2 Kings 25:12

2 Kings 25:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
• New International Version (NIV)But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.

Context of 2 Kings 25:12

10So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. 11Then the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the people, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile. But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. 13Now the bronze pillars which were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the bronze sea which were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon. 14They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the spoons, and all the bronze vessels which were used in temple service.

2 Kings 25:12 word by word

וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֖יר רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• But the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• someמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the poorestדַּלָּהdallâh · poorH1803
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to be vinedressersכָּרַםkôrêm · to tend vineyardsH3755
• and plowmenיָגַבyâgab · to tillH3009

Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:12

• 2 Kings 24:14Then he led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land.
• Jeremiah 39:10But some of the poorest people who had nothing, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at that time.
• Jeremiah 40:7Now all the commanders of the forces that were in the field, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women and children, those of the poorest of the land who had not been exiled to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 52:16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, they who live in these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one, yet he possessed the land; so to us who are many the land has been given as a possession.’

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12There was probably an intention of seating colonists into the country from some other part of the Empire, as the Assyrians had done in Samaria 2 Kings 17:24.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. 11-12The Babylonians exiled most of the population, including some who willingly joined them (Jeremiah 39:9; 52:15). They left the poorest people behind because they were unlikely to cause trouble and could work the vineyards and fields.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 25:12

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Prophecy
• Temple

In the dictionaries

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

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