¹ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.

² And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

³ And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

⁴ And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.

⁵ And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.

⁶ So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

⁷ And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

⁸ And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

⁹ And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.

¹⁰ And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

¹¹ Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.

¹² But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

¹³ And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

¹⁴ And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

¹⁵ And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

¹⁶ The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

¹⁷ The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathed work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathed work.

¹⁸ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

¹⁹ And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:

²⁰ And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

²¹ And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.

²² And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.

²³ And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

²⁴ And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

²⁵ But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

²⁶ And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

²⁷ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

²⁸ And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;

²⁹ And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.

³⁰ And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.

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¹ And it came to pass in the ninth ^H8671 year ^H8141 of his reign, ^H4427 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 he, and all his host, ^H2428 against Jerusalem, ^H3389 and pitched ^H2583 against it; and they built ^H1129 forts ^H1785 against it round about. ^H5439

² And the city ^H5892 was besieged ^{H935 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 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 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 the way ^H1870 toward the plain. ^H6160

⁵ And the army ^H2428 of the Chaldees ^H3778 pursued ^H7291 after ^H310 the king, ^H4428 and overtook ^H5381 him in the plains ^H6160 of Jericho: ^H3405 and all his army ^H2428 were scattered ^H6327 from him.

⁶ So they took ^H8610 the king, ^H4428 and brought him up ^H5927 to the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 to Riblah; ^H7247 and they gave ^H1696 judgment ^H4941 upon him.

⁷ And they slew ^H7819 the sons ^H1121 of Zedekiah ^H6667 before his eyes, ^H5869 and put out ^H5786 the eyes ^H5869 of Zedekiah, ^H6667 and bound ^H631 him with fetters ^H5178 of brass, ^H5178 and carried ^H935 him to Babylon. ^H894

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 Nebuzaradan, ^H5018 captain ^H7227 of the guard, ^H2876 a servant ^H5650 of the king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 unto Jerusalem: ^H3389

⁹ And he burnt ^H8313 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 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 the walls ^H2346 of Jerusalem ^H3389 round about. ^H5439

¹¹ Now the rest ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 that were left ^H7604 in the city, ^H5892 and the fugitives ^H5307 that fell away ^H5307 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

¹² But the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 left ^H7604 of the poor ^H1803 of the land ^H776 to be vinedressers ^H3755 and husbandmen. ^{H3009 H1461}

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 and carried ^H5375 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 took they away. ^H3947

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

¹⁶ The two ^H8147 pillars, ^H5982 one ^H259 sea, ^H3220 and the bases ^H4350 which Solomon ^H8010 had made ^H6213 for the house ^H1004 of the LORD; ^H3068 the brass ^H5178 of all these vessels ^H3627 was without ^H3808 weight. ^H4948

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 Seraiah ^H8304 the chief ^H7218 priest, ^H3548 and Zephaniah ^H6846 the second ^H4932 priest, ^H3548 and the three ^H7969 keepers ^H8104 of the door: ^H5592

¹⁹ And out of the city ^H5892 he took ^H3947 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 in the king's ^H4428 presence, ^H6440 which were found ^H4672 in the city, ^H5892 and the principal ^H8269 scribe ^H5608 of the host, ^H6635 which mustered ^H6633 the people ^H5971 of the land, ^H776 and threescore ^H8346 men ^H376 of the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776 that were found ^H4672 in the city: ^H5892

²⁰ And Nebuzaradan ^H5018 captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 took ^H3947 these, and brought ^H3212 them to the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 to Riblah: ^H7247

²¹ And the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 smote ^H5221 them, and slew ^H4191 them at Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H776 of Hamath. ^H2574 So Judah ^H3063 was carried away ^H1540 out of their land. ^H127

²² And as for the people ^H5971 that remained ^H7604 in the land ^H776 of Judah, ^H3063 whom Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 had left, ^H7604 even over them he made Gedaliah ^H1436 the son ^H1121 of Ahikam, ^H296 the son ^H1121 of Shaphan, ^H8227 ruler. ^H6485

