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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But the commander left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind to care for the vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land <i>to be</i> vinedressers and husbandmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left <i>some</i> of the poor of the land as vinedressers and farmers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the captain of the bodyguards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the captain of the bodyguard left some of the unimportant <i>and</i> poorest people of the land to be vineyard workers and farmers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the captain of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the commander of the guards left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Only some of the poorest people were left behind to work the vineyards and the fields. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The captain of the guard left some of the poorest people in the land to work in the vineyards and on the farms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But he left in Judah some of the poorest people, who owned no property, and put them to work in the vineyards and fields. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />However, the captain of the guard left some of the poor people of the land to work as vinedressers and farmers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But he left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and of the poor of the land the chief of the executioners has left for vinedressers and for farmers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And of the powerless of the land the chief of the cooks left for vine-dressers and for ploughers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he left behind some vinedressers and farmers from the poor of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But some of the country’s poor the captain of the guard left behind as vinedressers and farmers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and tillers of the soil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guard, left some of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And some poor of the land Nebuzaradan General of the Guards left as Vinedressers and Farmers.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/25-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8735" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">The Temple Destroyed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: raḇ- (N-msc) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">But the captain</a> <a href="/hebrew/2876.htm" title="2876: ṭab·bā·ḥîm (N-mp) -- Cook, guardsman. From tabach; properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman; also a cook.">of the guard</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: hiš·’îr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">left behind</a> <a href="/hebrew/1803.htm" title="1803: ū·mid·dal·laṯ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- From dalah; properly, something dangling, i.e. A loose thread or hair; figuratively, indigent.">some of the poorest</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3755.htm" title="3755: lə·ḵō·rə·mîm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To tend vineyards, dress vines. Active participle of an imaginary denominative from kerem; a vinedresser.">to tend the vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/3009.htm" title="3009: ū·lə·yō·ḡə·ḇîm (Conj-w, Prep:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To till, be a husbandman. A primitive root; to dig or plow.">and fields.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Jeremiah 39:10</a></span><br />But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Jeremiah 52:16</a></span><br />But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14</a></span><br />He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-7.htm">Jeremiah 40:7</a></span><br />When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10</a></span><br />As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-12.htm">Jeremiah 40:12</a></span><br />they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-24.htm">Ezekiel 33:24</a></span><br />“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Isaiah 61:5</a></span><br />Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Lamentations 5:2</a></span><br />Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a></span><br />“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a></span><br />Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-20.htm">Luke 6:20</a></span><br />Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.</p><p class="hdg">left of the poor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14</a></b></br> And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, <i>even</i> ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Jeremiah 39:10</a></b></br> But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/40-7.htm">Jeremiah 40:7</a></b></br> Now when all the captains of the forces which <i>were</i> in the fields, <i>even</i> they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Body-Guard</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-31.htm">Care</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Commander</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Door</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Executioners</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-6.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Plowmen</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-28.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">Poorest</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Vinedressers</a> <a href="/luke/20-16.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-15.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Body-Guard</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">Care</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Commander</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Door</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Executioners</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-46.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Husbandmen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Plowmen</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Poorest</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Vinedressers</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Vine-Dressers</a> <a href="/job/24-6.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">Jerusalem is besieged.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">and carries away the treasures.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">The nobles are slain at Riblah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-22.htm">Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His role was significant in the destruction of the city and the deportation of its inhabitants. The title "captain of the guard" indicates a high-ranking military position, emphasizing the authority and power he wielded during this period.