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BrLXXΚαὶ ἔλαβεν ὁ ἀρχιμάγειρος τὸν ἱερέα τὸν πρῶτον, καὶ τὸν ἱερέα τὸν δευτεροῦντα, καὶ τοὺς φυλάττοντας τὴν ὁδὸν, (Kai elaben ho arⱪimageiros ton hierea ton prōton, kai ton hierea ton deuterounta, kai tous fulattontas taʸn hodon, )
BrTrAnd the captain of the guard took the chief priest, and the second priest, and those that kept the way;
ULTThe commander of the bodyguards took prisoner Seraiah, the high priest, together with Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three gatekeepers.
USTWhen Nebuzaradan returned to Babylon, he took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah who was Seraiah’s deputy, and the three men who guarded the entrances to the temple.
BSB § The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
OEBThe commander of the guard also took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.
WEBBEThe captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,
NETThe captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.
LSVAnd the chief of the executioners takes Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,
FBVThe commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah, the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest, second in rank, and the three Temple doorkeepers.
T4TWhen Nebuzaradan returned to Babylon, he took with him as prisoners Seraiah the Supreme Priest, Zephaniah who was Seraiah’s deputy, and the three men who guarded the entrances to the temple.
LEBThen the captain of the guard[fn] took Seraiah the chief priest,[fn] and Zephaniah the second priest,[fn] and three keepers of the threshold.
KJB-1611¶ [fn]And the captaine of the guard tooke Seraiah the chiefe Priest, and Zephaniah the second Priest, and the three keepers of the doore. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
BshpsThe chiefe captayne also toke Saraiah the hye priest, and Sophoniah that was chiefe next hym, & the three kepers of the doore: (The chief captain also took Saraiah the high priest, and Sophoniah that was chief next him, and the three kepers of the door:)
GnvaAnd the chiefe steward tooke Sheraiah the chiefe Priest, and Zephaniah the seconde Priest, and the three keepers of the doore. (And the chief steward took Sheraiah the chief Priest, and Zephaniah the second Priest, and the three keepers of the door. )
CvdlThe chefe captayne also toke Sarias ye hie prest, & Sophonias that was chefe next him, and the thre kepers of the treasury. (The chief captain also took Sarias ye/you_all high priest, and Sophonias that was chief next him, and the three kepers of the treasury.)
WyclAnd the maister of the chyualrie took Saraie, the firste preest, and Sophonye, the secounde preest, and three keperis of the vestiarie. (And the master of the chyualrie took Saraie, the first priest, and Sophonye, the second priest, and three keepers of the vestiarie.)
LuthUnd der Hauptmann nahm den Priester Seraja aus der ersten Ordnung und den Priester Zephanja aus der andern Ordnung und drei Türhüter (And the/of_the headmann took the priest(s) Seraja out_of the/of_the ersten Ordnung and the priest(s) Zephanja out_of the/of_the change Ordnung and three Türhüter)
ClVgEt tulit magister militiæ Saraiam sacerdotem primum, et Sophoniam sacerdotem secundum, et tres custodes vestibuli:[fn] (And took magister militiæ Saraiam sacerdotem primum, and Sophoniam sacerdotem secundum, and tres custodes vestibuli: )
52.24Et tulit magister, etc. Etiam fortes in Ecclesia diabolus decipit et captivat; unde: Escæ ejus electæ Habac. 1., etc.
52.24And took magister, etc. Etiam strong in Ecclesia diabolus decipit and captivat; unde: Escæ his electæ Habac. 1., etc.
52:1-34 This chapter repeats the narrative of 2 Kgs 24:18–25:30, which recounts the final month of Jerusalem’s existence, with a few added details and changes. The repetition of this passage emphasizes Jeremiah’s integrity as a true prophet of Almighty God. Everything Jeremiah had predicted about the destruction of the holy city and the end of the kingdom of Judah came true. Likewise, everything that he predicted about the Exile, the sufferings of the exiled survivors in Babylon, and their return from exile, came true.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took great//chief/captain guard DOM Seraiah priest the,chief and=DOM Tsəfanyāh/(Zephaniah) priest the,second and=DOM three keepers the,threshold )
See how you translated this man’s name in Jeremiah 36:26.
(Occurrence 0) gatekeepers
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took great//chief/captain guard DOM Seraiah priest the,chief and=DOM Tsəfanyāh/(Zephaniah) priest the,second and=DOM three keepers the,threshold )
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).
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.
