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Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/52.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/52.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took with him as prisoners Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three chief gatekeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/52.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/52.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/52.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/52.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/52.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/52.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three doorkeepers of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/52.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the captain of the guard took [as prisoners] Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three doorkeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/52.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The captain of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The commander of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/52.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/52.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Next, Nebuzaradan arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah his assistant, and three temple officials. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/52.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/52.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the 3 doorkeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/52.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In addition, Nebuzaradan, the commanding officer, took away as prisoners Seraiah the High Priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank, and the three other important Temple officials. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/52.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the next ranking priest, and the three guards of the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/52.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/52.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/52.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/52.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/52.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/52.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the chief of the executioners takes Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/52.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/52.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the chief of the cooks will take Seraiah the priest, the head, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three watchers of the threshold:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/52.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the general took Saraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and the three keepers of the entry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/52.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the chief of the military took Seraiah, the first priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three keepers of the vestibule.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/52.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The captain of the guard also took Seraiah the high priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the entrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/52.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the three guardians of the threshold;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/52.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the general of the guard took Sheraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the doors;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/52.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the High Guard took Sheriah the Great Priest and Tsephenia the Priest, who was after him, and three Guards of the doors<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/52.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/52.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the captain of the guard took the chief priest, and the second priest, and those that kept the way;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=16837" 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/jeremiah/52.htm">Captives Carried to Babylon</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: raḇ- (N-msc) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">also took away</a> <a href="/hebrew/8304.htm" title="8304: śə·rā·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Srayahuw; from sarah and Yahh; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites.">Seraiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: hā·rōš (Art:: N-ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the chief</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hên (N-msc) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">priest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6846.htm" title="6846: ṣə·p̄an·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has treasured, four Isr. Or Tsphanyahuw; from tsaphan and Yahh; Jah has secreted; Tsephanjah, the name of four Israelites.">Zephaniah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hên (N-msc) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/4932.htm" title="4932: ham·miš·neh (Art:: N-ms) -- A double, copy, second. From shanah; properly, a repetition, i.e. A duplicate, or a double; by implication, a second.">of second rank,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">and the three</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mə·rê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">doorkeepers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5592.htm" title="5592: has·sap̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- A vestibule, a dish. From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule; also a dish."></a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>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.…<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="/2_kings/25-18.htm">2 Kings 25:18-21</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 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. / 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_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="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Lamentations 2:6-9</a></span><br />He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest. / The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. / The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21-24</a></span><br />Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’ / Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners. / Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a></span><br />Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD / or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-5</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Jeremiah 39:6-9</a></span><br />There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. / Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon. / The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-18.htm">Jeremiah 1:18-19</a></span><br />Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. / They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Jeremiah 21:1-2</a></span><br />This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said, / “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-25.htm">Jeremiah 29:25-26</a></span><br />this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. You said to Zephaniah: / ‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-1.htm">Mark 13:1-2</a></span><br />As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!” / “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a></span><br />where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:</p><p class="hdg">the captain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Jeremiah 52:12,15</a></b></br> Now in the fifth month, in the tenth <i>day</i> of the month, which <i>was</i> the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, <i>which</i> served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-18.htm">2 Kings 25:18</a></b></br> And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:</p><p class="hdg">seraiah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-14.htm">1 Chronicles 6:14</a></b></br> And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/7-1.htm">Ezra 7:1</a></b></br> Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Jeremiah 21:1</a></b></br> The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,</p><p class="hdg">door [heb] </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/35-4.htm">Jeremiah 35:4</a></b></br> And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which <i>was</i> by the chamber of the princes, which <i>was</i> above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/9-19.htm">1 Chronicles 9:19-26</a></b></br> And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, <i>were</i> over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, <i>being</i> over the host of the LORD, <i>were</i> keepers of the entry… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Psalm 84:10</a></b></br> For a day in thy courts <i>is</i> better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Body-Guard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Commander</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-4.htm">Door</a> <a href="/esther/6-2.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/job/38-17.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-14.htm">Executioners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-19.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-16.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-57.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-3.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-46.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Rank</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Second</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Seraiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Serai'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-20.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Three</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-4.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-3.htm">Zephaniah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-3.htm">Zephani'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Body-Guard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-25.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Commander</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Door</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">Doorkeepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-11.htm">Door-Keepers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Executioners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-26.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-7.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-15.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-29.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/matthew/11-11.htm">Rank</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">Second</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-17.htm">Seraiah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-17.htm">Serai'ah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Three</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">Zephaniah</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">Zephani'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 52</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Zedekiah rebels</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jerusalem is besieged and taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">He carries away the captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">The number of Jews carried captive</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/52.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>The captain of the guard</b><br />This phrase refers to Nebuzaradan, a high-ranking Babylonian official, often identified as the chief executioner or commander of the imperial guard. In Hebrew, "captain of the guard" is "רַב־טַבָּחִים" (rav-tabachim), which can be translated as "chief butcher" or "chief of the executioners." This title underscores the authority and power he wielded during the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian practice of appointing trusted officials to oversee conquered territories, ensuring compliance and order.<p><b>also took away</b><br />The phrase "took away" indicates the forceful removal or deportation of individuals. In the context of ancient warfare, this often meant exile or captivity. The Hebrew root "לָקַח" (laqach) implies seizing or capturing, highlighting the involuntary nature of their removal. This action was part of the broader Babylonian strategy to dismantle the leadership and religious structure of Judah, thereby weakening any potential for rebellion.<p><b>Seraiah the chief priest</b><br />Seraiah, identified as the chief priest, held the highest religious office in Jerusalem. The Hebrew name "שְׂרָיָה" (Seraiah) means "Yahweh is ruler," reflecting his significant spiritual role. As the chief priest, Seraiah was responsible for the temple's operations and the nation's spiritual well-being. His capture symbolizes the dismantling of the religious leadership and the cessation of temple worship, a devastating blow to the Jewish people.<p><b>Zephaniah the priest of the second rank</b><br />Zephaniah, mentioned as the priest of the second rank, served as an assistant or deputy to the chief priest. The Hebrew name "צְפַנְיָה" (Zephaniah) means "Yahweh has hidden" or "Yahweh treasures." His position indicates a hierarchical structure within the priesthood, where he likely managed day-to-day temple activities. The removal of both the chief priest and his deputy signifies a complete disruption of the religious order.<p><b>and the three doorkeepers</b><br />The doorkeepers, or gatekeepers, were responsible for maintaining the security and sanctity of the temple. In Hebrew, "שֹׁמְרֵי הַסַּף" (shomrei hasaf) translates to "keepers of the threshold." Their role was crucial in controlling access to the sacred spaces, ensuring that only those who were ritually pure could enter. The capture of these individuals represents the final breach of the temple's sanctity, as the physical and spiritual barriers protecting it were removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/52-24.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">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">טַבָּחִ֗ים</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">also took away</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">Seraiah</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂרָיָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(śə·rā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8304.htm">Strong's 8304: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seraiah -- 'Yah persists', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the chief</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֹ֔אשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">priest,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּהֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zephaniah</span><br /><span class="heb">צְפַנְיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·p̄an·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6846.htm">Strong's 6846: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zephaniah -- 'Yah has treasured', four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּהֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the second rank,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4932.htm">Strong's 4932: </a> </span><span class="str2">A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">doorkeepers.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/52-24.htm">Jeremiah 52:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 52:24 The captain of the guard took Seraiah (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/52-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 52:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 52:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/52-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 52:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 52:25" /></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>