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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.
1 Y ACONTECIÓ á los nueve años de su reinado, en el mes décimo, á los diez del mes, que Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia vino con todo su ejército contra Jerusalem, y cercóla; y levantaron contra ella ingenios alrededor.
2 And the city entereth into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah,
2 Y estuvo la ciudad cercada hasta el undécimo año del rey Sedecías.
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,
3 A los nueve del mes prevaleció el hambre en la ciudad, que no hubo pan para el pueblo de la tierra.
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.
4 Abierta ya la ciudad, [huyeron] de noche todos los hombres de guerra por el camino de la puerta que estaba entre los dos muros, junto á los huertos del rey, estando los Caldeos alrededor de la ciudad; [y el rey] se fué camino de la campiña.
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;
5 Y el ejército de los Caldeos siguió al rey, y tomólo en las llanuras de Jericó, habiéndose esparcido de él todo su ejército.
6 and they seize the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon, to Riblah, and they speak with him — judgment.
6 Tomado pues el rey, trajéronle al rey de Babilonia á Ribla, y profirieron contra él sentencia.
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.
7 Y degollaron á los hijos de Sedecías en presencia suya; y á Sedecías sacaron los ojos, y atado con cadenas lleváronlo á Babilonia.
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,
8 En el mes quinto, á los siete del mes, siendo el año diecinueve de Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia, vino á Jerusalem Nabuzaradán, capitán de los de la guardia, siervo del rey de Babilonia.
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;
9 Y quemó la casa de Jehová, y la casa del rey, y todas las casas de Jerusalem; y todas las casas de los príncipes quemó á fuego.
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.
10 Y todo el ejército de los Caldeos que estaba [con] el capitán de la guardia, derribó los muros de Jerusalem alrededor.
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;
11 Y á los del pueblo que habían quedado en la ciudad, y á los que se habían juntado al rey de Babilonia, y á los que habían quedado del vulgo, trasportólos Nabuzaradán, capitán de los de la guardia.
12 and of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.
12 Mas de los pobres de la tierra dejó Nabuzaradán, capitán de los de la guardia, para que labrasen las viñas y las tierras.
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.
13 Y quebraron los Caldeos las columnas de bronce que estaban en la casa de Jehová, y las basas, y el mar de bronce que estaba en la casa de Jehová, y llevaron el metal de ello á Babilonia.
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,
14 Lleváronse también los calderos, y las paletas, y las tenazas, y los cucharones, y todos los vasos de metal con que ministraban.
15 and the fire-pans, and the bowls that [are] wholly of silver, hath the chief of the executioners taken.
15 Incensarios, cuencos, los que de oro, en oro, y los que de plata, en plata, [todo] lo llevó el capitán de los de la guardia;
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;
16 Las dos columnas, un mar, y las basas que Salomón había hecho para la casa de Jehová: no había peso de todos estos vasos.
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.
17 La altura de la una columna era diez y ocho codos y tenía encima un capitel de bronce, y la altura del capitel era de tres codos; y sobre el capitel había un enredado y granadas alrededor, todo de bronce: y semejante [obra] había en la otra columna con el enredado.
18 And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,
18 Tomó entonces el capitán de los de la guardia á Saraías primer sacerdote, y á Sophonías segundo sacerdote, y tres guardas de la vajilla;
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,
19 Y de la ciudad tomó un eunuco, el cual era maestre de campo, y cinco varones de los continuos del rey, que se hallaron en la ciudad; y al principal escriba del ejército, que hacía la reseña de la gente del país; y sesenta varones del pueblo de la tierra, que se hallaron en la ciudad.
20 and Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners taketh them, and causeth them to go unto the king of Babylon, to Libnah,
20 Estos tomó Nabuzaradán, capitán de los de la guardia, y llevólos á Ribla al rey de Babilonia.
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.
21 Y el rey de Babilonia los hirió y mató en Ribla, en tierra de Hamath. Así fué trasportado Judá de sobre su tierra.
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.
22 Y al pueblo que Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia dejó en tierra de Judá, puso por gobernador á Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam hijo de Saphán.
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;
23 Y oyendo todos los príncipes del ejército, ellos y su gente, que el rey de Babilonia había puesto por gobernador á Gedalías, viniéronse á él en Mizpa, [es á saber], Ismael hijo de Nathanías, y Johanán hijo de Carea, y Saraía hijo de Tanhumet Netofatita, y Jaazanías hijo de Maachâti, ellos con los suyos.
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.'
24 Entonces Gedalías les hizo juramento, á ellos y á los suyos, y díjoles: No temáis de [ser] siervos de los Caldeos; habitad en la tierra, y servid al rey de Babilonia, y os irá bien.
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.
25 Mas en el mes séptimo vino Ismael hijo de Nathanías, hijo de Elisama, de la estirpe real, y con él diez varones, é hirieron á Gedalías, y murió: y también á los Judíos y Caldeos que estaban con él en Mizpa.
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.
26 Y levantándose todo el pueblo, desde el menor hasta el mayor, con los capitanes del ejército, fuéronse á Egipto por temor de los Caldeos.
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,
27 Y aconteció á los treinta y siete años de la trasportación de Joachîn rey de Judá, en el mes duodécimo, á los veinte y siete del mes, que Evil-merodach rey de Babilonia, en el primer año de su reinado, levantó la cabeza de Joachîn rey de Judá, [sacándolo] de la casa de la cárcel;
28 and speaketh with him good things and putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who [are] with him in Babylon,
28 Y hablóle bien, y puso su asiento sobre el asiento de los reyes que con él estaban en Babilonia.
29 and hath changed the garments of his restraint, and he hath eaten bread continually before him all days of his life,
29 Y mudóle los vestidos de su prisión, y comió siempre delante de él todos los días de su vida.
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.
30 Y fuéle diariamente dada su comida de parte del rey de continuo, todos los días de su vida.