²³ And when all the captains ^H8269 of the armies, ^H2428 they and their men, ^H582 heard ^H8085 that the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 had made Gedaliah ^H1436 governor, ^H6485 there came ^H935 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 to them, and to their men, ^H582 and said ^H559 unto them, Fear ^H3372 not to be the servants ^H5650 of the Chaldees: ^H3778 dwell ^H3427 in the land, ^H776 and serve ^H5647 the king ^H4428 of Babylon; ^H894 and it shall be well ^H3190 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 and ten ^H6235 men ^H582 with him, and smote ^H5221 Gedaliah, ^H1436 that he died, ^H4191 and the Jews ^H3064 and the Chaldees ^H3778 that were with him at Mizpah. ^H4709

²⁶ And all the people, ^H5971 both small ^H6996 and great, ^H1419 and the captains ^H8269 of the armies, ^H2428 arose, ^H6965 and came ^H935 to Egypt: ^H4714 for they were afraid ^H3372 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 did lift up ^H5375 the head ^H7218 of Jehoiachin ^H3078 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 out of prison; ^{H1004 H3608}

²⁸ And he spake ^H1696 kindly ^H2896 to him, and set ^H5414 his throne ^H3678 above the throne ^H3678 of the kings ^H4428 that were with him in Babylon; ^H894

²⁹ And changed ^H8132 his prison ^H3608 garments: ^H899 and he did eat ^H398 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 him of the king, ^H4428 a daily ^{H3117 H3117} rate ^H1697 for every day, ^H3117 all the days ^H3117 of his life. ^H2416

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¹ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

² So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

³ On the ninth day of the `fourth' month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

⁴ Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war `fled' by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and `the king' went by the way of the Arabah.

⁵ But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

⁶ Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

⁷ And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

⁸ Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem.

⁹ And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.

¹⁰ And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were `with' the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

¹¹ And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive.

¹² But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

¹³ And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

¹⁴ And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

¹⁵ And the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

¹⁶ The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

¹⁷ The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.

¹⁸ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

¹⁹ and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city.

²⁰ And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

²¹ And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

²² And as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.

²³ Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

²⁴ And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

²⁵ But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.

²⁶ And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

²⁷ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

²⁸ and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

²⁹ and changed his prison garments. And `Jehoiachin' did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:

³⁰ and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.

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¹ And it cometh to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, come hath Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, he and all his force, against Jerusalem, and encampeth against it, and buildeth against it a fortification round about.

² And the city entereth into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah,

³ on the ninth of the month -- when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath not been bread for the people of the land,

⁴ then the city is broken up, and all the men of war `go' by night the way of the gate, between the two walls that `are' by the garden of the king, and the Chaldeans `are' against the city round about, and `the king' goeth the way of the plain.

⁵ And the force of the Chaldeans pursue after the king, and overtake him in the plains of Jericho, and all his force have been scattered from him;

⁶ and they seize the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon, to Riblah, and they speak with him -- judgment.

⁷ And the sons of Zedekiah they have slaughtered before his eyes, and the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and bindeth him with brazen fetters, and they bring him to Babylon.

⁸ And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month (it `is' the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), hath Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners, servant of the king of Babylon, come to Jerusalem,

⁹ and he burneth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem, yea, every great house he hath burned with fire;

¹⁰ and the walls of Jerusalem round about have all the forces of the Chaldeans, who `are' with the chief of the executioners, broken down.

¹¹ And the rest of the people, those left in the city, and those falling who have fallen to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude, hath Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners removed;

¹² and of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

¹³ And the pillars of brass that `are' in the house of Jehovah, and the bases, and the sea of brass, that `is' in the house of Jehovah, have the Chaldeans broken in pieces, and bear away their brass to Babylon.

¹⁴ And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they minister they have taken,

¹⁵ and the fire-pans, and the bowls that `are' wholly of silver, hath the chief of the executioners taken.

