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

10Then he supervised the entire Babylonian army as they tore down the walls of Jerusalem on every side. 11Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population. But the captain of the guard allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields. 13The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the Lord’s Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon. 14They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, ladles, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple.

2 Kings 25:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the captainרַבrab · chiefH7227
• of the guardטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• of the poorדַּלָּהdallâh · poorH1803
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• vinedressersכָּרַםkôrêm · to tend vineyardsH3755
• and husbandmenגּוּבgûb · to ploughH1461
• and husbandmenיָגַבyâgab · to tillH3009

Cross-references for 2 Kings 25:12

• 2 Kings 24:14King Nebuchadnezzar took all of Jerusalem captive, including all the commanders and the best of the soldiers, craftsmen, and artisans—10,000 in all. Only the poorest people were left in the land.
• Jeremiah 39:10But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land of Judah, and he assigned them to care for the vineyards and fields.
• Jeremiah 40:7The leaders of the Judean military groups in the countryside heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam as governor over the poor people who were left behind in Judah—the men, women, and children who hadn’t been exiled to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 52:16But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields.
• Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us 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