerusalem. He burned them all with fire, so that he destroyed every important building in the city. Then Nebuzaradan commanded his whole army to knock down the walls around Jerusalem. 11Captain Nebuzaradan sent away as prisoners all the people who remained in Jerusalem. He also sent away those people who had agreed to serve the king of Babylon and the workers who were still there. 12But Nebuzaradan let some of the poorest people stay there. He gave them vineyards and fields to work in.

2 Kings 25:10 word by word

וְאֶת־חוֹמֹ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל־חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• brake downנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• the wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:10

• Nehemiah 1:3They told me, ‘The Jews who returned to Judah are in much trouble. The walls of the city still have lots of holes in them. Fire has burned the city's gates down to the ground. So the people are very ashamed.’
• Jeremiah 5:10The Lord says this to Judah's enemies: ‘March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah, and destroy the vines. But do not destroy them completely. Pull the branches from the trees. Do this, because these people do not belong to the Lord.
• Jeremiah 39:8Babylon's soldiers destroyed the king's palace with fire. They also destroyed the temple and the people's houses in Jerusalem. They knocked down the walls around the city.
• Jeremiah 52:14Then Nebuzaradan commanded his whole army to knock down the walls around Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Brake down the walls - In the same fifth month, Jeremiah 1:3, the walls of Jerusalem being razed to the ground, all that were left in the city, and all that had fled over formerly to Nebuchadnezzar, and all the common people of the city, with all the king's treasures, those of the nobles, and the whole furniture of the temple, did Nebuzar-adan carry off to Babylon. See Jeremiah 39:8, Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 52:14, Jeremiah 52:23. And thus was Judah…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 The city and temple were burnt, and, it is probable, the ark in it. By this, God showed how little he cares for the outward pomp of his worship, when the life and power of religion are neglected. The walls of Jerusalem were thrown down, and the people carried captive to Babylon. The vessels of the temple were carried away. When the things signified were sinned away, what should the signs stand there for? It was righteous with God to deprive…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10every significant building: The Babylonians destroyed important religious and government buildings to prevent further rebellion. They also tore down the city's walls, leaving Jerusalem defenseless.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-188-18. on the seventh day of the month ... came Nebuzar-adan--(compare Jr 52:12). In attempting to reconcile these two passages, it must be supposed either that, though he had set out on the seventh, he did not arrive in Jerusalem till the tenth, or that he did not put his orders in execution till that day. His office as captain of the guard (Ge 37:36; 39:1) called him to execute the awards of justice on criminals; and hence, although not engaged in the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 25:10

• Jerusalem
• Month
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Temple
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Chaldees
• Fast
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Kings, The Books of
• Nebuzaradan
• Rate
• Alliance
• Feasts and Fasts
• Jehoiakim

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings