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had deserted to the king of Babylon, together with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/25.htm">King James Bible</a> Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/25.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the rest of the people who remained in the city and the defectors who had deserted to the king of Babylon, with the rest of the multitude. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the bodyguards, led into exile the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the people. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the people, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the rest of the people who were left in the city and the defectors who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took away into exile. <a href="/amp/2_kings/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard deported [into exile] the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had joined the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. <a href="/csb/2_kings/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, deported the rest of the people who remained in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population. <a href="/asv/2_kings/25.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive. <a href="/cev/2_kings/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He led away as prisoners the people left in the city, including those who had become loyal to Nebuchadnezzar. <a href="/erv/2_kings/25.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, captured the few people left in the city, those who surrendered to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/25.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Nebuzaradan took away to Babylonia the people who were left in the city, the remaining skilled workers, and those who had deserted to the Babylonians. <a href="/isv/2_kings/25.htm">International Standard Version</a> Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried the survivors of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude into exile. <a href="/msb/2_kings/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_kings/25.htm">NET Bible</a> Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the residue of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away. <a href="/web/2_kings/25.htm">World English Bible</a> Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive the rest of the people who were left in the city and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon—all the rest of the multitude. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the rest of the people, those left in the city, and those falling who have fallen to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners has removed; <a href="/ylt/2_kings/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the rest of the people, those left in the city, and those falling who have fallen to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude, hath Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners removed; <a href="/slt/2_kings/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the rest of the people being left in the city, and those falling away which fell to the king of Babel, and the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan chief of the cooks carried into exile.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Nabuzardan the commander of the army, carried away the rest of the people that remained in the city, and the fugitives that had gone over to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, carried away the rest of the people, who had remained in the city, and the fugitives, who had fled over to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common people. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/25.htm">New American Bible</a> and Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, led into exile the last of the army remaining in the city, and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the last of the commoners. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon—all the rest of the population.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now the rest of the people who were left in the city and the deserters who had gone over to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guard, carried away to Babylon. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the rest of the people who were left in the city, and the deserters who deserted with the King of Babel and the rest of the army, Nebuzaradan General of the Guards took captive and he took them to Babel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive. <a href="/sep/2_kings/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Nabuzardan the captain of the guard removed the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the men who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/25-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=8721" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/25.htm">The Temple Destroyed</a> …10And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. 11<a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <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.">Then 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/1540.htm" title="1540: heḡ·lāh (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">carried into exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: ye·ṯer (N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: han·niš·’ā·rîm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">who remained</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bā·‘îr (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: han·nō·p̄ə·lîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">the deserters</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄ə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">had defected</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: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- 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/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: ye·ṯer (N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">and the rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: he·hā·mō·wn (Art:: N-ms) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">of the population.</a> 12But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Jeremiah 39:9</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Jeremiah 52:15</a> Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20</a> Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. <a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Ezekiel 12:11-13</a> You are to say, ‘I am a sign to you.’ Just as it happened here, so will it be done to them; they will go into exile as captives. / And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land. / 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. <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a> After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/40-7.htm">Jeremiah 40:7</a> 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, <a href="/jeremiah/43-5.htm">Jeremiah 43:5-6</a> Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered, / the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah. <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Ezekiel 17:12-21</a> “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. / He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, / so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant. ... <a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a> 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, <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a> 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.’ <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a> And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. <a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-2</a> This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.the rest.<a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1,2</a> Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth… <a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Jeremiah 39:9</a> Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.<a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Jeremiah 52:12</a> Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,fugitives.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-11.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Commander</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-2.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Deserters</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-35.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-20.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/judges/12-5.htm">Fugitives</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-23.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebuzaradan</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebu'zarad'an</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebuzar-Adan</a> <a href="/acts/19-33.htm">Populace</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-1.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-16.htm">Workmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/25-15.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Commander</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-20.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Deserters</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-21.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-22.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-1.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-5.htm">Fugitives</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-38.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-20.htm">Nebuzaradan</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-20.htm">Nebu'zarad'an</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-20.htm">Nebuzar-Adan</a> <a href="/matthew/27-15.htm">Populace</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-43.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-66.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-30.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-17.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-26.htm">Together</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-14.htm">Workmen</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 25</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">Jerusalem is besieged.</a> 4. <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">Zedekiah taken, his sons slain, his eyes put out.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">Nebuzaradan defaces the city, exiles the remnant, except a few poor laborers;</a> 13. <a href="/2_kings/25-13.htm">and carries away the treasures.</a> 18. <a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">The nobles are slain at Riblah.</a> 22. <a href="/2_kings/25-22.htm">Gedaliah, who was over those who remained, being slain, the rest flee into Egypt.</a> 27. <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin in his court.</a> </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, and he was directly responsible for executing the orders of King Nebuchadnezzar. This title indicates his authority and the trust placed in him by the Babylonian king. Historically, the Babylonians were known for their military prowess and administrative efficiency, which is reflected in the structured roles of their officials.carried into exile the people who remained in the city The city referred to here is Jerusalem, which had been under siege by the Babylonians. The exile was a fulfillment of the prophecies given by prophets like Jeremiah, who warned of the coming judgment due to the people's disobedience to God. The carrying away into exile was a common practice in ancient times, used to prevent rebellion and to assimilate conquered peoples into the empire. This event marks a pivotal moment in Jewish history, known as the Babylonian Captivity, which had profound theological and cultural implications for the Jewish people.along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon Deserters were those who had chosen to align themselves with the Babylonians, possibly seeking safety or favor. This act of defection was seen as betrayal by their fellow countrymen but was a pragmatic choice for survival. The mention of deserters highlights the internal divisions and desperation within Jerusalem during the siege. It also reflects the broader theme of loyalty and faithfulness found throughout the Bible, contrasting those who remain faithful to God with those who seek security in worldly powers.and the rest of the population This phrase indicates that not only the leaders or the elite were taken but also the common people. The comprehensive nature of the exile underscores the totality of the judgment against Judah. It also sets the stage for the eventual return and restoration, as prophesied by Isaiah and others, pointing to God's faithfulness and the hope of redemption. The exile served as a period of purification and reflection for the Jewish people, leading to a renewed commitment to their covenant with God upon their return.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/nebuzaradan.htm">Nebuzaradan</a> The captain of the guard for the king of Babylon, responsible for carrying out the exile of the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_babylon.htm">The King of Babylon</a> At this time, the Babylonian Empire was under the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar II, who orchestrated the siege and destruction of Jerusalem. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_exile.htm">The Exile</a> The forced removal of the Jewish people from their homeland to Babylon, marking a significant event in Jewish history known as the Babylonian Captivity. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_deserters.htm">The Deserters</a> Those who had defected to the Babylonians during the siege, possibly seeking safety or favor. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_populace.htm">The Populace</a> The remaining inhabitants of Jerusalem who were not killed or left behind to tend the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The exile serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Israel's repeated disobedience led to their downfall, illustrating the importance of faithfulness to God's commands. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> Despite the tragic events, God's sovereignty is evident. He used Babylon as an instrument of judgment, fulfilling His prophetic word. This teaches us to trust in God's ultimate plan, even in difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a> While the exile was a time of judgment, it was also a period of refinement and hope. God promised restoration and a future return to the land, reminding us that His discipline is always coupled with His mercy and plans for redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a> Nebuzaradan's role as the executor of the exile highlights the impact of leadership, both good and bad. It challenges us to consider the influence of leaders in our lives and the importance of godly leadership. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a> The experience of the exiles encourages believers to remain faithful in times of trial, trusting that God is with us even in our "exiles" and will ultimately bring us through.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 25</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_21_25-27_events_align_historically.htm">How do the events foretold in Ezekiel 21:25–27 align with known historical records of Israel’s leadership and exile? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_exile_numbers_in_jeremiah.htm">How do we reconcile the differing numbers of exiles listed in Jeremiah 52:28–30 with other biblical accounts? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_6_8-9_with_2_kings_21_14.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 6:8–9, which speaks of a repentant remnant, with other passages (e.g., 2 Kings 21:14) suggesting total destruction or exile? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_nebuzaradan_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Nebuzaradan in the Bible?</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>(11) The fugitives that fell away--i.e., the deserters. (See <a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm" title="I spoke also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.">Jeremiah 27:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm" title="And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You fall away to the Chaldeans.">Jeremiah 37:13</a> sea., <a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, He that remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.">Jeremiah 38:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-4.htm" title="Therefore the princes said to the king, We beseech you, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man seeks not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.">Jeremiah 38:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm" title="Then said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, Thus said the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If you will assuredly go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then your soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and you shall live, and your house:">Jeremiah 38:17</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm" title="And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.">Jeremiah 38:19</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 11-21. - Fate of the inhabitants of Judah, and of the contents of the temple. Having burnt the temple, the royal palace, and the grand residences of the principal citizens, Nebuzar-adan proceeded to divide the inhabitants of the city and country into two bodies - those whom he would leave in the land, and those whom he would carry off. The line of demarcation was, in a general way, a social one. The rich and well-to-do he would take with him; the poor and insignificant he would leave behind (vers. 11, 12). Among the former were included the high priest, the "second priest," three of the temple Levites, the commandant of the city, a certain number of the royal councilors, the "principal scribe of the host," and sixty of the "princes" (vers. 18, 19). The latter were chiefly persons of the agricultural class, who were left to be "vinedressers and husbandmen." From the temple, which had been already plundered twice (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-7.htm">2 Chronicles 36:7, 10</a>), he carried off such vessels in gold and silver and bronze as were still remaining there, together with the bronze of the two pillars Jachin and Boaz, of the great laver, or "molten sea," and of the stands for the smaller layers, all of which he broke up (ver. 13). Having reached Riblah, where Nebuchadnezzar still was, he delivered up to him both the booty and the prisoners. Rather more than seventy of the latter Nebuchadnezzar punished with death (ver. 21). The rest were taken to Babylon. Verse 11. - Now the rest of the people that were left in the city - i.e., that remained behind when the king and the garrison fled - and the fugitives that fen away to the King of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude; rather, both the fugitives that had fallen away to the King of Babylon, and the remnant of the multitude, The writer means to divide "the rest of the people" into two classes: (1) those who during the siege, or before it, had deserted to the Babylonians, as no doubt many did, and as Jeremiah was accused of doing (<a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm">Jeremiah 37:13</a>); (2) those who were found inside the city when it was taken. Did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/25-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Nebuzaradan נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן (nə·ḇū·zar·’ă·ḏān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5018.htm">Strong's 5018: </a> Nebuzaradan -- 'Nebo has given seed', a Babylonian general the captain רַב־ (raḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great of the guard טַבָּחִֽים׃ (ṭab·bā·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2876.htm">Strong's 2876: </a> A butcher, a lifeguardsman, a cook carried into exile הֶגְלָ֕ה (heḡ·lāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> To denude, to exile, to reveal the people הָעָ֜ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock who remained הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים (han·niš·’ā·rîm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> To swell up, be, redundant in the city, בָּעִ֗יר (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement along with וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the deserters הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ (han·nō·p̄ə·lîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie who אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that had defected נָפְלוּ֙ (nā·p̄ə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the king הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Babylon בָּבֶ֔ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city and the rest יֶ֣תֶר (ye·ṯer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope of the population. הֶהָמ֑וֹן (he·hā·mō·wn) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm">Strong's 1995: </a> A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 25:11 The residue of the people who were (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 25:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 25:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 25:12" /></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>