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2 Kings 25:12

10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

11 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.

But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.

14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

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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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  • Jeremiah 40:7

    Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;

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  • 2 Kings 24:14

    And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

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  • Ezekiel 33:24

    Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

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  • Jeremiah 52:16

    But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

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  • Jeremiah 39:10

    But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

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