2 Kings 25:1 And it came to pass in the ninth8671 year8141 of his reign,4427 in the tenth6224 month,2320 in the tenth6218day of the month,2320that Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 came,935 he, and all his host,2428 against Jerusalem,3389 and pitched2583 against it; and they built1129 forts1785 against it round about.54392 And the city5892 was besieged9354692 unto the eleventh62496240 year8141 of king4428 Zedekiah.66673 And on the ninth8672day of the fourth month2320 the famine7458 prevailed2388 in the city,5892 and there was no bread3899 for the people5971 of the land.776
2 Kings 25:4 And the city5892 was broken up,1234 and all the men582 of war4421fled by night3915 by the way1870 of the gate8179 between two walls,2346 which is by the king's4428 garden:1588 (now the Chaldees3778were against the city5892 round about:)5439 and theking went3212 the way1870 toward the plain.61605 And the army2428 of the Chaldees3778 pursued7291 after310 the king,4428 and overtook5381 him in the plains6160 of Jericho:3405 and all his army2428 were scattered6327 from him.
6 So they took8610 the king,4428 and brought him up5927 to the king4428 of Babylon894 to Riblah;7247 and they gave1696 judgment4941 upon him.{Heb. spake judgment with him}7 And they slew7819 the sons1121 of Zedekiah6667 before his eyes,5869 and put out5786 the eyes5869{Heb. made blind} of Zedekiah,6667 and bound631 him with fetters5178 of brass,5178 and carried935 him to Babylon.894
2 Kings 25:8 And in the fifth2549 month,2320 on the seventh7651day of the month,2320 which is the nineteenth867262408141 year8141 of king4428 Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 came935 Nebuzaradan,5018 captain7227 of the guard,2876{Or, chief marshal} a servant5650 of the king4428 of Babylon,894 unto Jerusalem:33899 And he burnt8313 the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and the king's4428 house,1004 and all the houses1004 of Jerusalem,3389 and every great1419man's house1004 burnt8313 he with fire.78410 And all the army2428 of the Chaldees,3778 that werewith the captain7227 of the guard,2876 brake down5422 the walls2346 of Jerusalem3389 round about.543911 Now the rest3499 of the people5971thatwere left7604 in the city,5892 and the fugitives5307{Heb. fallen away} that fell away5307 to the king4428 of Babylon,894 with the remnant3499 of the multitude,1995 did Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 carry away.154012 But the captain7227 of the guard2876 left7604 of the poor1803 of the land776tobe vinedressers3755 and husbandmen.30091461
2 Kings 25:13 And the pillars5982 of brass5178 that were in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and the bases,4350 and the brasen5178 sea3220 that was in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 did the Chaldees3778 break in pieces,7665 and carried5375 the brass5178 of them to Babylon.89414 And the pots,5518 and the shovels,3257 and the snuffers,4212 and the spoons,3709 and all the vessels3627 of brass5178 wherewith they ministered,8334 took they away.394715 And the firepans,4289 and the bowls,4219and such things as were of gold,2091in gold,2091 and of silver,3701in silver,3701 the captain7227 of the guard2876 took away.394716 The two8147 pillars,5982 one259 sea,3220{Heb. the one sea} and the bases4350 which Solomon8010 had made6213 for the house1004 of the LORD;3068 the brass5178 of all these vessels3627 was without3808 weight.494817 The height6967 of the one259 pillar5982was eighteen80836240 cubits,520 and the chapiter3805 upon it was brass:5178 and the height6967 of the chapiter3805 three7969 cubits;520 and the wreathen work,7639 and pomegranates7416 upon the chapiter3805 round about,5439 all of brass:5178 and like unto these had the second8145 pillar5982 with wreathen work.7639
2 Kings 25:18 And the captain7227 of the guard2876 took3947 Seraiah8304 the chief7218 priest,3548 and Zephaniah6846 the second4932 priest,3548 and the three7969 keepers8104 of the door:5592{Heb. threshold}19 And out of the city5892 he took3947 an259 officer5631{Or, Eunuch} that was set6496 over the men582 of war,4421 and five2568 men582 of them that were7200 in the king's4428 presence,6440{Heb. saw the kings face} which were found4672 in the city,5892 and the principal8269 scribe5608 of the host,6635{Or, scribes of the captain of the host} which mustered6633 the people5971 of the land,776 and threescore8346 men376 of the people5971 of the land776thatwere found4672 in the city:589220 And Nebuzaradan5018 captain7227 of the guard2876 took3947 these, and brought3212 them to the king4428 of Babylon894 to Riblah:724721 And the king4428 of Babylon894 smote5221 them, and slew4191 them at Riblah7247 in the land776 of Hamath.2574 So Judah3063 was carried away1540 out of their land.127
2 Kings 25:22 And asfor the people5971 that remained7604 in the land776 of Judah,3063 whom Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 had left,7604 even over them he made Gedaliah1436 the son1121 of Ahikam,296 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 ruler.648523 And when all the captains8269 of the armies,2428 they and their men,582 heard8085 that the king4428 of Babylon894 had made Gedaliah1436 governor,6485 there came935 to Gedaliah1436 to Mizpah,4709 even Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah,5418 and Johanan3110 the son1121 of Careah,7143 and Seraiah8304 the son1121 of Tanhumeth8576 the Netophathite,5200 and Jaazaniah2970 the son1121 of a Maachathite,4602 they and their men.58224 And Gedaliah1436 sware7650 to them, and to their men,582 and said559 unto them, Fear3372 not to be the servants5650 of the Chaldees:3778 dwell3427 in the land,776 and serve5647 the king4428 of Babylon;894 and it shall be well3190 with you.
25 But it came to pass in the seventh7637 month,2320 that Ishmael3458 the son1121 of Nethaniah,5418 the son1121 of Elishama,476 of the seed2233 royal,4410{Heb. of the kingdom} came,935 and ten6235 men582 with him, and smote5221 Gedaliah,1436 that he died,4191 and the Jews3064 and the Chaldees3778 that were with him at Mizpah.470926 And all the people,5971 both small6996 and great,1419 and the captains8269 of the armies,2428 arose,6965 and came935 to Egypt:4714 for they were afraid3372 of6440 the Chaldees.3778
2 Kings 25:27 And it came to pass in the seven7651 and thirtieth7970 year8141 of the captivity1546 of Jehoiachin3078 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the twelfth81476240 month,2320 on the seven7651 and twentieth6242day of the month,2320that Evilmerodach192 king4428 of Babylon894 in the year8141 that he began to reign4427 did lift up5375 the head7218 of Jehoiachin3078 king4428 of Judah3063 out of prison;1004360828 And he spake1696 kindly2896 to him,{Heb. good things with him} and set5414 his throne3678 above the throne3678 of the kings4428 that were with him in Babylon;89429 And changed8132 his prison3608 garments:899 and he did eat398 bread3899 continually8548 before6440 him all the days3117 of his life.241630 And his allowance737was a continual8548 allowance737 given5414 him of the king,4428 a daily31173117 rate1697 for every day,3117 all the days3117 of his life.2416