¹ Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

² And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

³ For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

⁴ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

⁵ So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

⁶ And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

⁷ Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.

⁸ But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

⁹ Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

¹⁰ And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

¹¹ Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

¹² Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

¹³ And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

¹⁴ And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

¹⁵ Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

¹⁶ But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

¹⁷ Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

¹⁸ The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

¹⁹ And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.

²⁰ The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

²¹ And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

²² And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.

²³ And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.

²⁴ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

²⁵ He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

²⁶ So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

²⁷ And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.

²⁸ This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

²⁹ In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:

³⁰ In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

³¹ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.

³² And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

³³ And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.

³⁴ And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

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¹ Zedekiah ^H6667 was one ^H259 and twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 eleven ^{H259 H6240} years ^H8141 in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And his mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 was Hamutal ^H2537 the daughter ^H1323 of Jeremiah ^H3414 of Libnah. ^H3841

² And he did ^H6213 that which was evil ^H7451 in the eyes ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 according to all that Jehoiakim ^H3079 had done. ^H6213

³ For through ^H5921 the anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 it came to pass in Jerusalem ^H3389 and Judah, ^H3063 till he had cast them out ^H7993 from his presence, ^H6440 that Zedekiah ^H6667 rebelled ^H4775 against the king ^H4428 of Babylon. ^H894

⁴ 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 Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 came, ^H935 he and all his army, ^H2428 against Jerusalem, ^H3389 and pitched ^H2583 against it, and built ^H1129 forts ^H1785 against it round about. ^H5439

⁵ So ^H935 the city ^H5892 was besieged ^H4692 unto the eleventh ^{H6249 H6240} year ^H8141 of king ^H4428 Zedekiah. ^H6667

⁶ And in the fourth ^H7243 month, ^H2320 in the ninth ^H8672 day of the month, ^H2320 the famine ^H7458 was sore ^H2388 in the city, ^H5892 so that there was no bread ^H3899 for the people ^H5971 of the land. ^H776

⁷ Then the city ^H5892 was broken up, ^H1234 and all the men ^H582 of war ^H4421 fled, ^H1272 and went forth ^H3318 out of the city ^H5892 by night ^H3915 by the way ^H1870 of the gate ^H8179 between the two walls, ^H2346 which was by the king's ^H4428 garden; ^H1588 (now the Chaldeans ^H3778 were by the city ^H5892 round about:) ^H5439 and they went ^H3212 by the way ^H1870 of the plain. ^H6160

⁸ But the army ^H2428 of the Chaldeans ^H3778 pursued ^H7291 after ^H310 the king, ^H4428 and overtook ^H5381 Zedekiah ^H6667 in the plains ^H6160 of Jericho; ^H3405 and all his army ^H2428 was scattered ^H6327 from him.

⁹ Then they took ^H8610 the king, ^H4428 and carried him up ^H5927 unto the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 to Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H776 of Hamath; ^H2574 where he gave ^H1696 judgment ^H4941 upon him.

¹⁰ And the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 slew ^H7819 the sons ^H1121 of Zedekiah ^H6667 before his eyes: ^H5869 he slew ^H7819 also all the princes ^H8269 of Judah ^H3063 in Riblah. ^H7247

¹¹ Then he put out ^H5786 the eyes ^H5869 of Zedekiah; ^H6667 and the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 bound ^H631 him in chains, ^H5178 and carried ^H935 him to Babylon, ^H894 and put ^H5414 him in prison ^{H1004 H6486} till the day ^H3117 of his death. ^H4194

¹² Now in the fifth ^H2549 month, ^H2320 in the tenth ^H6218 day of the month, ^H2320 which was the nineteenth ^{H8672 H6240 H8141} year ^H8141 of Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 came ^H935 Nebuzaradan, ^H5018 captain ^H7227 of the guard, ^H2876 which served ^{H5975 H6440} the king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 into Jerusalem, ^H3389

¹³ And burned ^H8313 the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and the king's ^H4428 house; ^H1004 and all the houses ^H1004 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 and all the houses ^H1004 of the great ^H1419 men, burned ^H8313 he with fire: ^H784

