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Open English Translation 2KI Chapter 25

2KI 25 ©

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25:1 Yerushalem’s defeat

25In the ninth year of Tsedkiyyah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the Babylonian King Nevukadnetstsar brought all his army to Yerushalem. They made their camp outside the city, and then built attack structures all around it 2and besieged the city for two years. 3The people didn’t have enough to eat and the famine became severe. 4Then the Babylonians began breaking into the city, but the local fighters sneaked out at night through a gate between two walls near the king’s garden and escaped down to the desert plain. 5However, the Babylonian soldiers chased after the king and they overtook him on the Yericho plains, and his army scattered. 6King Tsedkiyyah was captured and taken to the Babylonian king at Rivlah, where he was sentenced 7He was forced to watch as his sons were slaughtered, then his eyes were gouged out and he was taken to Babylon restrained with two bronze chains.

25and_he/it_was in/on/at/with_year the_ninth of_reign_his in/on/at/with_month the_tenth in/on/at/with_tenth of_the_month he_came Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the_king of_Bāⱱel he and_all army_his on Yərūshālayim and_laid_siege on/upon_it(f) and_built on/upon_it(f) a_siege-work all_around.
2And_came the_city in/on/at/with_siege until one_plus ten year to/for_the_king Tsidqiyyāh.
3In/on/at/with_ninth of_the_month and_severe the_famine in/on/at/with_city and_not it_belonged food for_people the_earth/land.
4And_broken_into the_city and_all the_men the_war the_night [the]_way of_[the]_gate between the_walls which [was]_at the_garden the_king and_ones_from_Kasdiy [were]_on the_city all_around and_he/it_went the_way the_ˊₐrāⱱāh.
5And_pursued the_army of_[the]_ones_from_Kasdiy after the_king and_overtook DOM_him/it in/on/at/with_plains of_Yərīḩō/(Jericho) and_all army_his they_were_scattered from_him.
6And_captured DOM the_king and_brought_up DOM_him/it to the_king of_Bāⱱel Riⱱlāh_at and_passed with_him/it judgement.
7And_DOM the_sons of_Tsidqiyyāh/(Zedekiah) they_slaughtered before_eyes_his and_DOM the_eyes of_Tsidqiyyāh he_made_blind and_bound_him in/on/at/with_bronze_fetters and_took_him Bāⱱel.

25:8 The demolition of the temple

(Jer. 52:12-33)

8On the seventh day of the fifth month of Babylonian King Nevukadnetstsar’s nineteenth year as king, his servant Nevuzaradan, who was his chief bodyguard, went to Yerushalem. 9He set fire to Yahweh’s temple and the palace, and all of Yerushalem’s houses, so no important building remained. 10Then the army under the command of Nevuzaradan tore down the walls surrounding Yerushalem. 11He exiled all the rest of the people from the city, all the surrendered soldiers, and the rest of the population, 12but he let some of the poorest people remain on the land to look after the vineyards and as farmers.

13The Babylonians smashed the bronze pillars and the bases and the bronze ‘sea’ from the temple, and took all the bronze to Babylon. 14They also took the pots and shovels, the snuffers and spoons, and all the bronze utensils used in the temple activities. 15They took the fire-pans and the gold and silver bowls. 16The bronze from the two pillars, the ‘sea’, and the bases that had been made for the temple by Shelomoh (Solomon) was too heavy to be weighed. 17Each pillar was over eight metres high, plus a bronze capital on top that was over a metre high. They were decorated with latticework with bronze pomegranates all around.

