2 Kings 25
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2 Kings 25:11-21

11Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguards, led into exile 1the 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 2people. 12But the captain of the bodyguards left some of 3the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

134Now the Chaldeans smashed to pieces the bronze pillars which were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and 5the bronze 6Sea which were in the house of the Lord, and carried the 7bronze to Babylon. 148And they took away the pots, the shovels, the 9shears, the spoons, and all the bronze utensils 10which were used in temple service. 15The captain of the bodyguards also took away the firepans and the basins, what was fine gold and what was fine silver. 16The two pillars, the one Sea, and the stands which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord--1112the bronze of all these articles was too heavy to weigh. 1713The height of the one pillar was 14eighteen cubits, and a bronze capital was on it; the height of the capital was 15three cubits, with latticework and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, same features with latticework.

18Then the captain of the bodyguards took 16Seraiah the chief priest and 17Zephaniah the second priest, with the three 18doorkeepers. 19And from the city he took one official who was overseer of the men of war, and 19five 20of the king’s advisers who were found in the city; and the 21scribe 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. 20Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguards took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at 22Riblah. 21Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. 23So Judah went into exile from its land.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 25:11 2 Chr 36:20 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 25:11 Lit multitude ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 25:12 2 Kin 24:14; Jer 40:7 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 25:13 1 Kin 7:15-22; 2 Kin 20:17; 2 Chr 3:15-17; 36:18 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Kings 25:13 1 Kin 7:23-26; 2 Chr 4:2-4 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Kings 25:13 I.e., a very large basin ↩
  7. 7. 2 Kings 25:13 Lit bronze of them ↩
  8. 8. 2 Kings 25:14 Ex 27:3; 1 Kin 7:47-50; 2 Chr 4:16 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Kings 25:14 I.e., wick trimmers ↩
  10. 10. 2 Kings 25:14 Lit with which they served ↩
  11. 11. 2 Kings 25:16 Lit there was no weight for the bronze of ↩
  12. 12. 2 Kings 25:16 1 Kin 7:47 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Kings 25:17 1 Kin 7:15-22 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Kings 25:17 About 27 ft. or 8 m ↩
  15. 15. 2 Kings 25:17 About 4.5 ft. or 1.3 m ↩
  16. 16. 2 Kings 25:18 1 Chr 6:14; Ezra 7:1 ↩
  17. 17. 2 Kings 25:18 Jer 21:1; 29:25, 29 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Kings 25:18 Lit keepers of the threshold ↩
  19. 19. 2 Kings 25:19 Esth 1:14 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Kings 25:19 Lit men of those seeing the king’s face ↩
  21. 21. 2 Kings 25:19 Or scribe, a captain ↩
  22. 22. 2 Kings 25:20 2 Kin 23:33 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Kings 25:21 Deut 28:64; 2 Kin 23:27 ↩

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