¹⁴ And all the army ^H2428 of the Chaldeans, ^H3778 that were with the captain ^H7227 of the guard, ^H2876 brake down ^H5422 all the walls ^H2346 of Jerusalem ^H3389 round about. ^H5439

¹⁵ Then Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 carried away captive ^H1540 certain of the poor ^H1803 of the people, ^H5971 and the residue ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 that remained ^H7604 in the city, ^H5892 and those that fell away, ^H5307 that fell ^H5307 to the king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 and the rest ^H3499 of the multitude. ^H527

¹⁶ But Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 left ^H7604 certain of the poor ^H1803 of the land ^H776 for vinedressers ^H3755 and for husbandmen. ^H3009

¹⁷ Also 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 the Chaldeans ^H3778 brake, ^H7665 and carried ^H5375 all the brass ^H5178 of them to Babylon. ^H894

¹⁸ The caldrons ^H5518 also, and the shovels, ^H3257 and the snuffers, ^H4212 and the bowls, ^H4219 and the spoons, ^H3709 and all the vessels ^H3627 of brass ^H5178 wherewith they ministered, ^H8334 took they away. ^H3947

¹⁹ And the basons, ^H5592 and the firepans, ^H4289 and the bowls, ^H4219 and the caldrons, ^H5518 and the candlesticks, ^H4501 and the spoons, ^H3709 and the cups; ^H4518 that which was of gold ^H2091 in gold, ^H2091 and that which was of silver ^H3701 in silver, ^H3701 took ^H3947 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 away. ^H3947

²⁰ The two ^H8147 pillars, ^H5982 one ^H259 sea, ^H3220 and twelve ^{H8147 H6240} brasen ^H5178 bulls ^H1241 that were under the bases, ^H4350 which king ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 had made ^H6213 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD: ^H3068 the brass ^H5178 of all these vessels ^H3627 was without weight. ^H4948

²¹ And concerning the pillars, ^H5982 the height ^H6967 of one ^H259 pillar ^H5982 was eighteen ^{H8083 H6240} cubits; ^H520 and a fillet ^H2339 of twelve ^{H8147 H6240} cubits ^H520 did compass ^H5437 it; and the thickness ^H5672 thereof was four ^H702 fingers: ^H676 it was hollow. ^H5014

²² And a chapiter ^H3805 of brass ^H5178 was upon it; and the height ^H6967 of one ^H259 chapiter ^H3805 was five ^H2568 cubits, ^H520 with network ^H7639 and pomegranates ^H7416 upon the chapiters ^H3805 round about, ^H5439 all of brass. ^H5178 The second ^H8145 pillar ^H5982 also and the pomegranates ^H7416 were like unto these.

²³ And there were ninety ^H8673 and six ^H8337 pomegranates ^H7416 on a side; ^H7307 and all the pomegranates ^H7416 upon the network ^H7639 were an hundred ^H3967 round about. ^H5439

²⁴ 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

²⁵ He took ^H3947 also out of the city ^H5892 an ^H259 eunuch, ^H5631 which had the charge ^H6496 of the men ^H582 of war; ^H4421 and seven ^H7651 men ^H582 of them that were near ^H7200 the king's ^H4428 person, ^H6440 which were found ^H4672 in the city; ^H5892 and the principal ^H8269 scribe ^H5608 of the host, ^H6635 who 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 midst ^H8432 of the city. ^H5892

²⁶ So Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 took ^H3947 them, and brought ^H3212 them to the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 to Riblah. ^H7247

²⁷ And the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 smote ^H5221 them, and put them to death ^H4191 in Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H127 of Hamath. ^H2574 Thus Judah ^H3063 was carried away captive ^H1540 out of his own land. ^H776

²⁸ This is the people ^H5971 whom Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 carried away captive: ^H1540 in the seventh ^H7651 year ^H8141 three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 Jews ^H3064 and three ^H7969 and twenty: ^H6242

²⁹ In the eighteenth ^{H8083 H6240} year ^H8141 of Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 he carried away captive ^H1540 from Jerusalem ^H3389 eight ^H8083 hundred ^H3967 thirty ^H7970 and two ^H8147 persons: ^H5315