People & places in this chapter

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People

  • Ahikam

    Official, father of Gedaliah

    Son of Shaphan, sent by Josiah with Hilkiah to inquire of the LORD, and named as the father of Gedaliah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Kings 25:22

  • Elishama

    Grandfather of Ishmael

    Named as the father of Nethaniah, said to be of the royal family, and so grandfather of Ishmael who killed Gedaliah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 41:1

  • Gedaliah

    Governor over those left behind

    Son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar over the people left in Judah, who took an oath at Mizpah and was killed there by Ishmael son of Nethaniah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:22; 2 Kings 25:23; 2 Kings 25:24

  • Ishmael

    Royal family member who killed Gedaliah

    Son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, a member of the royal family, who came with ten men and killed Gedaliah and those with him at Mizpah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; 2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:8

  • Jaazaniah

    Army commander who came to Gedaliah

    Called 'son of the Maacathite', one of the army commanders who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8

  • Johanan

    Army commander who came to Gedaliah

    Son of Kareah, one of the army commanders who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 41:11

  • Kareah

    Father of Johanan

    Named as the father of Johanan and Jonathan.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 41:11

  • Nebuchadnezzar

    King of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem

    King of Babylon who made Jehoiakim his vassal, took Jehoiachin captive, placed Zedekiah on the throne, besieged Jerusalem, and appointed Gedaliah over those left in the land.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 24:1; 2 Kings 24:11; 2 Kings 25:1

  • Nebuzaradan

    Babylonian captain of the guard

    The captain of the guard who entered Jerusalem in Nebuchadnezzar's nineteenth year, burned the temple, palace and houses, broke down the walls, and carried the people into exile.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:8; 2 Kings 25:11; 2 Kings 25:20

  • Nethaniah

    Father of Ishmael

    Son of Elishama and father of Ishmael, who killed Gedaliah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; 2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 40:8

  • Seraiah

    Priest, son of Azariah

    Chief priest when Jerusalem fell, taken to Riblah and put to death by the king of Babylon; 1 Chronicles 6:14 lists him as son of Azariah and father of Jehozadak, and Ezra traced…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:18; 1 Chronicles 6:14; Ezra 7:1–5

  • Seraiah

    Army commander who came to Gedaliah

    Son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, one of the army commanders who came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8

  • Tanhumeth

    Father of Seraiah

    Named as the father of Seraiah, a commander who came to Gedaliah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8

  • Zephaniah

    Priest sent to Jeremiah

    The priest, son of Maaseiah, whom Zedekiah sent to ask Jeremiah to pray and to whom a letter from Shemaiah was addressed. When Jerusalem fell he was taken as 'the second priest'…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:18; Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 29:25

