Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and he was captured. He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where sentence was pronounced on him. New Living Translation They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah. English Standard Version Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him. Berean Standard Bible The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. King James Bible So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. New King James Version So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they pronounced judgment on him. New American Standard Bible Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and he passed sentence on him. NASB 1995 Then they captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and he passed sentence on him. NASB 1977 Then they captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and he passed sentence on him. Legacy Standard Bible Then they seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they spoke their judgment on him. Amplified Bible So they seized the king (Zedekiah) and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah [on the Orontes River], and sentence was passed on him. Christian Standard Bible The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him. American Standard Version Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. Contemporary English Version Zedekiah was taken to Riblah, where Nebuchadnezzar put him on trial and found him guilty. English Revised Version Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Babylonians captured the king, brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and passed sentence on him. Good News Translation Zedekiah was taken to King Nebuchadnezzar, who was in the city of Riblah, and there Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him. International Standard Version The Chaldeans captured the king and brought him to Riblah, where the king of Babylon determined his sentence. Majority Standard Bible The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. NET Bible They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where he passed sentence on him. New Heart English Bible Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment on him. Webster's Bible Translation So they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. World English Bible Then they captured the king and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they passed judgment on him. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they seize the king, and bring him up to the king of Babylon, to Riblah, and they speak judgment with him. Young's Literal Translation and they seize the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon, to Riblah, and they speak with him -- judgment. Smith's Literal Translation And they will seize the king and bring him up to the king of Babel to Riblah; and they will speak judgment with him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, and he gave judgment upon him. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, having apprehended him, they led the king to the king of Babylon at Riblah. And he was speaking with him in judgment. New American Bible The king was therefore arrested and brought to Riblah to the king of Babylon, who pronounced sentence on him. New Revised Standard Version Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, who passed sentence on him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Diblath; and he pronounced judgment against him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they seized the King and they brought him to the King of Babel to Deblath, and he spoke judgment with him. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha; and he gave judgment upon him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Nebuchadnezzar Besieges Jerusalem…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 seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. 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.… Cross References Jeremiah 39:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. Jeremiah 52:9 The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah. Ezekiel 12:13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. 2 Chronicles 36:6 Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. Jeremiah 32:4 Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye. Jeremiah 34:3 And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon. Ezekiel 17:20 I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me. Lamentations 4:20 The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.” Daniel 1:1-2 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. Jeremiah 21:7 ‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’ Jeremiah 38:18 But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’” Ezekiel 21:25-27 And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ Matthew 1:11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. Matthew 1:17 In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ. Luke 24:20 Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him. Treasury of Scripture So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment on him. they took. 2 Chronicles 33:11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. Jeremiah 21:7 And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy. Jeremiah 34:21,22 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you… Riblah. 2 Kings 23:33 And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. Jeremiah 52:9 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. gave judgment upon him. Jump to Previous Babylon Captured Carried Judged Judgment Passed Prisoner Pronounced Riblah Seize Sentence SpeakJump to Next Babylon Captured Carried Judged Judgment Passed Prisoner Pronounced Riblah Seize Sentence Speak2 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. The Chaldeans The Chaldeans were a Semitic people who became dominant in Babylon. Historically, they are known for their advanced knowledge in astronomy and astrology. In the biblical context, they represent the instrument of God's judgment against Judah. Their rise to power and subsequent conquest of Jerusalem is a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah. The Chaldeans symbolize the worldly powers that God can use to accomplish His divine purposes, even when it involves the chastisement of His own people. seized the king brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah where they pronounced judgment on him And they gave judgment upon him.--Or, brought him to trial. (Comp. Jeremiah 1:16; Jeremiah 4:12.) Nebuchadnezzar with the grandees of his court, perhaps including some dependent princes of the country, held a solemn trial of Zedekiah, as a rebel against his liege lord, in which, no doubt, his breach of oath was made prominent (2Chronicles 36:13; Ezekiel 17:15; Ezekiel 17:18). The verb is singular in Jeremiah, and the versions. (See next Note.) . . . Verse 6. - So they took the king [Zedekiah], and brought him up to the King of Babylon. The presentation of rebel kings, when captured, to their suzerain, seated on his throne, is one of the most common subjects of Assyrian and Babylonian sculptures (see 'Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 1. p. 292; vol. 3. p. 7; Layard, 'Monuments of Nineveh,' second series, pls. 23, 36, etc.). The Egyptian and Persian artists also represent it. To Riblah. (For the situation of Riblah, see the comment on 2 Kings 23:33.) As Nebuchadnezzar was engaged at one and the same time in directing the sieges both of Tyro and of Jerusalem, it was a most convenient position for him to occupy. And they gave judgment upon him. As a rebel, who had broken his covenant and his oath (Ezekiel 17:16, 18), Zedekiah was brought to trial before Nebuchadnezzar and his great lords. The facts could not be denied, and sentence was therefore passed upon him, nominally by the court, practically by Nebuchadnezzar (Jeremiah 52:9). By an unusual act of clemency, his life was spared; but the judgment was still sufficiently severe (see the next verse).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The Chaldeans seizedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ (way·yiṯ·pə·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably the king הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king and brought him up וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (way·ya·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king מֶ֥לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Babylon בָּבֶ֖ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city at Riblah, רִבְלָ֑תָה (riḇ·lā·ṯāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7247: Riblah -- a city in Hamath, also one on southeast border of Israel where they pronounced וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ (way·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue judgment מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style on him. אִתּ֖וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Links 2 Kings 25:6 NIV2 Kings 25:6 NLT 2 Kings 25:6 ESV 2 Kings 25:6 NASB 2 Kings 25:6 KJV 2 Kings 25:6 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 25:6 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 25:6 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 25:6 French Bible 2 Kings 25:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 25:6 Then they took the king and carried (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |
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