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2 Kings 25:9

Jerusalem

7 And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

8 On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

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.

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BSB
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
KJV
And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.
WEB
He burned the LORD’s house, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He burned every great house with fire.
ASV
And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king`s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.
DARBY
and he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; and every great [man's] house he burned with fire.
BLB
And he burned the house of YHWH, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem—and every great house he burned with the fire.
ÅB
Han brant opp Herrens hus og kongens hus, og alle Jerusalems hus - alle stormennenes hus - brant han opp med ild.
OTB
Og han brente Herrens hus, kongens hus, og alle husene i Jerusalem; til og med hvert stort hus brente han med ild.
B1930
Han brente op Herrens hus og kongens hus, og alle Jerusalems hus - alle stormennenes hus - brente han op med ild.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 74:3–7

    Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.

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  • Amos 2:5

    So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”

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  • Psalms 79:1

    The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

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  • 1 Kings 9:8

    And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:19

    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.

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  • Micah 3:12

    Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.

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  • Isaiah 64:10–11

    Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.

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  • Jeremiah 52:13

    He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

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