God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 25:9
9He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.
2 Kings 25:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.
- New International Version (NIV)He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he burned the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He burned the house of the Lord and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire.
Context of 2 Kings 25:9
7They slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons as he watched, and then they blinded Zedekiah. They put him in bronze shackles and took him to Babylon. 8On the seventh day of the fifth month of Nebuchadnezzar’s nineteenth year as king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, who was the captain of the guard and an officer of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down. 10The entire Babylonian army that was with the captain of the guard tore down the walls around Jerusalem. 11Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, captured the few people left in the city, those who surrendered to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.
Read all of 2 Kings 252 Kings 25:9 word by word
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית גָּד֖וֹל שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he burntשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
- the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
- and all the housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- and every greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- he with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:9
- 1 Kings 9:8Everyone passing by this temple, as impressive as it is, will be appalled. They will gasp and ask, ‘Why did the Lord do these things to this land and this temple?’
- 2 Chronicles 36:19They burned God’s temple, tore down Jerusalem’s walls, burned down all its palaces, and destroyed everything of value.
- Psalms 74:3Turn your steps toward these pathetic ruins. The enemy has destroyed everything in the holy temple.
- Psalms 79:1O God, the nations have invaded the land that belongs to you. They have dishonored your holy temple. They have left Jerusalem in ruins.
- Isaiah 64:10Your holy cities have become a desert. Zion has become a desert. Jerusalem is a wasteland.
- Jeremiah 7:14So what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that is called by my name. This is the place I gave to you and to your ancestors, the place where you feel so safe.
- Jeremiah 26:9Why do you prophesy in the Lord’s name that this temple will be like Shiloh and this city will become a pile of rubble with no one living here?” Then all the people crowded around Jeremiah in the Lord’s temple.
- Lamentations 1:10The enemies laid their hands on all of the city’s treasures. Jerusalem has seen the nations enter the holy place. ‘O Lord, they are the same people you have forbidden to enter your congregation.’
- Lamentations 2:7The Lord rejected his altar and disowned his holy place. He handed the walls of Zion’s palaces over to its enemies. The enemies made noise in the Lord’s temple as though it were a festival day.
- Micah 3:12Because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of rubble, and the temple mountain will become a worship site covered with trees.
- Luke 21:5Some ⌞of the disciples⌟ were talking about the temple complex. They noted that it was built with fine stones and decorated with beautiful gifts. So Jesus said,
- Acts 6:13Some witnesses stood up and lied about Stephen. They said, “This man never stops saying bad things about the holy place and Moses’ Teachings.
- Jeremiah 34:22I am going to give a command,” declares the Lord. “I will bring that army back to this city to attack it, capture it, and burn it down. I will destroy the cities of Judah so that no one will live there.”
- Jeremiah 37:8Then the Babylonians will return. They will attack the city, capture it, and burn it down.
- Jeremiah 39:8The Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the people’s homes, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 52:13He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was burned down.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 25:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He burnt the house of the Lord - Compare the prophecies of Jeremiah Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 34:2; Jeremiah 38:18, Jeremiah 38:23. Psalm 79:1-13 is thought to have been written soon after this destruction of the temple.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
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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
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