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Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built turrets against it round about.

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Fall and Captivity of Judah

And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it.

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And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

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So the city was besieged till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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On the ninth of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

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On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

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And the city was broken into; and all the men of war [fled] by night, by the way of the gate between the two walls, which [leads] to the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about); and they went the way toward the plain.

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Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, by the king’s garden, and the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah.

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And the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

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But the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was scattered from him.

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And they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon unto Riblah; and they pronounced judgment upon him,

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Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him.

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and slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with chains of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

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They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains and took him to Babylon.

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The Temple Destroyed

And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, which was in the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzar-adan, captain of the body-guard, servant of the king of Babylon, came unto Jerusalem;

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In the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month — that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon — Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

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and he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; and every great [man's] house he burned with fire.

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And he burned the house of the Lord and the king’s house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.

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And all the army of the Chaldeans that were with the captain of the body-guard broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

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And all the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

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And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard carried away captive the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the deserters that had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

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And the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile.

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But the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and husbandmen.

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But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.

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And the brazen pillars that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of Jehovah, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried the brass thereof to Babylon.

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And the pillars of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon.

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The cauldrons also and the shovels and the knives and the cups, and all the vessels of copper wherewith they ministered, they took away.

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And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service,

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And the censers and the bowls, that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, the captain of the body-guard took away.

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the fire pans also and the bowls. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver.

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The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah: for the brass of all these vessels there was no weight.

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As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight.

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The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass, and the height of the capital three cubits; and the network and the pomegranates, upon the capital round about, all of brass: and similarly for the second pillar with the network.

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The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,a and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework.

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And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

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And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold;

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And out of the city he took a chamberlain that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, who were found in the city, and the scribe of the captain of the host, who enrolled the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land that were found in the city.

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and from the city he took an officer who had been in command of the men of war, and five men of the king’s council who were found in the city; and the secretary of the commander of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city.

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And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah;

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And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

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and the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

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And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land.

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Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah

And [as for] the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left behind, over them he appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.

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Gedaliah Made Governor of Judah

And over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, he appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, governor.

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And all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

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Now when all the captains and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah governor, they came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite.

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And Gedaliah swore unto them and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

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And Gedaliah swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid because of the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.”

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And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.

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But in the seventh month, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down Gedaliah and put him to death along with the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

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And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

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Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

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Jehoiachin Released from Prison

And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh of the month, [that] Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

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Jehoiachin Released from Prison

And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, graciously freedb Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison.

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and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

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And he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who were with him in Babylon.

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And he changed his prison garments; and he ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;

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So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king’s table,

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and his allowance was a continual allowance given him by the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.

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and for his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as he lived.

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2 Kings 25

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