³⁰ In the three ^H7969 and twentieth ^H6242 year ^H8141 of Nebuchadrezzar ^H5019 Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 carried away captive ^H1540 of the Jews ^H3064 seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 forty ^H705 and five ^H2568 persons: ^H5315 all the persons ^H5315 were four ^H702 thousand ^H505 and six ^H8337 hundred. ^H3967

³¹ 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 in the five ^H2568 and twentieth ^H6242 day of the month, ^H2320 that Evilmerodach ^H192 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 in the first year ^H8141 of his reign ^H4438 lifted up ^H5375 the head ^H7218 of Jehoiachin ^H3078 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 and brought him forth ^H3318 out of prison, ^{H1004 H3628}

³² And spake ^H1696 kindly ^H2896 unto him, and set ^H5414 his throne ^H3678 above ^H4605 the throne ^H3678 of the kings ^H4428 that were with him in Babylon, ^H894

³³ And changed ^H8138 his prison ^H3608 garments: ^H899 and he did continually ^H8548 eat ^H398 bread ^H3899 before ^H6440 him all the days ^H3117 of his life. ^H2416

³⁴ And for his diet, ^H737 there was a continual ^H8548 diet ^H737 given ^H5414 him of the king ^H4428 of Babylon, ^H894 every ^H3117 day ^H3117 a portion ^H1697 until the day ^H3117 of his death, ^H4194 all the days ^H3117 of his life. ^H2416

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¹ Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

² And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

³ For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

⁴ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

⁵ So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

⁶ In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

⁷ Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city 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 they went toward the Arabah.

⁸ But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

⁹ Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.

¹⁰ And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

¹¹ And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

¹² Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem:

¹³ and he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned he with fire.

¹⁴ And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

¹⁵ Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, 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.

¹⁶ But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

¹⁷ 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 all the brass of them to Babylon.

¹⁸ The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

¹⁹ And the cups, and the firepans, and the basins, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the bowls-that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver,- the captain of the guard took away.

²⁰ The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah-the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

²¹ And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

²² And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like unto these, and pomegranates.

²³ And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.

²⁴ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

²⁵ and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king's face, that were found in the city; and the scribe of 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 midst of the city.

²⁶ And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

²⁷ 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.

²⁸ This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty;

²⁹ in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons;

³⁰ in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

³¹ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the `first' year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;

³² and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

³³ and changed his prison garments. And `Jehoiachin' did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:

³⁴ and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

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¹ A son of twenty and one years `is' Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

² and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim hath done,

³ for, because of the anger of Jehovah, it hath been in Jerusalem and Judah till He hath cast them from before His face, and Zedekiah doth rebel against the king of Babylon.

⁴ And it cometh to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, come hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon -- he and all his force -- against Jerusalem, and they encamp against it, and build against it a fortification round about;

⁵ and the city cometh into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

⁶ In the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath been no bread for the people of the land,

⁷ then is the city broken up, and all the men of war flee, and go forth from the city by night, the way of the gate between the two walls, that `is' by the king's garden -- and the Chaldeans `are' by the city round about -- and they go the way of the plain.

⁸ And the forces of the Chaldeans pursue after the king, and overtake Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his forces have been scattered from him,

⁹ and they capture the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaketh with him -- judgments.

¹⁰ And the king of Babylon slaughtereth the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and also all the princes of Judah hath he slaughtered in Riblah;

¹¹ and the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and he bindeth him in brazen fetters, and the king of Babylon bringeth him to Babylon, and putteth him in the house of inspection unto the day of his death.

¹² And in the fifth month, in the tenth of the month -- it `is' the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon -- come hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners; he hath stood before the king of Babylon in Jerusalem,

¹³ and he burneth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house he hath burned with fire,

¹⁴ and all the walls of Jerusalem round about broken down have all the forces of the Chaldeans that `are' with the chief of the executioners.

¹⁵ And of the poor of the people, and the remnant of the people who are left in the city, and those who are falling away, who have fallen unto the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the multitude, hath Nebuzar-Adan chief of the executioners, removed;

¹⁶ and of the poor of the land hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

¹⁷ And the pillars of brass that `are' to the house of Jehovah, and the bases, and the brasen sea that `is' in the house of Jehovah, have the Chaldeans broken, and they bear away all the brass of them to Babylon;

¹⁸ and the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they minister, they have taken away;

¹⁹ and the basins, and the fire-pans, and the bowls, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups, the gold of that which `is' gold, and the silver of that which `is' silver, hath the chief of the executioners taken.

