2 Kings 25:20

2 Kings 25:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Nebuzar–adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
• New International Version (NIV)Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

Context of 2 Kings 25:20

18Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple. 19From the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and five of the king’s advisers who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city. Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was led away into exile from its land. 22Now as for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan over them.

2 Kings 25:20 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֹתָ֔ם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ אֹתָ֛ם עַל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָֽתָה׃Read the interlinear

• Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnebûzar'ădân · NebuzaradanH5018
• the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• them and broughtהָלַךְhâlak · to go: takeH1980
• them to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• Riblahרִבְלָהriblâh · RiblahH7247

Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:20

• Jeremiah 52:26Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
• Lamentations 4:16The presence of the Lord has scattered them, He will not continue to regard them; They did not honor the priests, They did not favor the elders.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25:20

• 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. 18-20Instead of deporting important citizens and officials like during the Babylonian invasion of 597 BC (2 Kings 24:14), Nebuchadnezzar executed these leaders. He even had religious leaders killed. Seraiah, the high priest, was killed. But his son Jehozadak was exiled (1 Chronicles 6:15). This allowed the priestly line to continue in captivity and later return to Jerusalem, starting in 538 BC (Ezra 1:1–2:20).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 25:20

• Hamath
• Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan)
• Prophecy
• Riblah
• Seraiah
• Zephaniah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Chaldees
• Ezra
• Fast
• Jerusalem
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Kings, The Books of
• Nebuzaradan
• Rate
• Riblah

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