8and_in/on/at/with_month the_fifth in/on/at/with_seventh of_the_month it [was]_year nine- teen year to/for_the_king Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the_king of_Bāⱱel he_came Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān [the]_chief of_[the]_bodyguards the_servant of_the_king of_Bāⱱel Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem).
9And_burned DOM the_house of_YHWH and_DOM the_house the_king and_DOM all the_houses of_Yərūshālayim and_DOM every house of_a_great_[person] he_burned in/on/at/with_fire.
10And_DOM the_walls of_Yərūshālayim all_around they_pulled_down all the_army of_[the]_ones_from_Kasdiy which [was_the]_chief of_[the]_bodyguards.
11And_DOM the_rest the_people the_left in/on/at/with_city and_DOM the_wildernessers who they_had_fallen on the_king of_Bāⱱel and_DOM the_rest the_population he_took_into_exile Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān [the]_chief of_[the]_bodyguards.
12And_some_of_poorest the_earth/land he_left_behind [the]_chief of_[the]_bodyguards to_vinedressers and_for_plowmen.
13And_DOM the_pillars the_bronze which [were]_the_house of_YHWH and_DOM the_stands and_DOM the_sea the_bronze which in_house_of of_YHWH they_broke [the]_ones_from_Kasdiy and_carried DOM bronze_their Bāⱱel_to.
14And_DOM the_pots and_DOM the_shovels and_DOM the_snuffers and_DOM the_dishes and_DOM all the_articles the_bronze which people_served in/on/at/with_them they_took_away.
15And_DOM the_firepans and_DOM the_basins which [were]_gold gold and_which [were]_silver silver he_took_away [the]_chief of_[the]_bodyguards.
16The_pillars two the_sea the_one and_the_stands which he_had_made Shəlomoh for_house of_YHWH not it_belonged weight of_bronze of_all the_vessels the_these.
17[was]_eight- teen cubit[s] the_height the_pillar the_one and_capital on/upon/above_him/it bronze and_height the_capital [was]_three cubits[fn] and_latticework and_pomegranates [were]_on the_capital all_around the_all [was]_bronze and_same_these for_the_pillar the_second with the_latticework.

25:18 The people of Yehudah get exiled to Babylon

(Jer. 52:24-27)

18Nevuzaradan exiled to Babylon the high priest Serayah, the second priest Tsefanyah, and the three temple entrance guards. 19From the city, he took one official who was a military inspector, five of the king’s advisors, and the army commander’s secretary in charge of recruitment, plus sixty other important men. 20Nevuzaradan took them all to the Babylonian king at Rivlah 21in the Hamat region, but the king had them all executed there.

18And_he/it_took [the]_chief of_[the]_bodyguards DOM Səyāh the_priest the_chief and_DOM Tsəfanyāh/(Zephaniah) a_priest of_second_rank and_DOM the_three the_keepers the_threshold.
19And_from the_city he_took a_court-official one who he [was]_an_officer over the_men the_war and_five men of_ones_seeing_of (of)_the_face the_king who they_were_found in/on/at/with_city and_DOM the_secretary the_commander the_army the_mustered DOM the_people the_earth/land and_sixty man of_people the_earth/land the_found in/on/at/with_city.
20And_he/it_took DOM_them Nəⱱūzarʼₐdān [the]_chief of_[the]_bodyguards and_brought DOM_them to the_king of_Bāⱱel Riⱱlāh_at.
21And_struck_down DOM_them the_king of_Bāⱱel and_put_todeath_them in/on/at/with_Riⱱlāh in_land of_Ḩₐmāt and_went_into_exile Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_under land_its.

25:22 The governor there to Yehudah Gidaliyas www

(Jer. 40:7-9)

So the large majority of the people of Yehudah were exiled out of their country. 22From those who the Babylonian King Nevukadnetstsar allowed to remain, he appointed Gedalyah (son of Shafan’s son Ahikam) over them. 23When all the army captains and their men heard that the Babylonian king had appointed Gedalyah, and they came to Gedaliah at Mitspah. This was Netanyah’s son Yishmael, Kareah’s son Yohanan, Tanhumet’s son Serayah the Netofatite, and the Maakatite’s son Yaazanyah,along with their men. 24Gedaliah made an agreement with them and their men, telling them, “Don’t be afraid of the Babylonian officials. Stay in the land and serve the Babylonian king, and he’ll be good to you.” 25But in the seventh month, Yishmael (the son of Netanyah, the son of Elishama who was a descendant of King David) brought ten men with him and attacked Gedalyah, and killed him, along with the Judeans and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mitspah. 26After that, all the people, with or without any official status, along with the army commanders fled to Egypt because they were afraid of what the Babylonians might do to them.