²⁰ The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen oxen that `are' beneath the bases, that king Solomon made for the house of Jehovah, there was no weighing of the brass of all these vessels.

²¹ As to the pillars, eighteen cubits `is' the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass it, and its thickness `is' four fingers hollow.

²² And the chapiter upon it `is' of brass, and the height of the one chapiter `is' five cubits, and net-work and pomegranates `are' on the chapiter round about, the whole `is' of brass; and like these have the second pillar, and pomegranates.

²³ And the pomegranates are ninety and six on a side, all the pomegranates `are' a hundred on the net-work round about.

²⁴ And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

²⁵ and out of the city he hath taken a certain eunuch, who hath been inspector over the men of war, and seven 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 midst of the city;

²⁶ and Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, taketh them, and bringeth them unto the king of Babylon to Riblah,

²⁷ 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 own ground.

²⁸ This `is' the people whom Nebuchadrezzar hath removed: in the seventh year, of Jews, three thousand and twenty and three;

²⁹ in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar -- from Jerusalem, souls, eight hundred thirty and two;

³⁰ in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar, hath Nebuzar-Adan chief of the guard removed of Jewish souls, seven hundred forty and five; all the souls `are' four thousand and six hundred.

³¹ 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 fifth of the month, hath Evil-Merodach king of Babylon lifted up, in the year of his reign, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and bringeth him out from the house of restraint,

³² and speaketh with him good things, and setteth his throne above the throne of the kings who `are' with him in Babylon,

³³ and he hath changed his prison garments, and he hath eaten bread before him continually, all the days of his life.

³⁴ And his allowance -- a continual allowance -- hath been given to him by the king of Babylon, the matter of a day in its day, till the day of his death -- all days of his life.

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¹ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

² And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

³ For, because the anger of Jehovah was against Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

⁴ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, [that] Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem; and they encamped against it, and built turrets against it round about.

⁵ And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

⁶ In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

⁷ And the city was broken into: and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were near the city round about); and they went the way toward the plain.

⁸ And the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

⁹ And they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon, unto Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment upon him.

¹⁰ And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; and he slaughtered also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

¹¹ And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with chains of brass; and the king of Babylon carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

¹² And in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, which was in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzar-adan, captain of the body-guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, came unto Jerusalem;

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the body-guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

¹⁵ And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard carried away captive of the poorest sort of the people, and 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.

¹⁶ But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

¹⁷ 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 up, and carried all the brass thereof to Babylon.

¹⁸ The pots also, and the shovels, and the knives, and the bowls, and the cups, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, they took away.

¹⁹ And the basons and the censers, and the bowls, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the cups, and the goblets, that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, the captain of the body-guard took away.

²⁰ The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen oxen that formed the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah: for the brass of all these vessels there was no weight.

²¹ And as to the pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

²² And the capital upon it was brass, and the height of the one capital [was] five cubits; and the network and the pomegranates, upon the capital round about, all of brass; and similarly for the second pillar, and the pomegranates.

²³ And there were ninety-six pomegranates on the [four] sides; all the pomegranates upon the network were a hundred round about.

²⁴ And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

²⁵ And out of the city he took a eunuch that was set over the men of war, and seven 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 midst of the city.

²⁶ And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah;

²⁷ 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.

²⁸ This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand and twenty-three Jews;

²⁹ in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar [he carried away captive] from Jerusalem eight hundred and thirty-two persons;

³⁰ in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred and forty-five persons: all the persons were four thousand six hundred.

³¹ 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-fifth 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, and brought him forth out of prison;

³² and he spoke kindly unto him, and set his seat above the seat of the kings that were with him in Babylon.

³³ And he changed his prison garments; and he ate bread before him continually all the days of his life;

³⁴ and his allowance was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

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¹ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

² He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

³ For through the anger of Yahweh did it happen in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

⁴ It happened in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

⁵ So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

⁶ In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

⁷ Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city 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 they went toward the Arabah.

