Revised Literal Translation
2 Kings 24
1In his daysבְּיָמָ֣יוbe.ya.MavH3117Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894came upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927,and Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079became his servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141:then he turnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and rebelledוַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-H4775against him.
2And Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֣חvay.sha.LachH7971against him bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of the Chaldeesכַשְׂדִּים֩khas.DimH3778,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֨יge.du.DeiH1416of the Syriansאֲרָ֜ם'a.RamH758,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and bandsגְּדוּדֵ֣יge.du.DeiH1416of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֥םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971them against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063to destroyלְהַֽאֲבִיד֑וֹle.ha.'a.vi.DoH6it, according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027his servantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.
3Surely at the commandmentפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came thisupon Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,to removeלְהָסִ֖ירle.ha.SirH5493themout of his sightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,for the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֣אתbe.cha.TotH2403of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519,according to all that he didעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213;
4And also for the innocentהַנָּקִי֙ha.na.KiH5355bloodדַּֽם־dam-H1818that he shedשָׁפָ֔ךְsha.FakhH8210:for he filledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14not pardonלִסְלֹֽחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.
5Now the restוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֖יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079,and all that he didעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
7And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameלָצֵ֖אתla.TzetH3318not againהֹסִ֥יףho.SifH3254any more out of his landמֵֽאַרְצ֑וֹme.'ar.TzoH776:for the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֗לba.VelH894had takenלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947from the riverמִנַּ֤חַלmi.Na.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714unto the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָ֔תpe.RatH6578all that pertained to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃ פmitz.Ra.yimH4714.
8Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240H8083yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNehushtaנְחֻשְׁתָּ֥אne.chush.Ta'H5179,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֖ן'el.na.TanH494of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׂלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
10At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894came upעָל֗וּa.lahH5927against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was besiegedוַתָּבֹ֥א בַּמָּצֽוֹר׃va.ta.Vo' ba.ma.TzorH4692H935.
12And Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֤יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063went outוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,he, and his motherוְאִמּ֔וֹve.'i.MoH517,and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,and his princesוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269,and his officersוְסָֽרִיסָ֑יוve.sa.ri.SavH5631:and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947him in the eighthשְׁמֹנֶ֖הshe.mo.NehH8083yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכֽוֹ׃le.ma.le.KhoH4427.
13And he carried outוַיּוֹצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318thence all the treasuresאוֹצְרוֹת֙'otz.rOtH214of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the treasuresוְאֽוֹצְר֖וֹתve.'otz.RotH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and cut in piecesוַיְקַצֵּ֞ץvay.ka.TzetzH7112all the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had madeעָשָׂ֜ה'a.SahH6213in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.
14And he carried awayH1540all Jerusalemיְ֠רוּשָׁלִַםYe.ru.sha.limH3389,and all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֞יםha.sa.RimH8269,and all the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of valourהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, eventenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתa.sa.rahH6235thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505captivesH1540,and all the craftsmenהֶחָרָ֖שׁhe.cha.RashH2796and smithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֑רve.ha.mas.GerH4525:none remainedנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604,saveזוּלַ֖תzu.LatH2108the poorest sortדַּלַּ֥תda.LatH1803of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
15And he carried awayוַיֶּ֥גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֖יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894,and the king’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428motherאֵ֣ם'emH517,and the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wivesנְשֵׁ֨יne.SheiH802,and his officersסָרִיסָ֗יוsa.ri.SavH5631,and the mightyאֵילֵ֣י'e.vi.leiH193H352of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, thosecarriedH3212he into captivityגּוֹלָ֥הgo.LahH1473from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.
16And all the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of mightהַחַ֜יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, evensevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֗ים'a.la.FimH505,and craftsmenוְהֶחָרָ֤שׁve.he.cha.RashH2796and smithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּר֙ve.ha.mas.GerH4525a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, all that werestrongגִּבּוֹרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368andaptעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213for warמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,even them the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֧םvay.vi.'EmH935captiveגּוֹלָ֖הgo.LahH1473to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.
18Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and oneוְאַחַ֤תve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH6240H259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasHamutalחֲמוּטַ֥לcha.mi.talH2537,the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414of Libnahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃mi.liv.NahH3841.
20For through the angerאַ֣ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068it came to pass in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוּבִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Vi.hu.DahH3063,until he had cast them outהִשְׁלִכ֥וֹhish.li.KhoH7993from his presenceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,that Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against the kingבְּמֶ֥לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 24
- 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
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