Places

  • Babylon

    Today: Iraq (on the Euphrates)

    Capital of Nebuchadnezzar's empire on the Euphrates. It destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC and carried Judah into exile, where Daniel and the people kept their faith.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:1; Daniel 1:1; Psalm 137:1

Cross references (29)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Jeremiah 52:4–11; Isaiah 29:3; Jeremiah 43:10; Jeremiah 34:1–6; 1 Chronicles 6:15
  2. 3 Jeremiah 38:2; Deuteronomy 28:52–53; Ezekiel 5:12; Lamentations 4:4–10; Leviticus 26:26
  3. 4 Ezekiel 33:21; Jeremiah 5:10; Deuteronomy 32:24–25; 2 Kings 25:5; Deuteronomy 32:30
  4. 5 Amos 2:14–16; Jeremiah 39:5; Jeremiah 52:8; Isaiah 30:16; Jeremiah 24:8
  5. 6 2 Kings 23:33; Jeremiah 34:21–22; Ezekiel 17:20–21; 2 Chronicles 33:11; Jeremiah 21:7
  6. 7 Jeremiah 32:4–5; Genesis 44:34; Psalm 149:8; 2 Chronicles 33:11; Judges 16:21
  7. 8 Jeremiah 52:12–16; Jeremiah 40:1–4; Jeremiah 39:8–14; Lamentations 4:12; 2 Kings 25:27
  8. 9 Psalm 74:3–7; Amos 2:5; Psalm 79:1; 1 Kings 9:8; 2 Chronicles 36:19
  9. 10 Nehemiah 1:3; Jeremiah 5:10; Jeremiah 39:8; Jeremiah 52:14–23
  10. 11 2 Chronicles 36:20; Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 52:12; Jeremiah 15:1–2; Ezekiel 5:2
  11. 12 Jeremiah 40:7; 2 Kings 24:14; Ezekiel 33:24; Jeremiah 52:16; Jeremiah 39:10
  12. 13 2 Chronicles 36:18; Lamentations 1:10; Jeremiah 52:17–20; 2 Kings 20:17; 1 Kings 7:15
  13. 14 Exodus 27:3; 1 Kings 7:47–50; 2 Chronicles 24:14; Exodus 38:3; 2 Chronicles 4:20–22
  14. 15 Daniel 5:2–3; 2 Chronicles 24:14; 1 Kings 7:48–51; Exodus 37:23; Numbers 7:13–14
  15. 16 1 Kings 7:47
  16. 17 1 Kings 7:15–22; Jeremiah 52:21–23
  17. 18 Jeremiah 29:25; Jeremiah 21:1; 1 Chronicles 6:14; Ezra 7:1; Jeremiah 29:29
  18. 19 Esther 1:14
  19. 20 Lamentations 4:16; Jeremiah 52:26–27; 2 Kings 23:33
  20. 21 Deuteronomy 28:64; 2 Kings 23:27; Ezekiel 24:14; Deuteronomy 28:36; Jeremiah 24:9–10
  21. 22 Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 26:24; 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Chronicles 34:20; Jeremiah 41:2
  22. 23 Jeremiah 40:7–9; Jeremiah 40:11–12; Joshua 18:26
  23. 24 Jeremiah 40:9–10; Ezekiel 33:24–29; 2 Samuel 19:23; Jeremiah 43:6; 2 Samuel 14:11
  24. 25 Zechariah 8:19; Zechariah 7:5; Jeremiah 40:15–41:15; 2 Kings 11:1
  25. 26 Jeremiah 43:4–7; Jeremiah 41:16–18; Jeremiah 42:14–22
  26. 27 Genesis 40:20; Jeremiah 52:31–34; Genesis 40:13; 2 Kings 24:12; Proverbs 21:1
  27. 28 Daniel 2:37; Jeremiah 27:6–11; Daniel 5:18–19
  28. 29 2 Samuel 9:7; Isaiah 61:3; Genesis 41:42; Luke 15:22; 2 Kings 24:12
  29. 30 Luke 11:3; Matthew 6:11; Nehemiah 11:23; Nehemiah 12:47; Daniel 1:5

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