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

18The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers. 19From the city he took a eunuch who was in charge of the soldiers, five of the king’s advisers who were discovered in the city, an official army secretary who drafted citizens for military service, and sixty citizens from the people of the land who were discovered in the city. Nebuzaradan, captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 21The king of Babylon ordered them to be executed at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So Judah was deported from its land. 22Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, as governor over the people whom he allowed to remain in the land of Judah.

2 Kings 25:20 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnebûzar'ădân · NebuzaradanH5018
• captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• these, and broughtיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• them to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• to Riblahרִבְלָהriblâh · RiblahH7247

Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:20

• Jeremiah 52:26Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
• Lamentations 4:16The Lord himself has scattered them; he no longer watches over them. They did not honor the priests; they did not show favor to the elders. ע (Ayin)

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

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