Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 25

1And itcameH935topassH935in theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִשְׁנַ֨תvish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427, in thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, in thetenthH6224dayH2320of themonthלַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.DeshH2320, thatNebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameH935, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisarmyחֵיל֛וֹchei.LoH2428,againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andencampedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it; and theybuiltוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129fortsagainstעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921itroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439aboutוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961.

2Soוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasbesiegedבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692unto theeleventhעֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'es.RehH6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

3On theninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayבַּחֹדֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the fourthmonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was sore in thecityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892,soהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961that there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for thepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Then abreachוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234wasmadeH3605in thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, andallH3605themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fled bynightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915by thewayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996thetwoהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834was by theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588: (now theChaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereagainstH5921thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892roundH5439aboutH5439:) and thekingH4428wentH376by thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5But thearmyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andovertookוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381him in theplainsבְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisarmyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428wasscatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327from him.

6Then theytookוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andcarriedH5927himupH5927unto thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247; and they gavejudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941uponאֶל־'el-H413him.

7And theyslewשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667beforeH5869hiseyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869, andputH935outH935theeyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869ofZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667, andboundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him infettersבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178, andcarriedH935him toBabylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

8NowH7227in thefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320, on theseventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'AhH7651dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,whichהִ֗יאHi'H1931was the nineteenthyearH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֞אba'H935Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainH7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876, aservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

9And heburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehousesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,evenH853everyכָּל־kol-H3605greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,burntשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313he withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

10Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thearmyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, that were with thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876, brakedownנָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.TzuH5422thewallsחוֹמֹ֥תcho.MotH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389roundH5439aboutH5439.

11And the residue of thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that wereleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892, andthoseH834thatfellהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307awayH1540, thatfellנָפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894, and the residue of themultitudeהֶהָמ֑וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,didH834Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carryH1540awayH1540captiveH1540.

12But thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֖ירhish.'IrH7604of the poorest of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776to bevinedressersלְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and husbandmen.

13And thepillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982ofbrassH5178that were in thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and the bases and the brasenseaיָ֧םyamH3220that were in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,didH834theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778breakH7665inpiecesH7665, andcarriedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375thebrassH5178of them toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

14And thepotsהַסִּירֹ֨תha.si.RotH5518, and theshovelsהַיָּעִ֜יםhai.ya.'ImH3257, and thesnuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212, and thespoonsהַכַּפּ֗וֹתha.ka.PotH3709, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178wherewith theyministeredיְשָֽׁרְתוּ־ye.sha.re.tu-H8334,tookH3947theyawayH3947.

15And thefirepansהַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ha.mach.tOtH4289, and the basons; thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091; and thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834was ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876tookH3947awayH3947.

16Thetwoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982, the oneseaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220, and the bases,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadmadeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; thebrassלִנְחֹ֖שֶׁתlin.Cho.shetH5178ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627waswithoutלֹא־lo'-H3808weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

17Theheightקוֹמַ֣ת׀ko.MatH6967of the onepillarהָעַמּ֣וּדha.'a.MudH5982waseighteenעֶשְׂרֵ֨ה'es.RehH6240cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520, and a chapiter ofbrassנְחֹשֶׁת֮ne.cho.ShetH5178wasuponH5921it: and theheightוְקוֹמַ֣תve.ko.MatH6967of the chapiter wasthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mahH520; withnetworkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639andpomegranatesוְרִמֹּנִ֧יםve.ri.mo.NimH7416uponH5921the chapiterroundH5439aboutH5439,allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178: and like untotheseוְכָאֵ֛לֶּהve.kha.'E.lehH428had thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982withnetworkהַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃ha.se.va.KhahH7639.

18And thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardH8104tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304thechiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, andZephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הוּtze.fan.Ya.huH6846thesecondמִשְׁנֶ֑הmish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, and thethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the door:

19andoutוּמִן־u.min-H4480of thecityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892hetookלָקַח֩la.KachH3947anofficerסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631that wassetH834over themenאִישׁ֙'ishH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421; andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568menH376of them thatsawמֵרֹאֵ֤יme.ro.'EiH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440,whichH834werefoundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in thecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892; and thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608, thecaptainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of thehostהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635,whichH834musteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and threescoremenH376of thepeopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that werefoundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in thecityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

20AndNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookH3947them, andbroughtH3947them to thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894toRiblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247.

21And thekingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221them, andputוַיְמִיתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191them todeathH4191atRiblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofHamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.SoH4191Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063wascarriedH1540awayH1540captiveH1540outמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921of hislandH776.

22And as for thepeopleוְהָעָ֗םve.ha.'AmH5971that wereleftהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894hadleftהִשְׁאִ֔ירhish.'IrH7604,evenאֶת־'et-H853over them hemadeוַיַּפְקֵ֣דvai.yaf.KedH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃ פsha.FanH8227, governor.

23NowH3588whenallכָל־khol-H3605thecaptainsH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428, they and theirmenH376,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894hadmadeהִפְקִ֤ידhif.KidH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436governorH8269, theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑הha.mitz.PahH4709,evenH3588Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הne.tan.YahH5418, andJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143, andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200, andJaazaniahוְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theMaacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602, they and theirmenH376.

24AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436sware to them and to theirmenH376, andsaidH559unto them,Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372notאַל־'al-H408becauseH559of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andserveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and it shall bewellוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190withyouאֶת־'et-H853.

25But itcameH935topassH935in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהNe.tan.yahH5418, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElishamaאֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע'e.Li.sha.Ma'H476, of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233royalהַמְּלוּכָ֗הha.me.lu.KhahH4410,cameH935, andtenוַעֲשָׂרָ֤הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menH376with him, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191, and theJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778that were with him atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

26AndallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,bothH3605smallמִקָּטֹ֤ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419, and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,aroseוַיָּקֻ֨מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: for they wereafraidיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּֽים׃ פkhas.DimH3778.

27And itcameH1961topassH1961in thesevenוָשֶׁ֜בַעva.She.va'H7651andthirtiethבִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםvish.lo.ShimH7970yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141of the captivity ofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, in the twelfthmonthחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, on thesevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651andtwentiethבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםbe.'es.RimH6242dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatEvil-merodachH192kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894, in theyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141that hebeganH1961toreignמָלְכ֗וֹma.le.KhoH4427, didliftנָשָׂ֡אna.Sa'H5375upH5375theheadרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218ofJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063outבִּשְׁנֵ֤יםbish.NeimH8147ofprisonכֶּֽלֶא׃Ke.le'H3608;

28and he spakekindlyטֹב֑וֹתto.VotH2896to him, andsetוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414histhroneכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678aboveמֵעַ֗לme.'AlH5921thethroneכִּסֵּ֧אki.Se'H3678of thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֛יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that were with him inBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

29and hechangedוְשִׁנָּ֕אve.shi.Na'H8132hisprisonכִלְא֑וֹkhil.'OH3608garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899, anddidH3117eatוְאָכַ֨לve.'a.KhalH398breadלֶ֧חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440himcontinuallyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117.

30and for hisallowanceוַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹva.'a.ru.cha.ToH737, there was acontinualתָּמִ֧ידta.MidH8548allowanceאֲרֻחַ֨ת'a.ru.ChatH737givenנִתְּנָה־ni.te.nah-H5414him of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,everyH3605dayי֣וֹםYomH3117aportionדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,allH3605thedaysבְּיוֹמ֑וֹbe.yo.MoH3117of hislifeיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 25

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