2 Kings 25:12

25:12 But he ¹  left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards.

2 Kings 25:10

25:10 The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

2 Kings 25:20

25:20 Nebuzaradan, captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

2 Kings 25:15

25:15 The captain of the royal guard took the golden and silver censers ²  and basins.

2 Kings 25:18

25:18 The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.

2 Kings 25:8

Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem

25:8 On the seventh ³  day of the fifth month, ⁴  in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard ⁵  who served the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem. ⁶ 

2 Kings 25:11

25:11 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “the captain of the royal guard.” However, the subject is clear from the preceding and contemporary English style would normally avoid repeating the proper name and title.

² sn These held the embers used for the incense offerings.

³ tn The parallel account in Jer 52:12 has “tenth.”

⁴ sn The seventh day of the month would have been August 14, 586 b.c. in modern reckoning.

⁵ tn For the meaning of this phrase see BDB 371 s.v. טַבָּח 2, and compare the usage in Gen 39:1.

⁶ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁴ tc The MT has “the multitude.” But הֶהָמוֹן (hehamon) should probably be emended to הֶאָמוֹן (he’amon).