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2 Kings 25:18

SeraiahZephaniah

16 As for the two pillars, the Sea, and the movable stands that Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.

17 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar.

The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

19 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.

20 Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

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BSB
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
KJV
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
WEB
The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold;
ASV
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
DARBY
And the captain of the body-guard took Seraiah the high priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.
BLB
And the captain of the guards took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.
ÅB
Høvdingen over livvakten tok ypperstepresten Seraja og Sefanja, en prest av annen rang, og de tre voktere ved dørtreskelen,
OTB
Så tok høvdingen over livvakten Seraja, ypperstepresten, og Sefanja, den andre presten, og de tre dørvokterne.
B1930
Høvdingen over livvakten tok ypperstepresten Seraja og Sefanja, en prest av annen rang, og de tre voktere ved dørtreskelen,

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  • Jeremiah 29:25

    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:

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  • Jeremiah 21:1

    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,

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  • 1 Chronicles 6:14

    Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

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  • Ezra 7:1

    Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

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  • Jeremiah 29:29

    (Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.)

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  • Jeremiah 52:24

    The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

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  • 2 Kings 25:24–26

    And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”

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