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2 Kings 25

Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem

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 aNow in the ninthh8671 yearh8141 of his reignh4427a, on the tenthh6218 day of the tenthh6224 monthh2320,  bNebuchadnezzarh5019 kingh4428 of Babylonh894 cameh935, he and allh3605 his armyh2428, againsth5921 Jerusalemh3389, campedh2583 againsth5921 it and  cbuilth1129 a siegeh1785 wallh1785 allh5439 aroundh5439  1it.

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So the cityh5892b was under siegeh4692 untilh5704 the eleventhh6249h6240 yearh8141 of Kingh4428 Zedekiahh6667.

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On the ninthh8672 day of the fourth monthh2320  athe famineh7458 was so severeh2388 in the cityh5892b that there was noh3808 foodh3899 for the peopleh5971a of the landh776.

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 aThen the cityh5892b was brokenh1234 into, and allh3605 the menh376 of warh4421 fled by nighth3915 by wayh1870 of the gateh8179 betweenh996 the two wallsh2346 besideh5921  bthe king'sh4428 gardenh1588, though the Chaldeansh3778 were allh5439 aroundh5439 the cityh5892b. And  1they wenth1980 by wayh1870 of the Arabahh6160.

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But the armyh2428 of the Chaldeansh3778 pursuedh7291 the kingh4428 and overtookh5381 him in the plainsh6160 of Jerichoh3405 and allh3605 his armyh2428 was scatteredh6327a from him.

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Then  athey capturedh8610 the kingh4428 and  bbroughth5927 him to the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 at  cRiblahh7247, and  1he passedh1696 sentenceh1696 on him.

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 aThey slaughteredh7819 the sonsh1121 of Zedekiahh6667 before his eyesh5869, then  bputh5786 out the eyesh5869 of Zedekiahh6667 and boundh631 him with bronzeh5178 fettersh5178 and broughth935 him to Babylonh894.

Jerusalem Burned and Plundered

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 aNow on the seventhh7651 day of the  bfifthh2549 monthh2320, whichh1931 was the nineteenthh8672h6240 yearh8141 of Kingh4428 Nebuchadnezzarh5019, kingh4428 of Babylonh894, Nebuzaradanh5018 the captainh7227b of the guardh2876, a servanth5650 of the kingh4428 of Babylonh894, cameh935 to Jerusalemh3389.

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 aHe burnedh8313 the househ1004 of the LORDh3068,  bthe king'sh4428 househ1004, and allh3605 the housesh1004 of Jerusalemh3389; even everyh3605 greath1419 househ1004 he burnedh8313 with fireh784.

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So allh3605 the armyh2428 of the Chaldeansh3778 whoh834 were with the captainh7227b of the guardh2876  abrokeh5422 downh5422 the wallsh2346 aroundh5439 Jerusalemh3389.

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Then  athe resth3499a of the peopleh5971a who were lefth7604 in the cityh5892b and the desertersh5307 whoh834 had desertedh5307 to the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 and the resth3499a of the peopleh5971a, Nebuzaradanh5018 the captainh7227b of the guardh2876 carriedh1540 awayh1540 into exileh1540.

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But the captainh7227b of the guardh2876 lefth7604 someh4480 of  athe pooresth1803b of the landh776 to be vinedressersh3755 and plowmenh3009.

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 aNow the bronzeh5178 pillarsh5982 whichh834 were in the househ1004 of the LORDh3068, and the standsh4350 and  bthe bronzeh5178 seah3220 whichh834 were in the househ1004 of the LORDh3068, the Chaldeansh3778 brokeh7665 in piecesh7665 and carriedh5375 the  1bronzeh5178 to Babylonh894.

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 aThey tookh3947 away the potsh5518a, the shovelsh3257, the snuffersh4212, the spoonsh3709, and allh3605 the bronzeh5178 vesselsh3627 whichh834 were usedh8334 in temple serviceh8334.

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The captainh7227b of the guardh2876 also tookh3947 away the firepansh4289 and the basinsh4219, whath834 was fineh3701 goldh2091 and whath834 was fineh3701 silverh3701.

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The twoh8147 pillarsh5982, the oneh259 seah3220, and the standsh4350 whichh834 Solomonh8010 had madeh6213a for the househ1004 of the LORDh3068-- athe bronzeh5178 of allh3605 theseh428 vesselsh3627 was beyondh3808 weighth4948.

