25:1 And it came to pass in the ninth 8671 year 8141 of his reign 4427 8800, in the tenth 6224 month 2320, in the tenth 6218 [day] of the month 2320, [that] Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 came 935 8804, he, and all his host 2428, against Jerusalem 3389, and pitched 2583 8799 against it; and they built 1129 8799 forts 1785 against it round about 5439.

25:2 And the city 5892 was besieged 935 8799 4692 unto the eleventh 6249 6240 year 8141 of king 4428 Zedekiah 6667.

25:3 And on the ninth 8672 [day] of the [fourth] month 2320 the famine 7458 prevailed 2388 8799 in the city 5892, and there was no bread 3899 for the people 5971 of the land 776.

25:4 And the city 5892 was broken up 1234 8735, and all the men 582 of war 4421 [fled] by night 3915 by the way 1870 of the gate 8179 between two walls 2346, which [is] by the king's 4428 garden 1588: (now the Chaldees 3778 [were] against the city 5892 round about 5439:) and [the king] went 3212 8799 the way 1870 toward the plain 6160.

25:5 And the army 2428 of the Chaldees 3778 pursued 7291 8799 after 310 the king 4428, and overtook 5381 8686 him in the plains 6160 of Jericho 3405: and all his army 2428 were scattered 6327 8738 from him.

25:6 So they took 8610 8799 the king 4428, and brought him up 5927 8686 to the king 4428 of Babylon 894 to Riblah 7247; and they gave 1696 8762 judgment 4941 upon him.(gave…: Heb. spake judgment with him)

25:7 And they slew 7819 8804 the sons 1121 of Zedekiah 6667 before his eyes 5869, and put out 5786 8765 the eyes 5869 of Zedekiah 6667, and bound 631 8799 him with fetters 5178 of brass 5178, and carried 935 8686 him to Babylon 894.(put…: Heb. made blind)

25:8 And in the fifth 2549 month 2320, on the seventh 7651 [day] of the month 2320, which [is] the nineteenth 8672 6240 8141 year 8141 of king 4428 Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894, came 935 8804 Nebuzaradan 5018, captain 7227 of the guard 2876, a servant 5650 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894, unto Jerusalem 3389:(captain…: or, chief marshal)

25:9 And he burnt 8313 8799 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and the king's 4428 house 1004, and all the houses 1004 of Jerusalem 3389, and every great 1419 [man's] house 1004 burnt 8313 8804 he with fire 784.

25:10 And all the army 2428 of the Chaldees 3778, that [were with] the captain 7227 of the guard 2876, brake down 5422 8804 the walls 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 round about 5439.

25:11 Now the rest 3499 of the people 5971 [that were] left 7604 8737 in the city 5892, and the fugitives 5307 8802 that fell away 5307 8804 to the king 4428 of Babylon 894, with the remnant 3499 of the multitude 1995, did Nebuzaradan 5018 the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 carry away 1540 8689.(fugitives: Heb. fallen away)

25:12 But the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 left 7604 8689 of the poor 1803 of the land 776 [to be] vinedressers 3755 and husbandmen 3009 8802 8675 1461 8801.

25:13 And the pillars 5982 of brass 5178 that [were] in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and the bases 4350, and the brasen 5178 sea 3220 that [was] in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, did the Chaldees 3778 break in pieces 7665 8765, and carried 5375 8799 the brass 5178 of them to Babylon 894.

25:14 And the pots 5518, and the shovels 3257, and the snuffers 4212, and the spoons 3709, and all the vessels 3627 of brass 5178 wherewith they ministered 8334 8762, took they away 3947 8804.

25:15 And the firepans 4289, and the bowls 4219, [and] such things as [were] of gold 2091, [in] gold 2091, and of silver 3701, [in] silver 3701, the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 took away 3947 8804.

25:16 The two 8147 pillars 5982, one 259 sea 3220, and the bases 4350 which Solomon 8010 had made 6213 8804 for the house 1004 of the LORD 3068; the brass 5178 of all these vessels 3627 was without 3808 weight 4948.(one…: Heb. the one sea)

25:17 The height 6967 of the one 259 pillar 5982 [was] eighteen 8083 6240 cubits 520, and the chapiter 3805 upon it [was] brass 5178: and the height 6967 of the chapiter 3805 three 7969 cubits 520; and the wreathen work 7639, and pomegranates 7416 upon the chapiter 3805 round about 5439, all of brass 5178: and like unto these had the second 8145 pillar 5982 with wreathen work 7639.