⁸ But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

⁹ Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.

¹⁰ The king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he killed also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

¹¹ He put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison until the day of his death.

¹² Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem:

¹³ and he burned the house of Yahweh, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned he with fire.

¹⁴ All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

¹⁵ Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and 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.

¹⁶ But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.

¹⁷ 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 all the brass of them to Babylon.

¹⁸ The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered, took they away.

¹⁹ The cups, and the fire pans, and the basins, and the pots, and the lampstands, and the spoons, and the bowls-that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver,-the captain of the guard took away.

²⁰ The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh. The brass of all these vessels was without weight.

²¹ As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness of it was four fingers: it was hollow.

²² A capital of brass was on it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like these, and pomegranates.

²³ There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network round about.

²⁴ The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

²⁵ and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of 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 midst of the city.

²⁶ Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

²⁷ 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.

²⁸ This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand twenty-three Jews;

²⁹ in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty-two persons;

³⁰ in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty-five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

³¹ It happened in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the [first] year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;

³² and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,

³³ and changed his prison garments. [Jehoiachin] ate bread before him continually all the days of his life:

³⁴ and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

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¹ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king; he was king for eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

² And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.

³ And because of the wrath of the Lord this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had sent them away from before him: and Zedekiah took up arms against the king of Babylon.

⁴ And in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem with all his army and took up his position before it, building earthworks all round it.

⁵ So the town was shut in by their forces till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

⁶ In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.

⁷ Then an opening was made in the wall of the town, and all the men of war went in flight out of the town 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 they went by the way of the Arabah.

⁸ And the Chaldaean army went after King Zedekiah and overtook him on the other side of Jericho, and all his army went in flight from him in every direction.

⁹ Then they made the king a prisoner and took him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath to be judged.

¹⁰ And the king of Babylon put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes: and he put to death all the rulers of Judah in Riblah.

¹¹ And he put out Zedekiah's eyes; and the king of Babylon, chaining him in iron bands, took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

¹² Now in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, a servant of the king of Babylon, came into Jerusalem.

¹³ 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:

¹⁴ And the walls round Jerusalem were broken down by the Chaldaean army which was with the captain.

¹⁵ Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away as prisoners the rest of the people who were still in the town, and those who had given themselves up to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the workmen.

¹⁶ But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the land go on living there, to take care of the vines and the fields.

¹⁷ And the brass pillars which were 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 all the brass away to Babylon.

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ And the cups and the fire-trays and the basins and the pots and the supports for the lights and the spoons and the wide basins; the gold of the gold vessels, and the silver of the silver vessels, the captain of the armed men took away.

²⁰ The two pillars, the great water-vessel, and the twelve brass oxen which were under it, and the ten wheeled bases, which King Solomon had made for the house of the Lord: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

²¹ And as for the pillars, one pillar was eighteen cubits high, and twelve cubits measured all round, and it was as thick as a man's hand: it was hollow.

²² And there was a crown of brass on it: the crown was five cubits high, circled with a network and apples all of brass; and the second pillar had the same.

²³ There were ninety-six apples on the outside; the number of apples all round the network was a hundred.

²⁴ And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers;

²⁵ And from the town he took the unsexed servant who was over the men of war, and seven 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.

²⁶ These Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took with him to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

²⁷ And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken prisoner away from his land.

²⁸ These are the people whom Nebuchadrezzar took away prisoner: in the seventh year, three thousand and twenty-three Jews:

²⁹ And in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he took away as prisoners from Jerusalem eight hundred and thirty-two persons:

³⁰ In the twenty-third year of Nebuchadrezzar, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away as prisoners seven hundred and forty-five of the Jews: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

³¹ And in the thirty-seventh year after Jehoiachin, king of Judah, had been taken prisoner, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach, king of Babylon, in the first year after he became king, took Jehoiachin, king of Judah, out of prison.

³² And he said kind words to him and put his seat higher than the seats of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

³³ And his prison clothing was changed, and he was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.

³⁴ And for his food, the king gave him a regular amount every day till the day of his death, for the rest of his life.