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New American Standard Bible (1995)

2 Kings 24:10

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

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

Contextual Overview

8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. 10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon went up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.11 And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. 12 Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his officials. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. 13 He carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, just as the LORD had said. 14 Then he led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. None remained except the poorest people of the land. 15 So he led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also the king's mother and the king's wives and his officials and the leading men of the land, he led away into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 All the men of valor, seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths, one thousand, all strong and fit for war, and these the king of Babylon brought into exile to Babylon. 17 Then the king of Babylon made his uncle Mattaniah king in his place, 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 Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went out together from Ur of the Chaldeans in order to enter the land of Canaan; and they went as far as Haran, and settled there.
Genesis 24:2
Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, "Please place your hand under my thigh,
Genesis 24:4
but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
Genesis 24:5
The servant said to him, "Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?"
Genesis 24:6
Then Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there!
Genesis 24:8
"But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this my oath; only do not take my son back there."
Genesis 24:9
So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
Genesis 24:10
Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his master's in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 24:22
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels in gold,
Genesis 24:23
and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room for us to lodge in your father's house?"

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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