25:18 And the captain 7227 of the guard 2876 took 3947 8799 Seraiah 8304 the chief 7218 priest 3548, and Zephaniah 6846 the second 4932 priest 3548, and the three 7969 keepers 8104 8802 of the door 5592:(door: Heb. threshold)

25:19 And out of the city 5892 he took 3947 8804 an 259 officer 5631 that was set 6496 over the men 582 of war 4421, and five 2568 men 582 of them that were 7200 8802 in the king's 4428 presence 6440, which were found 4672 8738 in the city 5892, and the principal 8269 scribe 5608 8802 of the host 6635, which mustered 6633 8688 the people 5971 of the land 776, and threescore 8346 men 376 of the people 5971 of the land 776 [that were] found 4672 8737 in the city 5892:(officer: or, eunuch)(were in…: Heb. saw the king's face)(principal…: or, scribe of the captain of the host)

25:20 And Nebuzaradan 5018 captain 7227 of the guard 2876 took 3947 8799 these, and brought 3212 8686 them to the king 4428 of Babylon 894 to Riblah 7247:

25:21 And the king 4428 of Babylon 894 smote 5221 8686 them, and slew 4191 8686 them at Riblah 7247 in the land 776 of Hamath 2574. So Judah 3063 was carried away 1540 8799 out of their land 127.

25:22 And [as for] the people 5971 that remained 7604 8737 in the land 776 of Judah 3063, whom Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 had left 7604 8689, even over them he made Gedaliah 1436 the son 1121 of Ahikam 296, the son 1121 of Shaphan 8227, ruler 6485 8686.

25:23 And when all the captains 8269 of the armies 2428, they and their men 582, heard 8085 8799 that the king 4428 of Babylon 894 had made Gedaliah 1436 governor 6485 8689, there came 935 8799 to Gedaliah 1436 to Mizpah 4709, even Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418, and Johanan 3110 the son 1121 of Careah 7143, and Seraiah 8304 the son 1121 of Tanhumeth 8576 the Netophathite 5200, and Jaazaniah 2970 the son 1121 of a Maachathite 4602, they and their men 582.

25:24 And Gedaliah 1436 sware 7650 8735 to them, and to their men 582, and said 559 8799 unto them, Fear 3372 8799 not to be the servants 5650 of the Chaldees 3778: dwell 3427 8798 in the land 776, and serve 5647 8798 the king 4428 of Babylon 894; and it shall be well 3190 8799 with you.

25:25 But it came to pass in the seventh 7637 month 2320, that Ishmael 3458 the son 1121 of Nethaniah 5418, the son 1121 of Elishama 476, of the seed 2233 royal 4410, came 935 8804, and ten 6235 men 582 with him, and smote 5221 8686 Gedaliah 1436, that he died 4191 8799, and the Jews 3064 and the Chaldees 3778 that were with him at Mizpah 4709.(royal: Heb. of the kingdom)

25:26 And all the people 5971, both small 6996 and great 1419, and the captains 8269 of the armies 2428, arose 6965 8799, and came 935 8799 to Egypt 4714: for they were afraid 3372 8804 of 6440 the Chaldees 3778.

25:27 And it came to pass in the seven 7651 and thirtieth 7970 year 8141 of the captivity 1546 of Jehoiachin 3078 king 4428 of Judah 3063, in the twelfth 8147 6240 month 2320, on the seven 7651 and twentieth 6242 [day] of the month 2320, [that] Evilmerodach 192 king 4428 of Babylon 894 in the year 8141 that he began to reign 4427 8800 did lift up 5375 8804 the head 7218 of Jehoiachin 3078 king 4428 of Judah 3063 out of prison 1004 3608;

25:28 And he spake 1696 8762 kindly 2896 to him, and set 5414 8799 his throne 3678 above the throne 3678 of the kings 4428 that [were] with him in Babylon 894;(kindly…: Heb. good things with him)

25:29 And changed 8132 8765 his prison 3608 garments 899: and he did eat 398 8804 bread 3899 continually 8548 before 6440 him all the days 3117 of his life 2416.

25:30 And his allowance 737 [was] a continual 8548 allowance 737 given 5414 8738 him of the king 4428, a daily 3117 3117 rate 1697 for every day 3117, all the days 3117 of his life 2416.

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