Revised Literal Translation
2 Kings 25
1And it came to pass in the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִשְׁנַ֨תvish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,in the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the monthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320, thatNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameבָּ֠אba'H935,he, and all his armyחֵיל֛וֹchei.LoH2428,against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and pitchedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583against it; and they builtוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129fortsדָּיֵ֥קda.YekH1785against it round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.
4And the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was broken upוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234,and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledby nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915by the wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179between two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346, which isby the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588: (now the Chaldeesוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereagainst the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439:) and the kingwentH3212the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toward the plainהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.
5And the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381him in the plainsבְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405:and all his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428were scatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327from him.
6So they tookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and brought him upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894to Riblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247;and they gaveוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941upon him.
7And they slewשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869,and put outעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5786the eyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him with fettersבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178of brassH5178,and carriedוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.
8And in the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320,on the seventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'AhH7651dayof the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, which isthe nineteenthשְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.Nat te.sha'- 'es.RehH8141H6240H8672yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֞אba'H935Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018,captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876,a servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:
9And he burntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and all the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and every greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419man’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004burntשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313he with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
11Now the restיֶ֨תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that wereleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,and the fugitivesהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307that fell awayנָפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,with the remnantיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the multitudeהֶהָמ֑וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,did Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carry awayהֶגְלָ֕הheg.LahH1540.
13And the pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982of brassהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178that werein the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the basesהַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and the brasenהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178seaיָ֧םyamH3220that wasin the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,did the Chaldeesכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778break in piecesשִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.RuH7665,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375the brassנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םne.chush.TamH5178of them to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.
14And the potsהַסִּירֹ֨תha.si.RotH5518,and the shovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,and the snuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212,and the spoonsהַכַּפּ֗וֹתha.ka.PotH3709,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627of brassהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178wherewith they ministeredיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334,took they awayלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947.
15And the firepansהַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ha.mach.tOtH4289,and the bowlsהַמִּזְרָק֗וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219, and such things as wereof goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876took awayלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.
16The twoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,and the basesוְהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתve.ha.me.kho.NotH4350which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;the brassלִנְחֹ֖שֶׁתlin.Cho.shetH5178of all these vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627was withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.
17The heightקוֹמַ֣ת׀ko.MatH6967of the oneהָאֶחָ֗דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶה֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240H8083cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520,and the chapiterוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805upon it wasbrassנְחֹשֶׁת֮ne.cho.ShetH5178:and the heightוְקוֹמַ֣תve.ko.MatH6967of the chapiterהַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ha.ko.te.RetH3805threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mahH520;and the wreathen workוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639,and pomegranatesוְרִמֹּנִ֧יםve.ri.mo.NimH7416upon the chapiterהַכֹּתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439,all of brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178:and like unto these had the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982with wreathen workהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ha.se.va.KhahH7639.
18And the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,and Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846the secondמִשְׁנֶ֑הmish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,and the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the doorהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592:
19And out of the cityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892he tookלָקַח֩la.KachH3947anאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259officerסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631that was setפָקִ֣יד׀fa.KidH6496over the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582of them that wereמֵרֹאֵ֤יme.ro.'EiH7200in the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428presenceפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440,which were foundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892,and the principalשַׂ֣רsarH8269scribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635,which musteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of the peopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776that werefoundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892:
21And the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221them, and slewוַיְמִיתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191them at Riblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.So Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063was carried awayוַיִּ֥גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540out of their landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.
22And as forthe peopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whom Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894had leftהִשְׁאִ֔ירhish.'IrH7604,even over them he made Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָֽן׃ פsha.FanH8227,rulerוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485.
23And when all the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,they and their menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894had made Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436governorהִפְקִ֤ידhif.KidH6485,there cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436to Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709,even Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הne.tan.YahH5418,and Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Careahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Tanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,and Jaazaniahוְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Maachathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,they and their menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ve.'an.shei.HemH582.
24And Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to them, and to their menוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.le.'an.shei.HemH582,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372not to be the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of the Chaldeesהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and serveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894;and it shall be wellוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190with you.
25But it came to pass in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,that Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהNe.tan.yahH5418,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Elishamaאֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע'e.Li.sha.Ma'H476,of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233royalהַמְּלוּכָ֗הha.me.lu.KhahH4410,cameבָּ֣אba'H935,and tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582with him, and smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191,and the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and the Chaldeesהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778that were with him at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.
26And all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,both smallמִקָּטֹ֤ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,aroseוַיָּקֻ֨מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:for they were afraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Chaldeesכַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פkhas.DimH3778.
27And it came to pass in the sevenוָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'H7651and thirtiethבִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםvish.lo.ShimH7970yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of the captivityלְגָלוּת֙le.ga.LutH1546of Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,in the twelfthבִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙bish.Neim 'a.SarH6240H8147monthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,on the sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651and twentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatEvil–merodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894in the yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141that he began to reignמָלְכ֗וֹma.le.KhoH4427did lift upנָשָׂ֡אna.Sa'H5375the headרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063out of prisonמִבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃mi.Beit Ke.le'H3608H1004;
30And his allowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737wasa continualתָּמִ֧ידta.MidH8548allowanceאֲרֻחַ֨ת'a.ru.ChatH737givenנִתְּנָה־ni.te.nah-H5414him of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,a dailyי֣וֹםYomH3117rateדְּבַר־de.var-H1697for every dayבְּיוֹמ֑וֹbe.yo.MoH3117,all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽו׃chai.YavH2416.
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
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