¹⁶ The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases that Solomon made for the house of Jehovah, there was no weighing of the brass of all these vessels;

¹⁷ eighteen cubits `is' the height of the one pillar, and the chapiter on it `is' of brass, and the height of the chapiter `is' three cubits, and the net and the pomegranates `are' on the chapiter round about -- the whole `is' of brass; and like these hath the second pillar, with the net.

¹⁸ And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

¹⁹ and out of the city he hath taken a certain eunuch who is appointed over the men of war, and five men of those seeing the king's face who have been found in the city, and the head scribe of the host, who mustereth the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who are found in the city,

²⁰ and Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners taketh them, and causeth them to go unto the king of Babylon, to Libnah,

²¹ and the king of Babylon smiteth them, and putteth them to death in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he removeth Judah from off its land.

²² And the people that is left in the land of Judah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath left -- he appointeth over them Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan.

²³ And all the heads of the forces hear -- they and the men -- that the king of Babylon hath appointed Gedaliah, and they come in unto Gedaliah, to Mizpah, even Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maachathite -- they and their men;

²⁴ and Gedaliah sweareth to them, and to their men, and saith to them, `Be not afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans, dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it is good for you.'

²⁵ And it cometh to pass, in the seventh month, come hath Ishmael son of Nathaniah, son of Elishama of the seed of the kingdom, and ten men with him, and they smite Gedaliah, and he dieth, and the Jews and the Chaldeans who have been with him in Mizpah.

²⁶ And all the people rise, from small even unto great, and the heads of the forces, and come in to Egypt, for they have been afraid of the presence of the Chaldeans.

²⁷ And it cometh to pass, in the thirty and seventh year of the removal of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty and seventh of the month hath Evil-Merodach king of Babylon lifted up, in the year of his reigning, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, out of the house of restraint,

²⁸ and speaketh with him good things and putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who `are' with him in Babylon,

²⁹ and hath changed the garments of his restraint, and he hath eaten bread continually before him all days of his life,

³⁰ and his allowance -- a continual allowance -- hath been given to him from the king, the matter of a day in its day, all days of his life.

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¹ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built turrets against it round about.

² And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

³ On the ninth of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

⁴ And the city was broken into; and all the men of war [fled] by night, by the way of the gate between the two walls, which [leads] to the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about); and they went the way toward the plain.

⁵ And the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

⁶ And they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon unto Riblah; and they pronounced judgment upon him,

⁷ and slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with chains of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

⁸ And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, which was in the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzar-adan, captain of the body-guard, servant of the king of Babylon, came unto Jerusalem;

⁹ and he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; and every great [man's] house he burned with fire.

¹⁰ And all the army of the Chaldeans that were with the captain of the body-guard broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

¹¹ And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard carried away captive the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the deserters that had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

¹² But the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and husbandmen.

¹³ And the brazen pillars that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of Jehovah, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried the brass thereof to Babylon.

¹⁴ The cauldrons also and the shovels and the knives and the cups, and all the vessels of copper wherewith they ministered, they took away.

¹⁵ And the censers and the bowls, that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, the captain of the body-guard took away.

¹⁶ The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah: for the brass of all these vessels there was no weight.

¹⁷ The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass, and the height of the capital three cubits; and the network and the pomegranates, upon the capital round about, all of brass: and similarly for the second pillar with the network.

¹⁸ And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

¹⁹ And out of the city he took a chamberlain that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, who were found in the city, and the scribe of the captain of the host, who enrolled the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land that were found in the city.

²⁰ And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah;

²¹ and the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

²² And [as for] the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left behind, over them he appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.

²³ And all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, namely, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

²⁴ And Gedaliah swore unto them and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

²⁵ And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.

²⁶ And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

²⁷ And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh of the month, [that] Evil-Merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

²⁸ and he spoke kindly to him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

²⁹ And he changed his prison garments; and he ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;

³⁰ and his allowance was a continual allowance given him by the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.

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¹ It happened in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

² So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

³ On the ninth day of the [fourth] month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

⁴ Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war [fled] by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and [the king] went by the way of the Arabah.

⁵ But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

⁶ Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment on him.

⁷ They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

⁸ Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem.

