1 And it came to pass in the ninth * h8671 year * h8141 of his reign * h4427 h8800, in the tenth * h6224 month * h2320, in the tenth * h6218 day of the month * h2320, that Nebuchadnezzar * h5019 king * h4428 of Babylon * h894 came * h935 h8804, he, and all his host * h2428, against Jerusalem * h3389, and pitched * h2583 h8799 against it; and they built * h1129 h8799 forts * h1785 against it round about * h5439.
2 And the city * h5892 was besieged * h935 h8799 * h4692 unto the eleventh * h6249 * h6240 year * h8141 of king * h4428 Zedekiah * h6667.
3 And on the ninth * h8672 day of the fourth month * h2320 the famine * h7458 prevailed * h2388 h8799 in the city * h5892, and there was no bread * h3899 for the people * h5971 of the land * h776.
4 And the city * h5892 was broken up * h1234 h8735, and all the men * h582 of war * h4421 fled by night * h3915 by the way * h1870 of the gate * h8179 between two walls * h2346, which is by the king's * h4428 garden * h1588: (now the Chaldees * h3778 were against the city * h5892 round about * h5439:) and the king went * h3212 h8799 the way * h1870 toward the plain * h6160.
5 And the army * h2428 of the Chaldees * h3778 pursued * h7291 h8799 after * h310 the king * h4428, and overtook * h5381 h8686 him in the plains * h6160 of Jericho * h3405: and all his army * h2428 were scattered * h6327 h8738 from him.
6 So they took * h8610 h8799 the king * h4428, and brought him up * h5927 h8686 to the king * h4428 of Babylon * h894 to Riblah * h7247; and they gave * h1696 h8762 judgment * h4941 upon him. gave...: Heb. spake judgment with him
7 And they slew * h7819 h8804 the sons * h1121 of Zedekiah * h6667 before his eyes * h5869, and put out * h5786 h8765 the eyes * h5869 of Zedekiah * h6667, and bound * h631 h8799 him with fetters * h5178 of brass * h5178, and carried * h935 h8686 him to Babylon * h894. put...: Heb. made blind
8 And in the fifth * h2549 month * h2320, on the seventh * h7651 day of the month * h2320, which is the nineteenth * h8672 * h6240 * h8141 year * h8141 of king * h4428 Nebuchadnezzar * h5019 king * h4428 of Babylon * h894, came * h935 h8804 Nebuzaradan * h5018, captain * h7227 of the guard * h2876, a servant * h5650 of the king * h4428 of Babylon * h894, unto Jerusalem * h3389: captain...: or, chief marshal
9 And he burnt * h8313 h8799 the house * h1004 of the LORD * h3068, and the king's * h4428 house * h1004, and all the houses * h1004 of Jerusalem * h3389, and every great * h1419 man's house * h1004 burnt * h8313 h8804 he with fire * h784.
10 And all the army * h2428 of the Chaldees * h3778, that were with the captain * h7227 of the guard * h2876, brake down * h5422 h8804 the walls * h2346 of Jerusalem * h3389 round about * h5439.
11 Now the rest * h3499 of the people * h5971 that were left * h7604 h8737 in the city * h5892, and the fugitives * h5307 h8802 that fell away * h5307 h8804 to the king * h4428 of Babylon * h894, with the remnant * h3499 of the multitude * h1995, did Nebuzaradan * h5018 the captain * h7227 of the guard * h2876 carry away * h1540 h8689. fugitives: Heb. fallen away
12 But the captain * h7227 of the guard * h2876 left * h7604 h8689 of the poor * h1803 of the land * h776 to be vinedressers * h3755 and husbandmen * h3009 h8802 h8675 * h1461 h8801.
13 And the pillars * h5982 of brass * h5178 that were in the house * h1004 of the LORD * h3068, and the bases * h4350, and the brasen * h5178 sea * h3220 that was in the house * h1004 of the LORD * h3068, did the Chaldees * h3778 break in pieces * h7665 h8765, and carried * h5375 h8799 the brass * h5178 of them to Babylon * h894.
14 And the pots * h5518, and the shovels * h3257, and the snuffers * h4212, and the spoons * h3709, and all the vessels * h3627 of brass * h5178 wherewith they ministered * h8334 h8762, took they away * h3947 h8804.
15 And the firepans * h4289, and the bowls * h4219, and such things as were of gold * h2091, in gold * h2091, and of silver * h3701, in silver * h3701, the captain * h7227 of the guard * h2876 took away * h3947 h8804.
16 The two * h8147 pillars * h5982, one * h259 sea * h3220, and the bases * h4350 which Solomon * h8010 had made * h6213 h8804 for the house * h1004 of the LORD * h3068; the brass * h5178 of all these vessels * h3627 was without * h3808 weight * h4948. one...: Heb. the one sea
17 The height * h6967 of the one * h259 pillar * h5982 was eighteen * h8083 * h6240 cubits * h520, and the chapiter * h3805 upon it was brass * h5178: and the height * h6967 of the chapiter * h3805 three * h7969 cubits * h520; and the wreathen work * h7639, and pomegranates * h7416 upon the chapiter * h3805 round about * h5439, all of brass * h5178: and like unto these had the second * h8145 pillar * h5982 with wreathen work * h7639.
