Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields. New Living Translation But the captain of the guard allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields. English Standard Version But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. Berean Standard Bible But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields. King James Bible But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. New King James Version But the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers. New American Standard Bible But the captain of the bodyguards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers. NASB 1995 But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. NASB 1977 But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. Legacy Standard Bible But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. Amplified Bible But the captain of the bodyguard left some of the unimportant and poorest people of the land to be vineyard workers and farmers. Christian Standard Bible But the captain of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers. Holman Christian Standard Bible But the commander of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers. American Standard Version But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. Contemporary English Version Only some of the poorest people were left behind to work the vineyards and the fields. English Revised Version But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. GOD'S WORD® Translation The captain of the guard left some of the poorest people in the land to work in the vineyards and on the farms. Good News Translation But he left in Judah some of the poorest people, who owned no property, and put them to work in the vineyards and fields. International Standard Version However, the captain of the guard left some of the poor people of the land to work as vinedressers and farmers. Majority Standard Bible But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields. NET Bible But he left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards. New Heart English Bible But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields. Webster's Bible Translation But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen. World English Bible But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand of the poor of the land the chief of the executioners has left for vinedressers and for farmers. Young's Literal Translation and of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen. Smith's Literal Translation And of the powerless of the land the chief of the cooks left for vine-dressers and for ploughers. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen. Catholic Public Domain Version But he left behind some vinedressers and farmers from the poor of the land. New American Bible But some of the country’s poor the captain of the guard left behind as vinedressers and farmers. New Revised Standard Version But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and tillers of the soil. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guard, left some of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And some poor of the land Nebuzaradan General of the Guards left as Vinedressers and Farmers. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. Brenton Septuagint Translation But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Temple Destroyed…11Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population. 12But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields. 13Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.… Cross References Jeremiah 39:10 But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields. Jeremiah 52:16 But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields. 2 Kings 24:14 He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. 2 Kings 24:15 Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Jeremiah 40:7 When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon, Jeremiah 40:10 As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.” Jeremiah 40:12 they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer fruit. Ezekiel 33:24 “Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’ Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, Isaiah 61:5 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. Lamentations 5:2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, Luke 6:20 Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Treasury of Scripture But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and farmers. left of the poor. 2 Kings 24:14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. Jeremiah 39:10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. Jeremiah 40:7 Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; Jump to Previous Body-Guard Captain Care Chief Commander Door Executioners Fields Guard Husbandmen Plowmen Poor Poorest Vinedressers Vine-Dressers Vines Vineyards WorkJump to Next Body-Guard Captain Care Chief Commander Door Executioners Fields Guard Husbandmen Plowmen Poor Poorest Vinedressers Vine-Dressers Vines Vineyards Work2 Kings 25 1. Jerusalem is besieged.4. Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out. 8. Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers; 13. and carries away the treasures. 18. The nobles are slain at Riblah. 22. Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt. 27. Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court. But the captain of the guard This phrase refers to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the Babylonian imperial guard. In Hebrew, "captain of the guard" is "רַב־טַבָּחִים" (rav tabbachim), which can also mean "chief executioner." Historically, this title indicates a high-ranking official in the Babylonian army, responsible for carrying out the orders of King Nebuchadnezzar. His role in the destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Jewish people is significant, as he was the one who executed the king's commands, demonstrating the fulfillment of God's judgment upon Judah for their disobedience. left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields Husbandmen.--Or, plowmen. The word (Hebrew text, g?bim) occurs here only. Jeremiah 52:16 has a cognate form (yog'bim) also unique. Verse 12. - But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land. It was inconvenient to deport persons who had little or nothing. In the Assyrian sculptures we see the captives, who are carried off, generally accompanied by their own baggage-animals, and taking with them a certain amount of their own household stuff. Pauper immigrants would not have been of any advantage to a country. To be vinedressers and husbandmen. Jeremiah adds that Nebuzar-adan "gave" these persons "vineyards and fields at the same time" (Jeremiah 39:10). The Babylonians did not wish Judaea to lie waste, since it could then have paid no tribute. On the contrary, they designed its continued cultivation; and Gedaliah, the governor of their appointment, made great efforts to have cultivation resumed and extended (see Jeremiah 40:10, 12).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But the captainרַב־ (raḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7227: Much, many, great of the guard טַבָּחִ֑ים (ṭab·bā·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2876: A butcher, a lifeguardsman, a cook left behind הִשְׁאִ֖יר (hiš·’îr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant some of the poorest וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת (ū·mid·dal·laṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1803: Something dangling, a loose thread, hair, indigent of the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land to tend the vineyards לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים (lə·ḵō·rə·mîm) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3755: To tend vineyards, dress vines and fields. וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃ (ū·lə·yō·ḡə·ḇîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1461: Husbandman Links 2 Kings 25:12 NIV2 Kings 25:12 NLT 2 Kings 25:12 ESV 2 Kings 25:12 NASB 2 Kings 25:12 KJV 2 Kings 25:12 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 25:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 25:12 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 25:12 French Bible 2 Kings 25:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 25:12 But the captain of the guard left (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |
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