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Bible in Basic English

And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers;

New American Standard Bible

Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple.

King James Version

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

Holman Bible

The commander of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.

American Standard Version

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

Amplified

The captain of the bodyguard took [captive] Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers [of the temple].

Darby Translation

And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

Julia Smith Translation

And the chief of the cooks will take Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three watchers of the threshold:

King James 2000

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the commander of the imperial guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and three of the threshold keepers.

Modern King James verseion

And the chief of the executioners took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.

New Heart English Bible

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

The Emphasized Bible

And the chief of the royal executioners took Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, - and the three keepers of the entrance hall;

Webster

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

World English Bible

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

Youngs Literal Translation

And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the captain
רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

of the guard
טבּח 
Tabbach 
Usage: 32

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

שׂריהוּ שׂריה 
S@rayah 
Usage: 20

the chief
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

כּהן 
Kohen 
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750
Usage: 750

and Zephaniah
צפניהוּ צפניה 
Ts@phanyah 
Usage: 10

the second
משׁנה 
Mishneh 
Usage: 35

and the three
שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ 
Shalowsh 
Usage: 430

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

Context Readings

Judah Is Taken Prisoner

17 One of the pillars was eighteen cubits high, with a crown of brass on it; the crown was three cubits high, circled with a network and apples all of brass; and the second pillar had the same. 18 And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers; 19 And from the town he took the unsexed servant who was over the men of war, and five of the king's near friends who were in the town, and the scribe of the captain of the army, who was responsible for getting the people of the land together in military order, and sixty men of the people of the land who were in the town.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:14

And Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak;

Ezra 7:1

Now after these things, when Artaxerxes was king of Persia, Ezra, the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

Jeremiah 21:1

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

Jeremiah 29:25

Shemaiah the Nehelamite sent a letter in his name to Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,

Jeremiah 29:29

And Zephaniah the priest made clear to Jeremiah the prophet what was said in the letter, reading it to him.

Jeremiah 52:24

And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers;

2 Kings 25:24-26

Then Gedaliah gave his oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear because of the servants of the Chaldaeans; go on living in the land under the rule of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.

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