⁹ He burnt the house of Yahweh, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.

¹⁰ All the army of the Chaldeans, who were [with] the captain of the guard, broke down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

¹¹ The residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive.

¹² But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

¹³ The pillars of brass that were in the house of Yahweh, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Yahweh, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

¹⁴ The pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered, took they away.

¹⁵ The fire pans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

¹⁶ The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

¹⁷ The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was on it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital round about, all of brass: and like to these had the second pillar with network.

¹⁸ The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

¹⁹ and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and five men of those who saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the city.

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

²¹ The king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

²² As for the people who were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.

²³ Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

²⁴ Gedaliah swore to them and to their men, and said to them, Don't be afraid because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

²⁵ But it happened in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal seed came, and ten men with him, and struck Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.

²⁶ All the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

²⁷ It happened in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

²⁸ and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,

²⁹ and changed his prison garments. [Jehoiachin] ate bread before him continually all the days of his life:

³⁰ and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.

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¹ Now in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem with all his army and took up his position before it, building earthworks all round the town.

² And the town was shut in by their forces till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

³ Now on the ninth day of the fourth month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.

⁴ So an opening was made in the wall of the town, and all the men of war went in flight by night through the doorway between the two walls which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldaeans were stationed round the town:) and the king went by the way of the Arabah.

⁵ But the Chaldaean army went after the king, and overtook him in the lowlands of Jericho, and all his army went in flight from him in every direction.

⁶ And they made the king a prisoner and took him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah to be judged.

⁷ And they put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes, and then they put out his eyes, and chaining him with iron bands, took him to Babylon.

⁸ Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem;

⁹ And he had the house of the Lord and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned with fire;

¹⁰ And the walls round Jerusalem were broken down by the Chaldaean army which was with the captain.

¹¹ And the rest of the people who were still in the town, and all those who had given themselves up to the king of Babylon, and all the rest of the workmen, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away as prisoners;

¹² But he let the poorest of the land go on living there, to take care of the vines and the fields.

¹³ And the brass pillars in the house of the Lord, and the wheeled bases, and the great brass water-vessel in the house of the Lord, were broken up by the Chaldaeans, who took the brass to Babylon.

¹⁴ And the pots and the spades and the scissors for the lights and the spoons, and all the brass vessels used in the Lord's house, they took away.

¹⁵ And the fire-trays and the basins; the gold of the gold vessels and the silver of the silver vessels, were all taken away by the captain of the armed men.

¹⁶ The two pillars, the great water-vessel and the wheeled bases, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

¹⁷ One of the pillars was eighteen cubits high, with a crown of brass on it; the crown was three cubits high, circled with a network and apples all of brass; and the second pillar had the same.

¹⁸ And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers;

¹⁹ And from the town he took the unsexed servant who was over the men of war, and five of the king's near friends who were in the town, and the scribe of the captain of the army, who was responsible for getting the people of the land together in military order, and sixty men of the people of the land who were in the town.

²⁰ These Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took with him to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

²¹ And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken away prisoner from his land.

²² As for the people who were still living in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, did not take away, he made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler over them.

²³ Now the captains of the armed forces, hearing that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah ruler, came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah; Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah, the son of the Maacathite, came with all their men.

²⁴ Then Gedaliah gave his oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear because of the servants of the Chaldaeans; go on living in the land under the rule of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.

²⁵ But in the seventh month, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, came with ten men and made an attack on Gedaliah, causing his death and the death of the Jews and the Chaldaeans who were with him at Mizpah.

²⁶ Then all the people, small and great, and the captains of the forces, got up and went away to Egypt, for fear of the Chaldaeans.

²⁷ And in the thirty-seventh year after Jehoiachin, king of Judah, had been taken prisoner, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach, king of Babylon, in the first year of his rule, took Jehoiachin, king of Judah, out of prison;

²⁸ And said kind words to him, and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

²⁹ And his prison clothing was changed, and he was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.

³⁰ And for his food, the king gave him a regular amount every day for the rest of his life.