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Themes in 2 Kings 25

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Themes in 2 Kings 25

2 Kings 25:1 (show verse)

Therefore, in the ninth year of his reign, the tenth day of the tenth month, came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon with all his power to Jerusalem: and pitched against the town and made engines against it on every side.

Armies » Were led by » Kings in person
Armies » March in ranks » Of jerusalem
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Besieged and took jerusalem
Fort » Field fortifications
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Zedekiah
Month » Tebeth (january) » Nebuchadnezzar besieges jerusalem in
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By nebuchadnezzar
Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Jerusalem
Sieges » Described as » Pitching against
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:2 (show verse)

And the city continued besieged until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Armies » March in ranks » Of jerusalem
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Besieged and took jerusalem
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Zedekiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By nebuchadnezzar
Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Jerusalem
Zedekiah » Or mattaniah, king of judah, son of josiah
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:3 (show verse)

And the ninth day of the fourth month of that year, there was so great hunger in the city, that there was no sustenance for the people of the land.

Armies » March in ranks » Of jerusalem
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Besieged and took jerusalem
Famine » Instances of » In jerusalem, from siege
Famine » Instances of, in scripture » During the siege of jerusalem
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Zedekiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
Siege » Distress of the inhabitants during a
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By nebuchadnezzar
Sieges » Cities invested by » Often suffered from famine
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:4 (show verse)

And thereto the city was broken up: wherefore all the men of arms fled by night, by a way through a gate, between two walls hard on the king's garden: the Chaldeans lying about the city. And the king went straight toward the desert.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Besieged and took jerusalem
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Zedekiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
of the cities Walls » Double
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:5 (show verse)

And the host of the Chaldeans followed after him, and took him in the desert of Jericho, all his army being scattered away from him.

Jericho » Plain of
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Zedekiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:6 (show verse)

And when they had taken him, they brought him to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon to Riblah, where they reasoned with him.

Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Zedekiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
Riblah » Headquarters of nebuchadnezzar during the siege of jerusalem
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:7 (show verse)

And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and fettered him, and carried him to Babylon.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took zedekiah, &c captive to babylon
Brass » Articles made of » Fetters
Brass » Made into » Fetters
Cruelty » Examples of
Eyes » Often put out as a punishment
Fetters » General references to
Fetters » Made of brass (bronze)
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Zedekiah
Prisoners » Of war » Put to death
Prisoners » Of war » Blinded
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:8 (show verse)

And the seventh day of the fifth month which was in the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan servant of the king of Babylon and chief Marshal, unto Jerusalem:

Captain » Of the guard
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:9 (show verse)

and burnt the house of the LORD and the king's house and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the great houses burnt he with fire.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled and burned the temple
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Burned jerusalem, &c
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Palaces » Of kings » Called the king's house
Temple » Solomon's
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Temple » Destroyed
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged and burned by the babylonians
Worship » Temples » Solomon's
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:10 (show verse)

And all the host of the Chaldeans that were with the chief Marshal brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Burned jerusalem, &c
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

2 Kings 25:11 (show verse)

And the rest of the people that were left in the city, and them that were fled to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people,

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took zedekiah, &c captive to babylon
Israel » Captivity of » Fulfilment of prophecies concerning
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Jews, the » Captivity of » Fulfilment of prophecies concerning
Jews, the » Taken captive to assyria and babylon
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon

2 Kings 25:12 (show verse)

Nebuzaradan the chief Marshal carried away, and left of the poor of the land to dress the vines and to till the ground.

Israel » Josiah » Son » Zedekiah
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Vineyards » The poor engaged in the culture of

2 Kings 25:13 (show verse)

And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD and the bottoms, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD the Chaldeans brake, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

Babylon » General references to
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled and burned the temple
Babylon » City of » Capital of the kingdom of babylon
Brass » Taken in war » Often in great quantities
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Laver » Broken and carried away to babylon by the chaldeans
Laver of brass » One made by solomon for the temple
Laver of brass » Called the brazen sea
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Pillar » Broken and carried to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged and burned by the babylonians

2 Kings 25:14 (show verse)

And the lavers, shovels, dressing knives, ladles, and the ministering vessels of brass, they carried away.

Altar » In solomon's temple » Furniture of, taken to babylon
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled and burned the temple
Brass » Taken in war » Often in great quantities
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Snuffers » Provided for the lamps in the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged and burned by the babylonians

2 Kings 25:15 (show verse)

And the firepans, and basins that were either of gold or silver, them took the chief Marshal away

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled and burned the temple
Brass » Taken in war » Often in great quantities
Gold » Altar lamps, and other articles made of
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged and burned by the babylonians

2 Kings 25:16 (show verse)

with the two pillars and the sea of brass and the bottoms, which Solomon had made in the house of the LORD. The brass of all these vessels was without weight.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled and burned the temple
Brass » Taken in war » Often in great quantities
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Laver » Broken and carried away to babylon by the chaldeans
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged and burned by the babylonians

