The Second Book of Kings, Chapter 25מלכים ב 25

וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁנַ֨ת הַתְּשִׁיעִ֜ית לְמָלְכ֗וֹ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל ה֧וּא וְכָל חֵיל֛וֹ עַל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם וַיִּ֣חַן עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֖יהָ דָּיֵ֥ק סָבִֽיב

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.

וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצ֑וֹר עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ

And the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא הָ֥יָה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ

And on the ninth of the month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה הַלַּ֨יְלָה֙ דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֣עַר בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתַ֗יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה

And the city was broken up, and all the men of war by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees against the city round about:) and went the way toward the plain.

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּעַרְב֣וֹת יְרֵח֑וֹ וְכָל חֵיל֔וֹ נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו

And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.

וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ אֶל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָ֑תָה וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁפָּֽט

So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

וְאֶת בְּנֵי֙ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ שָׁחֲט֖וּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֶת עֵינֵ֤י צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ עִוֵּ֔ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֨הוּ֙ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ בָּבֶֽל

And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ בְּשִׁבְעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֞א נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ן רַב טַבָּחִ֛ים עֶ֥בֶד מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

And in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, which the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem:

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת בֵּית יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְאֶת כָּל בֵּ֥ית גָּד֖וֹל שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ

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

וְאֶת חוֹמֹ֥ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר רַב טַבָּחִֽים

And all the army of the Chaldees, that the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

וְאֵת֩ יֶ֨תֶר הָעָ֜ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָפְלוּ֙ עַל הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת יֶ֣תֶר הֶהָמ֑וֹן הֶגְלָ֕ה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב טַבָּחִֽים

Now the rest of the people left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.

וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֖יר רַב טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land vinedressers and husbandmen.

וְאֶת עַמּוּדֵ֨י הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּית יְהוָ֗ה וְֽאֶת הַמְּכֹנ֞וֹת וְאֶת יָ֧ם הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבֵית יְהוָ֖ה שִׁבְּר֣וּ כַשְׂדִּ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָה

And the pillars of brass that in the house of YHWH, and the bases, and the brasen sea that in the house of YHWH, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

וְאֶת הַסִּירֹ֨ת וְאֶת הַיָּעִ֜ים וְאֶת הַֽמְזַמְּר֣וֹת וְאֶת הַכַּפּ֗וֹת וְאֵ֨ת כָּל כְּלֵ֧י הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשָֽׁרְתוּ בָ֖ם לָקָֽחוּ

And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

וְאֶת הַמַּחְתּוֹת֙ וְאֶת הַמִּזְרָק֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֤ר זָהָב֙ זָהָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁר כֶּ֖סֶף כָּ֑סֶף לָקַ֖ח רַב טַבָּחִֽים

And the firepans, and the bowls, such things as of gold, gold, and of silver, silver, the captain of the guard took away.

הָעַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֗יִם הַיָּ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ וְהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂ֥ה שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לֹא הָיָ֣ה מִשְׁקָ֔ל לִנְחֹ֖שֶׁת כָּל הַכֵּלִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה

The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of YHWH; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

שְׁמֹנֶה֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה אַמָּ֜ה קוֹמַ֣ת הָעַמּ֣וּד הָאֶחָ֗ד וְכֹתֶ֨רֶת עָלָ֥יו נְחֹשֶׁת֮ וְקוֹמַ֣ת הַכֹּתֶרֶת֮ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ אמה אַמּוֹת֒ וּשְׂבָכָ֨ה וְרִמֹּנִ֧ים עַֽל הַכֹּתֶ֛רֶת סָבִ֖יב הַכֹּ֣ל נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְכָאֵ֛לֶּה לַֽעַמּ֥וּד הַשֵּׁנִ֖י עַל הַשְּׂבָכָֽה

The height of the one pillar eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like to these had the second pillar with wreathen work.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח רַב טַבָּחִ֗ים אֶת שְׂרָיָה֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְאֶת צְפַנְיָ֖הוּ כֹּהֵ֣ן מִשְׁנֶ֑ה וְאֶת שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּֽף

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

וּמִן הָעִ֡יר לָקַח֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד אֲֽשֶׁר ה֥וּא פָקִ֣יד עַל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וַחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מֵרֹאֵ֤י פְנֵֽי הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצְא֣וּ בָעִ֔יר וְאֵ֗ת הַסֹּפֵר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֔א הַמַּצְבִּ֖א אֶת עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙ מֵעַ֣ם הָאָ֔רֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖ים בָּעִֽיר

And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land found in the city:

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֹתָ֔ם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב טַבָּחִ֑ים וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ אֹתָ֛ם עַל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָֽתָה

And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

וַיַּ֣ךְ אֹתָם֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֧ל וַיְמִיתֵ֛ם בְּרִבְלָ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיִּ֥גֶל יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֽוֹ

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

וְהָעָ֗ם הַנִּשְׁאָר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִשְׁאִ֔יר נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל וַיַּפְקֵ֣ד עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֶת גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן אֲחִיקָ֥ם בֶּן שָׁפָֽן

And the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ כָל שָׂרֵ֨י הַחֲיָלִ֜ים הֵ֣מָּה וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים כִּֽי הִפְקִ֤יד מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ אֶת גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן נְתַנְיָ֡ה וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן בֶּן קָ֠רֵחַ וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה בֶן תַּנְחֻ֜מֶת הַנְּטֹפָתִ֗י וְיַֽאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן הַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔י הֵ֖מָּה וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם

And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע לָהֶ֤ם גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם אַל תִּֽירְא֖וּ מֵעַבְדֵ֣י הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים שְׁב֣וּ בָאָ֗רֶץ וְעִבְד֛וּ אֶת מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְיִטַ֥ב לָכֶֽם

And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.

וַיְהִ֣י בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י בָּ֣א יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן נְ֠תַנְיָה בֶּן אֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע מִזֶּ֣רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֗ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְאֶת הַיְּהוּדִים֙ וְאֶת הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁר הָי֥וּ אִתּ֖וֹ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה

But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ כָל הָעָ֜ם מִקָּטֹ֤ן וְעַד גָּדוֹל֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הַחֲיָלִ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּ֥י יָרְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֥י כַשְׂדִּֽים

And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְגָלוּת֙ יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ חֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ נָשָׂ֡א אֱוִ֣יל מְרֹדַךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת מָלְכ֗וֹ אֶת רֹ֛אשׁ יְהוֹיָכִ֥ין מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֖ה מִבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא

And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ טֹב֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת כִּסְא֔וֹ מֵעַ֗ל כִּסֵּ֧א הַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ בְּבָבֶֽל

And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that with him in Babylon;

וְשִׁנָּ֕א אֵ֖ת בִּגְדֵ֣י כִלְא֑וֹ וְאָכַ֨ל לֶ֧חֶם תָּמִ֛יד לְפָנָ֖יו כָּל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו

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

וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ אֲרֻחַ֨ת תָּמִ֧יד נִתְּנָה לּ֛וֹ מֵאֵ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ דְּבַר י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֑וֹ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽו

And his allowance a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.