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 aThe heighth6967 of the oneh259 pillarh5982 was eighteenh8083h6240  1cubitsh520, and a bronzeh5178 capitalh3805 was on it; the heighth6967 of the capitalh3805 was threeh7969  1cubitsh520, with a networkh7639 and pomegranatesh7416 on the capitalh3805 allh5439 aroundh5439, allh3605 of bronzeh5178. And the secondh8145 pillarh5982 was like theseh428 with networkh7639.

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Then the captainh7227b of the guardh2876 tookh3947  aSeraiahh8304 the chiefh7218 priesth3548 and  bZephaniahh6846 the secondh4932 priesth3548, with the threeh7969  1officersh8104 of the templeh5592b.

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From the cityh5892b he tookh3947 oneh259 officialh5631 whoh834 was overseerh6496 of the menh376 of warh4421, and  afiveh2568  1of the king'sh4428 advisersh582h7200 whoh834 were foundh4672 in the cityh5892b; and the  2scribeh5613b of the captainh8269 of the armyh6635 who musteredh6633 the peopleh5971a of the landh776; and sixtyh8346 menh376 of the peopleh5971a of the landh776 who were foundh4672 in the cityh5892b.

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Nebuzaradanh5018 the captainh7227b of the guardh2876 tookh3947 them and broughth1980 them to the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 at  aRiblahh7247.

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Then the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 struckh5221 them down and puth4191 them to deathh4191 at Riblahh7247 in the landh776 of Hamathh2574.  aSo Judahh3063 was ledh1540 awayh1540 into exileh1540 from its landh127.

Gedaliah Made Governor

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Now as for the peopleh5971a who were lefth7604 in the landh776 of Judahh3063, whomh834 Nebuchadnezzarh5019 kingh4428 of Babylonh894 had lefth7604, he appointedh6485  aGedaliahh1436b the sonh1121 of Ahikamh296, the sonh1121 of Shaphanh8227b overh5921 them.

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 aWhen allh3605 the captainsh8269 of the forcesh2428, they and their menh376, heardh8085 that the kingh4428 of Babylonh894 had appointedh6485 Gedaliahh1436b governor, they cameh935 to Gedaliahh1436b to  bMizpahh4709, namely, Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418, and Johananh3076 the sonh1121 of Kareahh7143, and Seraiahh8304 the sonh1121 of Tanhumethh8576 the Netophathiteh5200, and Jaazaniahh2970 the sonh1121 of the Maacathiteh4602, they and their menh376.

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Gedaliahh1436b sworeh7650 to them and their menh376 and saidh559 to them, "Do not be afraidh3372a of the servantsh5650 of the Chaldeansh3778; liveh3427 in the landh776 and serveh5647 the kingh4428 of Babylonh894, and it will be wellh3190 with you."

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 aBut it cameh1961 about in the seventhh7637 monthh2320, that Ishmaelh3458 the sonh1121 of Nethaniahh5418, the sonh1121 of Elishamah476, of the royalh4410  1familyh2233, cameh935  2with tenh6235 menh376 and struckh5221 Gedaliahh1436b down so that he diedh4191 along with the Jewsh3064 and the Chaldeansh3778 whoh834 were with him at Mizpahh4709.

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 aThen allh3605 the peopleh5971a, bothh4480 smallh6996b and greath1419, and the captainsh8269 of the forcesh2428 aroseh6965 and wenth935 to Egypth4714; for they were afraidh3372a of the Chaldeansh3778.

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 aNow it cameh1961 about in the thirty-seventhh7970h7651 yearh8141 of  bthe exileh1546 of Jehoiachinh3078 kingh4428 of Judahh3063, in the twelfthh8147h6240 monthh2320, on the twenty-seventhh6242h7651 day of the monthh2320, that Evil-merodachh192 kingh4428 of Babylonh894, in the yearh8141 that he becameh4427a kingh4427a,  1 creleasedh5375h7218 Jehoiachinh3078 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 from prisonh1004h3608;

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and he  aspokeh1696 kindlyh2899b to him and seth5414 his throneh3678 aboveh4480h5921 the throneh3678 of the kingsh4428 whoh834 were with him in Babylonh894.

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 1Jehoiachin changedh8132 his prisonh3608 clothesh899b and  2 ahadh398 his mealsh3899 in  3the king's presenceh6440 regularlyh8548 allh3605 the daysh3117 of his lifeh2425b;

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and for his  aallowanceh737, a regularh8548 allowanceh737 was givenh5414 him by the kingh4428, a portionh1697 for eachh3117 dayh3117, allh3605 the daysh3117 of his lifeh2425b.



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