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1so on the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his entire army approached Jerusalem, attacked it, encamped against it, and built a siege wall that surrounded the city.

1So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.

2The city remained under siege until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah.

2And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

3By the ninth day of the fourth month, the resulting famine had become so severe in the city that no food remained for the people who lived in the land.

3By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.

4The city was breached, and the entire army left during the night through the gate that stood between the two walls beside the royal garden, even though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city. They escaped through the Arabah,

4Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

5but the Chaldean army pursued the king and overtook him in the Jericho plains, where his entire army was scattered.

5but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.

6The Chaldeans captured the king and brought him to Riblah, where the king of Babylon determined his sentence.

6The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.

7They executed Zedekiah's sons in his presence, blinded Zedekiah, bound him with bronze chains, and transported him to Babylon.

7And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

8On the seventh day of the fifth month, which was during the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar's reign as king of Babylon, captain of the guard Nebuzaradan, a servant of the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem

8On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

9and set fire to the LORD's Temple, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He even incinerated the lavish homes.

9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

10The Chaldean army that accompanied the captain of the guard demolished the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

10And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

11Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried the survivors of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude into exile.

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.

12However, the captain of the guard left some of the poor people of the land to work as vinedressers and farmers.

12But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

13The Chaldeans also broke into pieces and carried back to Babylon the bronze pillars that stood in the LORD's Temple, along with the stands and the bronze sea that used to be in the LORD's Temple.

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.

14They also confiscated the pots, shovels, snuffers, spoons, and the rest of the bronze vessels that were used in ministry.

14They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.

15The captain of the guard also confiscated the fire pans, basins, and whatever had been crafted of pure gold and pure silver.

15The captain of the guard also took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.

16The bronze contained in the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had crafted for the LORD's Temple could not be inventoried for weight.

16As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.

17The height of one of the pillars was eighteen cubits, and the capital on top of it was three cubits high. A latticework carved in the form of pomegranates encircled the capital, crafted completely out of brass. The second pillar was identical to the first.

17Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.

18The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, three temple officials,

18The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

19one overseer from the city who supervised the soldiers, five of the king's advisors who had been discovered in the city, the scribe who served the army captain who mustered the army of the land, and 60 men of the land who were discovered in the city.

19Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.

20Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them to the king of Babylon at Riblah,

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

21where the king of Babylon executed them in the land of Hamath. And so Judah was transported into exile from the land.

21There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

22Now as for the people who remained in the land of Judah whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had left behind, he appointed Ahikam's son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, to rule.

22Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.

23When all the captains of the armies, along with their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, these men visited Gedaliah at Mizpah: Nethaniah's son Ishmael, Kareah's son Johanan, Tanhumeth the Netophathite's son Seraiah, and Jaazaniah, who was descended from the Maacathites.

23When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.

24Gedaliah made this promise to them and to their men: "Don't be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and things will go well with you."

24And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”

25Nevertheless, seven months later, Nethaniah's son Ishmael, the grandson of Elishama from the royal family, came with ten men and attacked Gedaliah. As a result, he died along with the Jews and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

25In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

26Then all the people, including those who were insignificant and those who were important, fled with the captains of the armed forces to Egypt, because they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

26Then all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.

27Later on, after King Jehoiachin of Judah had been in exile for 37 years, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, during the first year of his reign, King Evil-merodach of Babylon released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.

27On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.

28He spoke kindly to him and elevated his position above the thrones of the kings with him in Babylon.

28And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

29Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes and had regular meals in the king's presence every day for the rest of his life,

29So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.

30and a regular stipend was provided to him by the king in accordance with his needs for as long as he lived.

30And the king provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life.

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