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Good News Translation

2 Kings 24:10

It was during his reign that the Babylonian army, commanded by King Nebuchadnezzar's officers, marched against Jerusalem and besieged it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Babylon;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jehoiachin;   Jerusalem;   Prophecy;   Siege;   Thompson Chain Reference - Israel;   Jerusalem;   Jews;   Sieges;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Babylon;   Jerusalem;   Kings;   Sieges;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Jehoiachin;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Jehoiachin;   Jeremiah;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Zedekiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Jerusalem;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Babylon, History and Religion of;   Exile;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Zerubbabel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Jeremiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Babylon ;   Jehoiachin ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jehoiachin;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jeho-I'achin;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Captivity;   Jehoiachin;   Siege;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Metals;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
At that time the servants of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
Hebrew Names Version
At that time the servants of Nevukhadnetztzar king of Bavel came up to Yerushalayim, and the city was besieged.
King James Version
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
English Standard Version
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
New Century Version
At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem. When they reached the city, they attacked it.
New English Translation
At that time the generals of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched to Jerusalem and besieged the city.
Amplified Bible
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
New American Standard Bible
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
World English Bible
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
Geneva Bible (1587)
In that time came the seruants of Nebuchad-nezzar king of Babel vp against Ierusalem: so the citie was besieged.
Legacy Standard Bible
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
Berean Standard Bible
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
Contemporary English Version
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia sent troops to attack Jerusalem soon after Jehoiachin became king.
Complete Jewish Bible
It was then that the officers of N'vukhadnetzar king of Bavel marched on Yerushalayim and laid siege to the city.
Darby Translation
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
Easy-to-Read Version
At that time the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and surrounded it.
George Lamsa Translation
At that time Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem and the city was besieged.
Lexham English Bible
At that time, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and the city came under the siege.
Literal Translation
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At the same tyme wente the seruauntes of Nabuchodonosor kynge of Babilon vp to Ierusalem, and came vpon the cyte with ordinaunce of warre.
American Standard Version
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
Bible in Basic English
At that time the armies of Nebuchadnezzar came up to Jerusalem and the town was shut in on every side.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In that tyme came the seruauntes of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon vp against Hierusalem, & the citie was besieged.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
King James Version (1611)
At that time the seruants of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon came vp against Ierusalem, and the citie was besieged.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
At that time went up Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
English Revised Version
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In that tyme the seruauntis of Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, stieden `in to Jerusalem, and the citee was cumpassid with bisegyngis.
Update Bible Version
At that time the slaves of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
Webster's Bible Translation
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
New King James Version
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
New Living Translation
During Jehoiachin's reign, the officers of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up against Jerusalem and besieged it.
New Life Bible
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem. His soldiers gathered around the city.
New Revised Standard
At that time the servants of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
At that time, came up the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem, - and the city came into the siege.
Douay-Rheims Bible
At that time the servants of Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came up against Jerusalem, and the city was surrounded with their forts.
Revised Standard Version
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
Young's Literal Translation
At that time come up have servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and the city goeth into siege,
THE MESSAGE
The next thing to happen was that the officers of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Jerusalem and put it under siege. While his officers were laying siege to the city, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon paid a personal visit. And Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, officers, advisors, and government leaders, surrendered. In the eighth year of his reign Jehoiachin was taken prisoner by the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar emptied the treasuries of both The Temple of God and the royal palace and confiscated all the gold furnishings that Solomon king of Israel had made for The Temple of God . This should have been no surprise— God had said it would happen. And then he emptied Jerusalem of people—all its leaders and soldiers, all its craftsmen and artisans. He took them into exile, something like ten thousand of them! The only ones he left were the very poor. He took Jehoiachin into exile to Babylon. With him he took the king's mother, his wives, his chief officers, the community leaders, anyone who was anybody—in round numbers, seven thousand soldiers plus another thousand or so craftsmen and artisans, all herded off into exile in Babylon. Then the king of Babylon made Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah, his puppet king, but changed his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he started out as king. He was king in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah. Her hometown was Libnah. As far as God was concerned Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim. The source of all this doom to Jerusalem and Judah was God 's anger— God turned his back on them as an act of judgment. And then Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

Contextual Overview

8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for three months. His mother was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan from Jerusalem. 9 Following the example of his father, Jehoiachin sinned against the Lord . 10 It was during his reign that the Babylonian army, commanded by King Nebuchadnezzar's officers, marched against Jerusalem and besieged it. 11 During the siege Nebuchadnezzar himself came to Jerusalem, 12 and King Jehoiachin, along with his mother, his sons, his officers, and the palace officials, surrendered to the Babylonians. In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign he took Jehoiachin prisoner 13 and carried off to Babylon all the treasures in the Temple and the palace. As the Lord had foretold, Nebuchadnezzar broke up all the gold utensils which King Solomon had made for use in the Temple. 14 Nebuchadnezzar carried away as prisoners the people of Jerusalem, all the royal princes, and all the leading men, ten thousand in all. He also deported all the skilled workers, including the blacksmiths, leaving only the poorest of the people behind in Judah. 15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin to Babylon as a prisoner, together with Jehoiachin's mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of Judah. 16 Nebuchadnezzar deported all the important men to Babylonia, seven thousand in all, and one thousand skilled workers, including the blacksmiths, all of them able-bodied men fit for military duty. 17 Nebuchadnezzar made Jehoiachin's uncle Mattaniah king of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

At that time: Daniel 1:1, Daniel 1:2

was besieged: Heb. came into siege, 2 Kings 25:2

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:52 - General 2 Kings 25:1 - Nebuchadnezzar 2 Chronicles 36:10 - when the year was expired Ezra 5:12 - into the hand Jeremiah 6:3 - they shall Ezekiel 17:3 - came Ezekiel 17:12 - Behold Ezekiel 21:14 - let the Obadiah 1:11 - in the day that the

Cross-References

Genesis 11:31
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, who was the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, Abram's wife, and with them he left the city of Ur in Babylonia to go to the land of Canaan. They went as far as Haran and settled there.
Genesis 24:2
He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of all that he had, "Place your hand between my thighs and make a vow.
Genesis 24:4
You must go back to the country where I was born and get a wife for my son Isaac from among my relatives."
Genesis 24:5
But the servant asked, "What if the young woman will not leave home to come with me to this land? Shall I send your son back to the land you came from?"
Genesis 24:6
Abraham answered, "Make sure that you don't send my son back there!
Genesis 24:8
If the young woman is not willing to come with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not under any circumstances take my son back there."
Genesis 24:9
So the servant put his hand between the thighs of Abraham, his master, and made a vow to do what Abraham had asked.
Genesis 24:10
The servant, who was in charge of Abraham's property, took ten of his master's camels and went to the city where Nahor had lived in northern Mesopotamia.
Genesis 24:22
When she had finished, the man took an expensive gold ring and put it in her nose and put two large gold bracelets on her arms.
Genesis 24:23
He said, "Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in his house for my men and me to spend the night?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

At that time,.... When Jehoiachin reigned:

when the year was expired; so it is in 2 Chronicles 36:10 or at the revolution of the year; which some take to be autumn, the beginning of the civil year with the Jews; but rather it was the spring, the time when kings went out to battle, 2 Samuel 11:1

the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem; that is, his army, under proper generals and officers, and by his orders:

and the city was besieged; in form by the Chaldean army.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Came up against Jerusalem - The cause and circumstances of this siege are equally obscure. Perhaps Nebuchadnezzar detected Jehoiachin in some attempt to open communications with Egypt.


 
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