2 Kings 24:11

Wycliffe Bible

And Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, cam to the citee with hise seruauntis, that he schulde fiyte ayens it.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.

Hebrew Names Version
Nevukhadnetztzar king of Bavel came to the city, while his servants were besieging it;

King James Version
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.

English Standard Version
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it,

New Century Version
Nebuchadnezzar himself came to the city while his officers were attacking it.

New English Translation
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his generals were besieging it.

Amplified Bible
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.

New American Standard Bible
And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it.

World English Bible
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel came against the citie, and his seruants did besiege it.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it.

Berean Standard Bible
And King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.

Contemporary English Version
During the attack, Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city.

Complete Jewish Bible
N'vukhadnetzar king of Bavel himself went to the city while it was under siege;

Darby Translation
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, while his servants were besieging it.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city.

George Lamsa Translation
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants were besieging it.

Good News Translation
During the siege Nebuchadnezzar himself came to Jerusalem,

Lexham English Bible
Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city while his servants were besieging it.

Literal Translation
And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants lay siege to it.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Nabuchodonosor and his seruauntes came to the cite they layed sege vnto it.

American Standard Version
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it;

Bible in Basic English
And Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came there, while his servants were shutting in the town;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came against the citie, and his seruauntes did besiege it.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it.

King James Version (1611)
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the citie, and his seruants did besiege it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants besieged it.

English Revised Version
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it;

Update Bible Version
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city, while his slaves were besieging it;

Webster's Bible Translation
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants besieged it.

New King James Version
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it.

New Living Translation
Nebuchadnezzar himself arrived at the city during the siege.

New Life Bible
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city, while his soldiers were all around it trying to take it.

New Revised Standard
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants were about to besiege it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came to the city, with his servants, to assault it.

Revised Standard Version
And Nebuchadnez'zar king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it;

Young's Literal Translation
and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon cometh against the city, and his servants are laying siege to it,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it.

Contextual Overview

⁸ Joakyn was of eiytene yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnyde thre monethis in Jerusalem; the name of his modir was Nahesta, douytir of Helnathan of Jerusalem. ⁹ And he dide yuel bifor the Lord, bi alle thingis whiche hise fadir hadde do. ¹⁰ In that tyme the seruauntis of Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, stieden `in to Jerusalem, and the citee was cumpassid with bisegyngis. <sup>11</sup> And Nabugodonosor, kyng of Babiloyne, cam to the citee with hise seruauntis, that he schulde fiyte ayens it. <sup>12</sup> And Joakyn, kyng of Juda, yede out to the king of Babiloyne, he, and his modir, and hise seruauntis, and hise princis, and hise chaumburleyns; and the king of Babiloyne resseyuede him, in the eiythe yeer of `his rewme. ¹³ And he brouyte forth fro thens alle the tresours of the `hous of the Lord, and the tresours of the kingis hous; and he beet togider alle the goldun vessels, whiche Salomon, king of Israel, hadde maad in the temple of the Lord, bi the `word of the Lord. ¹⁴ And he translatide al Jerusalem, and alle the princis, and alle the strong men of the oost, ten thousynde, in to caitiftee, and ech crafti man, and goldsmyyt; and no thing was left, outakun the pore puplis of the lond. ¹⁵ Also he translatide Joakyn in to Babiloyne, and the moder of the king, `the wyues of the king, and the chaumburleyns of the king; and he ledde the iugis of the lond in to caitifte fro Jerusalem in to Babiloyne; ¹⁶ and alle stronge men, seuene thousynde; and crafti men and goldsmyythis, a thousynde; alle stronge men and werriouris; and the king of Babiloyne ledde hem prisoners in to Babiloyne. ¹⁷ And he ordeynede Mathanye, the brother of his fadir, for hym; and puttide to hym the name Sedechie.

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Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:52 - General Isaiah 29:3 - General Isaiah 36:17 - I come

Cross-References

Genesis 24:13
Lo! Y stonde nyy the welle of watir, and the douytris of enhabiters of this citee schulen go out to drawe watir;

Genesis 24:14
therfor the damysel to which Y schal seie, Bowe doun thi watir pot that Y drynke, and schal answere, Drynke thou, but also Y schal yyue drynke to thi camels, thilke it is which thou hast maad redi to thi seruaunt Ysaac; and bi this Y schal vndirstonde that thou hast do mersi with my lord Abraham.

Genesis 24:20
And sche helde out the watir pot in trouyis, and ran ayen to the pit, to drawe watir, and sche yaf watir drawun to alle the camels.

Exodus 2:16
Forsothe seuene douytris weren to the preest of Madian, that camen to drawe watir; and whanne the trouyis weren fillid, thei coueitiden to watere `the flockis of her fadir.

1 Samuel 9:11
And whanne thei stieden in to the hiynesse of the citee, thei founden damesels goynge out to drawe watir, and thei seiden to the dameselis, Whether the seere is here?

Proverbs 12:10
A iust man knowith the soulis of hise werk beestis; but the entrailis of wickid men ben cruel.

John 4:7
And a womman cam fro Samarie, to drawe watir. And Jhesus seith to hir, Yyue me drynk.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city,.... He came in person, following his army:

and his servants did besiege it; very closely.