<p><b>left behind some of the poorest of the land</b><br>The poorest people were often left behind during exiles because they were not seen as a threat and had little value to the conquering nation. This reflects a common practice in ancient conquests where the elite and skilled were taken to serve the conqueror, while the impoverished were left to maintain the land. This decision also ensured that the land would not become desolate and could still produce resources for the Babylonian empire.<p><b>to tend the vineyards and fields</b><br>Agriculture was the backbone of the economy in ancient Israel, and vineyards and fields were crucial for sustaining life and providing economic stability. By leaving the poorest to tend these, the Babylonians ensured that the land remained productive. This also has a symbolic resonance, as vineyards and fields are often used in Scripture to represent God's provision and blessing. The remnant left to work the land can be seen as a foreshadowing of the remnant theology found throughout the Bible, where God preserves a faithful few to continue His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/captain_of_the_guard.htm">Captain of the Guard</a></b><br>This refers to Nebuzaradan, the commander of the Babylonian guard, who was responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of its people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poorest_of_the_land.htm">The Poorest of the Land</a></b><br>These were the individuals left behind in Judah after the Babylonian exile. They were considered insignificant by the Babylonians and were tasked with agricultural work.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/vineyards_and_fields.htm">Vineyards and Fields</a></b><br>These represent the agricultural resources of the land, which were crucial for sustenance and economic stability.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The event where the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, destroyed the temple, and took many Israelites into captivity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was conquered by Babylon in 586 BC.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God shows mercy by leaving a remnant. This demonstrates His sovereignty and His plan for restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_the_humble_and_lowly.htm">The Value of the Humble and Lowly</a></b><br>God often uses those considered insignificant by the world to fulfill His purposes. The poorest were left to tend the land, showing that God values all people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The remnant was tasked with caring for the land, highlighting the importance of stewardship. We are called to be faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_desolation.htm">Hope Amidst Desolation</a></b><br>Even in times of destruction and loss, God provides hope and a future. The presence of the remnant signifies that God is not finished with His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_fate_of_2_kings_25_26_group_unknown.htm">2 Kings 25:26 says the remaining people fled to Egypt, but why does neither the Bible nor contemporary sources detail the fate of this group?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_11_16_align_with_evidence.htm">In Ezekiel 11:16, how can the claimed scattering be reconciled with the limited archaeological and historical evidence for a mass dispersion at that specific time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_hezekiah_invite_exiled_israel.htm">In 2 Chronicles 30:6, how could King Hezekiah send invitations throughout the northern kingdom if they had already been exiled according to 2 Kings 17? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jeremiah_39_9-10__are_exile_claims_reliable.htm">Jeremiah 39:9–10: How reliable are the claims about who was exiled and who remained in the land, considering possible discrepancies with other historical accounts? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Of the poor of the land.</span>--<a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm" title="And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.">2Kings 24:14</a> (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm" title="But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.">Jeremiah 39:10</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Husbandmen.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">plowmen.</span> The word (Hebrew text, <span class= "ital">g?bim</span>) occurs here only. <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm" title="But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.">Jeremiah 52:16</a> has a cognate form (<span class= "ital">yog'bim</span>) also unique.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land.</span> It was inconvenient to deport persons who had little or nothing. In the Assyrian sculptures we see the captives, who are carried off, generally accompanied by their own baggage-animals, and taking with them a certain amount of their own household stuff. Pauper immigrants would not have been of any advantage to a country. To be vinedressers and husbandmen. Jeremiah adds that Nebuzar-adan "gave" these persons "vineyards and fields at the same time" (<a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Jeremiah 39:10</a>). The Babylonians did not wish Judaea to lie waste, since it could then have paid no tribute. On the contrary, they designed its continued cultivation; and Gedaliah, the governor of their appointment, made great efforts to have cultivation resumed and extended (see <a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Jeremiah 40:10, 12</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/25-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the captain</span><br /><span class="heb">רַב־</span> <span class="translit">(raḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the guard</span><br /><span class="heb">טַבָּחִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṭab·bā·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2876.htm">Strong's 2876: </a> </span><span class="str2">A butcher, a lifeguardsman, a cook</span><br /><br /><span class="word">left behind</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשְׁאִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·’îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some of the poorest</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mid·dal·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1803.htm">Strong's 1803: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something dangling, a loose thread, hair, indigent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to tend the vineyards</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵō·rə·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3755.htm">Strong's 3755: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend vineyards, dress vines</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fields.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·yō·ḡə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1461.htm">Strong's 1461: </a> </span><span class="str2">Husbandman </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 25:12 But the captain of the guard left (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 25:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 25:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>