Parallel Verses
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 American Standard Bible
Then the captain of the guard took
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
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].
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;
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.
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,
Themes
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Took zedekiah, &c captive to babylon
The high priest » The deputy of » Called the second 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
Interlinear
Rab
Laqach
Kohen
כּהן
Kohen
Usage: 750
Shalowsh
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 25:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah Is Taken Prisoner
17 Each of the pillars was about twenty-seven feet high. The bronze top of one pillar was about four and a half feet high and had bronze latticework and pomegranate shaped ornaments all around it. The second pillar with its latticework was like it. 18 The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah, the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers. 19 From the city he took a eunuch who was in charge of the soldiers, five of the king's advisers who were discovered in the city, an official army secretary who drafted citizens for military service, and sixty citizens from the people of the land who were discovered in the city.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:14
Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
Ezra 7:1
Now after these things had happened, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah,
Jeremiah 21:1
The Lord spoke to Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. Zedekiah sent them to Jeremiah to ask,
Jeremiah 29:25
that the Lord God of Israel who rules over all has a message for him. Tell him, 'On your own initiative you sent a letter to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and to all the other priests and to all the people in Jerusalem. In your letter you said to Zephaniah,
Jeremiah 29:29
Zephaniah the priest read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 52:24
The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.
2 Kings 25:24-26
Gedaliah took an oath so as to give them and their troops some assurance of safety. He said, "You don't need to be afraid to submit to the Babylonian officials. Settle down in the land and submit to the king of Babylon. Then things will go well for you."