22And_the_people the_remained in_land of_Yəhūdāh whom he_left_behind Nəⱱūkadneʦʦar the_king of_Bāⱱel and_appointed over_them DOM Gədalyāh the_son of_ʼAḩīqām the_son of_Shāfān.
23and_heard all the_commanders the_armies they and_the_men if/because_that he_had_appointed the_king of_Bāⱱel DOM Gədalyāh and_they_came to Gədalyāh the_Miʦpāh and_Yishmāˊēʼl/(Ishmael) the_son of_Nətanyāh and_Yōḩānān/(Johanan) the_son of_Qārēaḩ and_Səyāh the_son of_Tanḩumet the_Nəţofātī and_Yaʼₐzanyāh/(Jaazaniah) the_son the_Maˊₐkāhite they and_men_their.
24And_swore to/for_them Gədalyāh and_to_men_their and_he/it_said to/for_them do_not be_afraid of_officials the_ones_from_Kasdiy dwell in/on_the_earth and_serve DOM the_king of_Bāⱱel and_go_well with_you_all.
25and_he/it_was in/on/at/with_month the_seventh he_came Yishmāˊēʼl/(Ishmael) the_son of_Nətanyāh the_son of_ʼElīshāˊma of_family the_royalty and_ten men with_him/it and_struck_down DOM Gədalyāh and_he/it_died and_DOM the_Yəhūdī/(Judeans) and_DOM the_ones_from_Kasdiy who they_were with_him/it in/on/at/with_Miʦpāh.
26And_arose all the_people from_youngest and_unto [the]_great and_captains the_forces and_they_came Miʦrayim/(Egypt) if/because they_were_afraid from_face/in_front_of [the]_ones_from_Kasdiy.

25:27 Yehoyakin gets released from prison

(Jer. 52:31-34)

27Thirty-seven years after Yehudah’s King Yehoyakin had been exiled to Babylon, Evil-Merodak had just become the new king of Babylon and he released Yehoyakin from prison on the 27th of the twelfth month. 28He spoke kindly to Yehoyakin and honoured him more than the other kings who’d been taken to Babylon. 29He was allowed to change out of his prison clothes, and was permitted to eat at the king’s table for the rest of his life, 30as well as being given a daily monetary allowance.

27and_he/it_was in/on/at/with_thirty and_seven year of_exile of_Yəhōyākīn/(Yōyākīn/(Jehoiachin)) the_king of_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) in/on/at/with_two ten month in/on/at/with_twenty and_seven of_the_month he_lifted_up Evil- Mərodak the_king of_Bāⱱel in_year became_king_he DOM the_head of_Yəhōyākīn the_king of_Yəhūdāh from_house of_imprisonment.
28And_he/it_spoke with_him/it good_things and_he/it_gave DOM seat_him from_under the_seat the_kings who with_him/it in/on/at/with_Bāⱱel.
29And_changed DOM the_clothes prison_his and_he/it_will_eat bread continually in_presence_his all the_days his/its_life.
30And_allowance_his a_food_allowance of_continuity it_was_given for_him/it from the_king a_matter of_a_day in_its_day all the_days life_his.

