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2 Kings 25:12

10 And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

11 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.

But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

13 Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried the bronze to Babylon.

14 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.

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BSB
But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
KJV
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
WEB
But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields.
ASV
But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
DARBY
But the captain of the body-guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and husbandmen.
BLB
And the captain of the guards left behind [some] of the poor of the land to tend the vineyards and to be farmers.
ÅB
Bare noen av de ringeste i landet lot høvdingen over livvakten bli tilbake som vingårdsmenn og jordbrukere.
OTB
Men høvdingen over livvakten lot noen av de fattigste i landet bli igjen for å være vinbønder og bønder.
B1930
Bare nogen av de ringeste i landet lot høvdingen over livvakten bli tilbake som vingårdsmenn og jordbrukere.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 40:7

    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,

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  • 2 Kings 24:14

    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.

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  • Ezekiel 33:24

    “Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

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  • Jeremiah 52:16

    But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

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  • Jeremiah 39:10

    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.

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