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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 />Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them all to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, took these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguards took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and led them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan led them all to Riblah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan took them to the king of Babylonia, who was in the city of Riblah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them to the king of Babylon at Riblah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan, captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. <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 Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners takes them, and causes them to go to the king of Babylon, to Libnah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners taketh them, and causeth them to go unto the king of Babylon, to Libnah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan, chief of the cooks, will take them and bring them to the king of Babel to Riblah:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These Nabuzardan the general of the army took away, and carried them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Taking them, Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, led them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The captain of the guard, Nebuzaradan, arrested these and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guard, took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon at Diblath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan, General of the Guards, took them and he led them to the King of Babel at Deblath.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Reblatha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/25-20.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=8831" 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">Captives Carried to Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5018.htm" title="5018: nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān (N-proper-ms) -- Nebo has given seed, a Bab. general. Of foreign origin; Nebuzaradan, a Babylonian general.">Nebuzaradan</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: raḇ- (N-msc) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">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/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yō·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7247.htm" title="7247: riḇ·lā·ṯāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be fruitful; fertile; Riblah, a place in Syria.">at Riblah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>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 its own land.…<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/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24-27</a></span><br />The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers. / Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city. / Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</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. / 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. / The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Jeremiah 39:9-10</a></span><br />Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him. / 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/40-1.htm">Jeremiah 40:1-4</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had released him at Ramah, having found him bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. / The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place, / and now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-20</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Jeremiah 52:12-15</a></span><br />On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. / He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. / And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4-7</a></span><br />When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah. / But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. / There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3-5</a></span><br />Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress. / The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish. / Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a></span><br />But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Ezekiel 17:20-21</a></span><br />I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me. / All his choice troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a></span><br />You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a></span><br />What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:</p><p class="hdg">and brought.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Jeremiah 52:26,27</a></b></br> So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Lamentations 4:16</a></b></br> The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Body-Guard</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-19.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Commander</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Executioners</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">Libnah</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Nebuzaradan</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Nebu'zarad'an</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Nebuzar-Adan</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">Riblah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/11-16.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Body-Guard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-6.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-1.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-51.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-6.htm">Commander</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Executioners</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-27.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-57.htm">Libnah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Nebuzaradan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-10.htm">Nebu'zarad'an</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Nebuzar-Adan</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">Riblah</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 Babylonian military hierarchy, responsible for overseeing the destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of its people. This title indicates his authority and the trust placed in him by King Nebuchadnezzar. His actions fulfilled the prophecies of Jeremiah and other prophets who warned of Jerusalem's fall due to the people's disobedience to God.<p><b>took them</b><br>This phrase refers to the capture and deportation of the remaining leaders and officials of Judah. The Babylonian conquest was thorough, and the taking of these individuals signified the complete subjugation of Judah. It was a common practice in ancient conquests to deport the elite to prevent future rebellions and to integrate them into the conqueror's society, as seen in other biblical accounts such as the Assyrian exile of Israel.<p><b>and brought them to the king of Babylon</b><br>The captives were taken to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, who was the most powerful ruler of his time. This act of bringing the captives before the king symbolizes the transfer of power and the humiliation of the conquered. It also fulfilled the prophecies of judgment against Judah, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Jeremiah 39:5-7</a>, where the fate of King Zedekiah and his officials was foretold.<p><b>at Riblah</b><br>Riblah was a strategic military and administrative center located in present-day Syria, near the Orontes River. It served as a base for Nebuchadnezzar during his campaigns in the region. The choice of Riblah as the location for dealing with the captives highlights its importance as a place of judgment and decision-making. Historically, Riblah was a site where significant events occurred, such as the execution of Zedekiah's sons and the blinding of Zedekiah himself, as recorded in <a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">2 Kings 25:6-7</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuzaradan.htm">Nebuzaradan</a></b><br>He was the captain of the guard under King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Nebuzaradan played a significant role in the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem, overseeing the destruction of the city and the deportation of its people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_babylon.htm">The King of Babylon</a></b><br>This refers to King Nebuchadnezzar II, who was the ruler of the Babylonian Empire during the time of the conquest of Jerusalem. He is known for his military conquests and the expansion of the Babylonian Empire.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/riblah.htm">Riblah</a></b><br>A city located in the land of Hamath, which served as a military headquarters for Nebuchadnezzar during his campaigns in the region. It was here that many of the decisions regarding the fate of the captured Judeans were made.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deportation.htm">The Deportation</a></b><br>This event marks the forced relocation of the Judean people to Babylon, a significant moment in Jewish history known as the Babylonian Exile. It was a time of great suffering and loss for the people of Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_captives.htm">The Captives</a></b><br>These were the remaining leaders and people of Judah who were taken into exile. Their deportation marked the end of the kingdom of Judah and the beginning of the Babylonian captivity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The fall of Jerusalem and the exile of its people serve as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. The people of Judah had repeatedly ignored the warnings of the prophets, leading to their downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Despite the tragic events, God's sovereignty is evident. He used the Babylonian Empire as an instrument of judgment against Judah, fulfilling the prophecies spoken by His prophets.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Even in the midst of judgment and exile, God did not abandon His people. The exile was a period of refinement and preparation for their eventual return and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>The account of the captives, including figures like Daniel, demonstrates the importance of remaining faithful to God even in difficult circumstances. Their faithfulness became a testimony to God's power and faithfulness.<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/how_do_skeptics_view_coniah's_fate_change.htm">How do skeptics reconcile Jeremiah 22:24-27's prophecy against Coniah with his later release and royal favor in Babylon (2 Kings 25:27-30)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_jer._52_12-14_and_2_kgs_25_8-10_differ.htm">Why does Jeremiah 52:12-14 seem to conflict with 2 Kings 25:8-10 regarding the exact timing of Jerusalem's destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_nebuzaradan_freeing_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 40:1 - Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to confirm or dispute Nebuzaradan's release of Jeremiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took those, and brought them to the King of Babylon to Riblah</span> (see the comment on ver. 6). Two batches of prisoners seem to have been brought before Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah - first, the most important of all the captives, Zedekiah and his sons (vers. 6, 7); then, a month later, Seraiah the high priest, and the other persons enumerated in vers. 18 and 19. The remaining prisoners were no doubt brought also by Nebuzar-adan to Ribiah, but were not conducted into the presence of the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/25-20.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">Nebuzaradan</span><br /><span class="heb">נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5018.htm">Strong's 5018: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nebuzaradan -- 'Nebo has given seed', a Babylonian general</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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">took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Riblah.</span><br /><span class="heb">רִבְלָֽתָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(riḇ·lā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7247.htm">Strong's 7247: </a> </span><span class="str2">Riblah -- a city in Hamath, also one on southeast border of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/25-20.htm">2 Kings 25:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/25-20.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 25:20 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/25-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 25:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 25:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:21" /></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>