25:17 Variant note: אמה: (x-qere) ’אַמּוֹת֒’: lemma_520 a n_1.1 morph_HNcfpa id_12YoY אַמּוֹת֒


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Judah Is Exiled to Babylon

Daniel 1; 2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36; Jeremiah 39; 52

One of the most significant events in the story of the Old Testament is the exile of Judah to Babylon in 586 B.C. This event–actually the third in a series of exiles to Babylon (the others occurring in 605 B.C. and 597 B.C.)–precipitated several crises in the nation and in Judaism. The northern kingdom of Israel had already been exiled to Assyria over a century earlier in 722 B.C. (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-6; 1 Chronicles 5:26; see also “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria” map), and in some ways that exile was even more devastating. Nevertheless, the Temple of the Lord remained intact in Jerusalem as a place where the faithful could continue to offer their sacrifices. With the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple of the Lord at the hands of the Babylonians, however, sacrifices could no longer be offered at the Tabernacle or Temple of the Lord (Leviticus 17:2-4; Deuteronomy 12:5-7), and the Lord’s promise to provide a land for his people and a descendant on the throne of David no doubt seemed abandoned. At the same time, however, the Judean exiles were allowed to maintain their religious traditions in Babylon, and many even began to thrive there, including Daniel and his friends, who served at the royal court (Daniel 1; see also “The Land of Exile” map). One of the last kings of Babylon expanded Babylonia further by capturing the desert oases of Dumah, Tema, Dedan, and Yathrib (see “Oases of the Arabian Desert” map), but eventually the Median Empire to the north merged with the Persian Empire to the southeast and conquered the Babylonian Empire. King Cyrus of Persia then decreed that the exiled Judeans, now called “Jews,” could return to their homeland if they desired (2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1-2; see also “Jews Return from Exile” map).

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Temple of the Lord

The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.

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Nebuchadnezzar’s Final Campaign against Judah

2 Kings 23:19-25:30; Jeremiah 39

The final collapse of the southern kingdom of Judah as an independent nation came at the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 586 B.C. Judah had already become a vassal of Egypt in 609 B.C. when King Josiah was killed by Pharaoh Neco at Megiddo (see “Josiah Battles Neco” map). Then in 605 B.C., after Egypt and Assyria were defeated by Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish, Judah’s vassal loyalty transferred to Babylon. At that time, some of the Judean nobility were sent into exile, including Daniel and his friends (Daniel 1:1-7). Several years later in 597 B.C. a second exile occurred in retaliation for King Jehoiakim’s refusal to continue paying tribute to Babylon, and this likely included the prophet Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:1-3). Finally, in 586 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar conquered many of the fortified towns throughout Judah and destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple after King Zedekiah refused to submit to his Babylonian overlords any longer. Nebuchadnezzar began this campaign into Judah by heading south along the Great Trunk Road and dividing his forces near Aphek, sending some of them to Jerusalem from the north and others from the southwest. At some point during his siege of Jerusalem, King Hophra of Egypt advanced toward Judah to support Judah’s rebellion against Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar lifted the siege to confront Hophra (Jeremiah 37:5-8). It is unclear exactly what transpired between Hophra’s forces and Nebuchadnezzar’s forces, but apparently Hophra’s forces returned to Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar’s forces returned to finish besieging Jerusalem. When the Babylonians finally breached the main northern wall, it became clear that all hope was lost, and King Zedekiah and his sons fled on horseback through a gate at the southeastern corner of Jerusalem (see “Jerusalem during the Early Old Testament” map). They followed the Ascent of Adummim toward Jericho, perhaps seeking to escape to Ammon, but the Babylonians captured Zedekiah and his sons on the plains of Jericho and sent them to Riblah. There they killed Zedekiah’s sons, blinded Zedekiah, and sent him to Babylon to die in exile. After completely destroying Jerusalem and the Temple, the Babylonians sent many other Judean nobles and their families to Babylon (see “Judah Is Exiled to Babylon” map) and appointed a Judean named Gedaliah as governor over the region at Mizpah, thus bringing an end to the independent kingdom of Judah. Around this time it also appears that the Edomites took advantage of Judah’s vulnerable situation and captured territory for themselves in the Negev. In response, the prophets Obadiah and Ezekiel pronounced blistering curses upon the Edomites (Obadiah 1:1-21; Ezekiel 25:12-14).

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