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Brenton's Septuagint

2 Kings 25:21

And the king of Babylon smote them and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Æmath. So Juda was carried away from his land.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hamath;   Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan);   Prophecy;   Riblah;   Seraiah;   Zephaniah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;   Jerusalem;   Judah, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Jeremiah, the Book of;   Riblah;   Zedekiah;   Zephaniah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Egypt;   Exile;   Gedaliah;   Jeremiah;   Lamentations;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ezra;   Judah, Kingdom of;   Riblah;   Zephaniah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehozadak;   Kings, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Babylon, History and Religion of;   Exile;   Orontes;   People of the Land;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Lamentations, Book of;   Riblah;   Seraiah;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Babylon ;   Riblah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Captivity;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jehoz'adak;   Rib-Lah;   Zephani'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezra;   Kings, Books of;   Seraiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ezra the Scribe;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.
Hebrew Names Version
The king of Bavel struck them, and put them to death at Rivlah in the land of Hamat. So Yehudah was carried away captive out of his land.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
And the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land.
New Century Version
There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them killed. So the people of Judah were led away from their country as captives.
New English Translation
The king of Babylon ordered them to be executed at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So Judah was deported from its land.
Amplified Bible
Then the king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath [north of Damascus]. So Judah was taken into exile from its land.
New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.
World English Bible
The king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King of Babel smote them, & slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Iudah was caried away captiue out of his owne land.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.
Berean Standard Bible
There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from her land.
Contemporary English Version
near Hamath, where Nebuchadnezzar had them killed. The people of Judah no longer lived in their own country.
Complete Jewish Bible
There in Rivlah, in the land of Hamat, the king of Bavel had them put to death. Thus Y'hudah was carried away captive out of his land.
Darby Translation
and the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
George Lamsa Translation
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Diblath in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of their land.
Good News Translation
in the territory of Hamath. There the king had them beaten and put to death. So the people of Judah were carried away from their land into exile.
Lexham English Bible
Then the king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath; thus Judah was removed from its land.
Literal Translation
And the king of Babylon struck them, and killed them in Riblah, in the land of Hamath; and he exiled Judah from its land.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge of Babilon slewe them at Reblatha in ye londe of Hemath. Thus was Iuda caried awaye out of his awne londe.
American Standard Version
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
Bible in Basic English
And the king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken away prisoner from his land.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slue them at Ribla in the lande of Hamath: And so Iuda was carryed away out of their lande.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
King James Version (1611)
And the King of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath: so Iudah was caried away out of their land.
English Revised Version
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the kyng of Babiloyne smoot hem, and killide hem in Reblatha, in the lond of Emath; and Juda was translatid fro his lond.
Update Bible Version
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
Then the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive from its own land.
New Living Translation
And there at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them all put to death. So the people of Judah were sent into exile from their land.
New Life Bible
Then the king of Babylon killed them. He put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken away from its land.
New Revised Standard
The king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile out of its land.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the king of Babylon smote them and slew them in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, - and thus Judah disappeared from off their own soil.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Reblatha, in the land of Emath: so Juda was carried away out of their land.
Revised Standard Version
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile out of its land.
Young's Literal Translation
and the king of Babylon smiteth them, and putteth them to death in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he removeth Judah from off its land.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was led away into exile from its land.

Contextual Overview

8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month (this is the nineteenth year of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon), came Nabuzardan, captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem. 9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every house did the captain of the guard burn. 10 And the force of the Chaldeans pulled down the wall of Jerusalem round about. 11 And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard removed the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the men who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. 12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen. 13 And the Chaldeans broke to pieces the brazen pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, and carried their brass to Babylon. 14 And the caldrons, and the shovels, and the bowls, and the censers, and all the brazen vessels with which they minister, he took. 15 And the captain of the guard took the fire-pans, and the gold and silver bowls. 16 Two pillars, and one sea, and the bases which Solomon made for the house of the Lord: there was no weight of the brass of all the vessels. 17 The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was of brass: and the height of the chapiter was three cubits: the border, and the pomegranates on the chapiter round about were all of brass: and so it was with the second pillar with its border.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king: These men were put to death as accessories to Zedekiah's rebellion; for the king of Babylon had no doubt found that they had counselled him to revolt.

So Judah: 2 Kings 17:20, 2 Kings 23:27, Leviticus 26:33-35, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 28:36, Deuteronomy 28:64, Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 24:10, Jeremiah 25:9-11, Ezekiel 12:25-28, Ezekiel 24:14, Amos 5:27

Reciprocal: Joshua 23:13 - until ye perish 1 Kings 8:46 - unto the land 1 Kings 9:7 - will I cut 1 Chronicles 6:15 - when the Lord 1 Chronicles 13:5 - Hemath Isaiah 6:12 - the Lord Jeremiah 13:19 - Judah Jeremiah 17:4 - shalt Jeremiah 52:27 - the king Lamentations 1:3 - gone Zechariah 9:2 - Hamath

Cross-References

Genesis 11:30
And Sara was barren, and did not bear children.
Genesis 16:2
And Sara said to Abram, Behold, the Lord has restrained me from bearing, go therefore in to my maid, that I may get children for myself through her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sara.
Genesis 25:2
And she bore to him Zombran, and Jezan, and Madal, and Madiam, and Jesboc, and Soie.
Genesis 25:3
And Jezan begot Saba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Assurians and the Latusians, and Laomim.
Genesis 25:10
even the field and the cave which Abraam bought of the sons of Chet; there they buried Abraam and Sarrha his wife.
Genesis 25:12
And these are the generations of Ismael the son of Abraam, whom Agar the Egyptian the hand-maid of Sarrha bore to Abraam.
Genesis 25:16
These are the sons of Ismael, and these are their names in their tents and in their dwellings, twelve princes according to their nations.
Genesis 25:19
And these are the generations of Isaac the son of Abraam.
1 Samuel 1:2
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Anna, and the name of the second Phennana. And Phennana had children, but Anna had no child.
1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow to the Lord, saying, O Lord God of Sabaoth, if thou welt indeed look upon the humiliation of thine handmaid, and remember me, and give to thine handmaid a man-child, then will I indeed dedicate him to thee till the day of his death; and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and no razor shall come upon his head.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So Judah was carried away - The kingdom of the two tribes was at an end; and the task of the historian might seem to be accomplished. He still, however, desires to notice two things:

(1) the fate of the remnant 2 Kings 25:22-26 left in the land by Nebuzaradan; and

(2) the fate of Johoiachin, who, of all those led into captivity, was the least to blame 2 Kings 25:27-30.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 25:21. The king of Babylon smote them — He had, no doubt, found that these had counselled Zedekiah to revolt.


 
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