18 And the captain * h7227 of the guard * h2876 took * h3947 h8799 Seraiah * h8304 the chief * h7218 priest * h3548, and Zephaniah * h6846 the second * h4932 priest * h3548, and the three * h7969 keepers * h8104 h8802 of the door * h5592: door: Heb. threshold
19 And out of the city * h5892 he took * h3947 h8804 an * h259 officer * h5631 that was set * h6496 over the men * h582 of war * h4421, and five * h2568 men * h582 of them that were * h7200 h8802 in the king's * h4428 presence * h6440, which were found * h4672 h8738 in the city * h5892, and the principal * h8269 scribe * h5608 h8802 of the host * h6635, which mustered * h6633 h8688 the people * h5971 of the land * h776, and threescore * h8346 men * h376 of the people * h5971 of the land * h776 that were found * h4672 h8737 in the city * h5892: officer: or, eunuch were in...: Heb. saw the king's face principal...: or, scribe of the captain of the host
20 And Nebuzaradan * h5018 captain * h7227 of the guard * h2876 took * h3947 h8799 these, and brought * h3212 h8686 them to the king * h4428 of Babylon * h894 to Riblah * h7247:
21 And the king * h4428 of Babylon * h894 smote * h5221 h8686 them, and slew * h4191 h8686 them at Riblah * h7247 in the land * h776 of Hamath * h2574. So Judah * h3063 was carried away * h1540 h8799 out of their land * h127.
22 And as for the people * h5971 that remained * h7604 h8737 in the land * h776 of Judah * h3063, whom Nebuchadnezzar * h5019 king * h4428 of Babylon * h894 had left * h7604 h8689, even over them he made Gedaliah * h1436 the son * h1121 of Ahikam * h296, the son * h1121 of Shaphan * h8227, ruler * h6485 h8686.
23 And when all the captains * h8269 of the armies * h2428, they and their men * h582, heard * h8085 h8799 that the king * h4428 of Babylon * h894 had made Gedaliah * h1436 governor * h6485 h8689, there came * h935 h8799 to Gedaliah * h1436 to Mizpah * h4709, even Ishmael * h3458 the son * h1121 of Nethaniah * h5418, and Johanan * h3110 the son * h1121 of Careah * h7143, and Seraiah * h8304 the son * h1121 of Tanhumeth * h8576 the Netophathite * h5200, and Jaazaniah * h2970 the son * h1121 of a Maachathite * h4602, they and their men * h582.
24 And Gedaliah * h1436 sware * h7650 h8735 to them, and to their men * h582, and said * h559 h8799 unto them, Fear * h3372 h8799 not to be the servants * h5650 of the Chaldees * h3778: dwell * h3427 h8798 in the land * h776, and serve * h5647 h8798 the king * h4428 of Babylon * h894; and it shall be well * h3190 h8799 with you.
25 But it came to pass in the seventh * h7637 month * h2320, that Ishmael * h3458 the son * h1121 of Nethaniah * h5418, the son * h1121 of Elishama * h476, of the seed * h2233 royal * h4410, came * h935 h8804, and ten * h6235 men * h582 with him, and smote * h5221 h8686 Gedaliah * h1436, that he died * h4191 h8799, and the Jews * h3064 and the Chaldees * h3778 that were with him at Mizpah * h4709. royal: Heb. of the kingdom
26 And all the people * h5971, both small * h6996 and great * h1419, and the captains * h8269 of the armies * h2428, arose * h6965 h8799, and came * h935 h8799 to Egypt * h4714: for they were afraid * h3372 h8804 of * h6440 the Chaldees * h3778.
27 And it came to pass in the seven * h7651 and thirtieth * h7970 year * h8141 of the captivity * h1546 of Jehoiachin * h3078 king * h4428 of Judah * h3063, in the twelfth * h8147 * h6240 month * h2320, on the seven * h7651 and twentieth * h6242 day of the month * h2320, that Evilmerodach * h192 king * h4428 of Babylon * h894 in the year * h8141 that he began to reign * h4427 h8800 did lift up * h5375 h8804 the head * h7218 of Jehoiachin * h3078 king * h4428 of Judah * h3063 out of prison * h1004 * h3608;
28 And he spake * h1696 h8762 kindly * h2896 to him, and set * h5414 h8799 his throne * h3678 above the throne * h3678 of the kings * h4428 that were with him in Babylon * h894; kindly...: Heb. good things with him
29 And changed * h8132 h8765 his prison * h3608 garments * h899: and he did eat * h398 h8804 bread * h3899 continually * h8548 before * h6440 him all the days * h3117 of his life * h2416.
30 And his allowance * h737 was a continual * h8548 allowance * h737 given * h5414 h8738 him of the king * h4428, a daily * h3117 * h3117 rate * h1697 for every day * h3117, all the days * h3117 of his life * h2416.