2 Kings 25:17 (show verse)

The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the head thereon was brass and three cubits long with a wreath and pomegranates round about upon the head, all of brass. And of the same fashion was the second pillar with a wreath.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Spoiled and burned the temple
Chapiter » Head of a pillar
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Pillar » Of solomon's temple
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Temple » Solomon's » Pillars of
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged and burned by the babylonians

2 Kings 25:18 (show verse)

And the chief Marshal took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the highest priest save one, and three keepers of the door.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took zedekiah, &c captive to babylon
Doorkeepers » Of the temple
The high priest » The deputy of » Called the second priest
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » A second priest, under the high priest
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Killed by nebuchadnezzar
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Taken to riblah and killed

2 Kings 25:19 (show verse)

And out of the city he took a certain chamberlain that had the oversight of the men of war, and five men that were ever in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and Sophar the captain of the host that taught the people of the land to make war, and three score men of the people of the land that were found in the city also.

the Armies of israel » Enrolled by the chief scribe
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took zedekiah, &c captive to babylon
Kings » Attendants of, stood in their presence
Muster » Of troops
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Scribe (scribes) » The mustering officer of the army
Scribes » Acted as » Keepers of the muster-rolls of the host
Secretary (recordist) » military
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Killed by nebuchadnezzar
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Taken to riblah and killed

2 Kings 25:20 (show verse)

And Nebuzaradan the chief Marshal took them and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took zedekiah, &c captive to babylon
Hamath » By the chaldeans
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Riblah » Headquarters of nebuchadnezzar during the siege of jerusalem
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Killed by nebuchadnezzar
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Taken to riblah and killed

2 Kings 25:21 (show verse)

And the king of Babylon smote them and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. And so Judah was carried away out of all their land.

Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took zedekiah, &c captive to babylon
Hamath » By the chaldeans
The tribe of Judah » The last tribe carried into captivity
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The captivity of the southern kingdom (judah,)
Riblah » Headquarters of nebuchadnezzar during the siege of jerusalem
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Killed by nebuchadnezzar
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Taken to riblah and killed

2 Kings 25:22 (show verse)

And over the people that remained in the land of Judah, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon left, he set Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan.

Ahikam » Son of shaphan
Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity
Israel » Josiah » Son » Zedekiah
Israel » Gedaliah » appointed » Governor
Johanan » Jewish captain
Shaphan » The father of ahikam and the grandfather of gedaliah

2 Kings 25:23 (show verse)

And when all the captains of the men of war and the men heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizphah: Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and Jaazaniah the son of Maachathi and their men.

Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Israel » Josiah » Son » Zedekiah
Israel » Gedaliah » Administration » Favorable » To people
Jaazaniah » Also called jezaniah » A captain who joined gedaliah at mizpah
Johanan » Jewish captain
Kareah » Father of johanan
Mizpah » In benjamin
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael
Seraiah » An israelite captain who surrendered to gedaliah
Tanhumeth » Father of seraiah

2 Kings 25:24 (show verse)

And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said to them, "Fear not ye the servants of the Chaldeans. But dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon and ye shall be in good condition."

2 Kings 25:25 (show verse)

But it chanced the seventh month after, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama of the king's blood came, and ten men with him and smote Gedaliah that he died: and so did he to the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizphah.

Elishama » Probably identical with number four
Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Ishmael » A son of nethaniah » Assassinated gedaliah, governor of judah under king of babylon, and takes many jews captive
Israel » Gedaliah » Assassinated » Ishmael
Mizpah » A city » Allotted » tribe of Benjamin » Temporary » Capital
Nethaniah » Father of ishmael

2 Kings 25:26 (show verse)

Thereupon all the people both small and great and the captains of the men of war arose and went to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

Egypt » Often a refuge to strangers
Gedaliah » Governor appointed by nebucbadnezzar after carrying the jews into captivity » Killed by ishmael
Israel » Fear » Refuge » Egypt

2 Kings 25:27 (show verse)

Notwithstanding yet the thirty seventh year after Jehoiachin king of Judah was carried away, the twenty seventh day of the twelfth month, did Evilmerodach king of Babylon lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of the prison house,

Babylon » Treatment of the jews in
Captive » Kindness to
Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Jehoiachin » Released from prison by evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death
Jehoiachin » Confined in prison for thirty-seven years

2 Kings 25:28 (show verse)

and spake kindly to him and set his seat above the seat of all the kings that were with him at Babylon,

Babylon » Treatment of the jews in
Captive » Kindness to
Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Jehoiachin » Released from prison by evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death
Kindness » Instances of » Evil-merodach to jehoiachin

2 Kings 25:29 (show verse)

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

Babylon » Treatment of the jews in
Captive » Kindness to
Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Jehoiachin » Released from prison by evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death
Kindness » Instances of » Evil-merodach to jehoiachin
Prisons » Persons confined in » Clothed in prison dress

2 Kings 25:30 (show verse)

And a continual portion was assigned him of the king, day by day as long as he lived.

Babylon » Treatment of the jews in
Captive » Kindness to
Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Jehoiachin » Released from prison by evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death
Kindness » Instances of » Evil-merodach to jehoiachin