1 A nd it cometh to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, come hath Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, he and all his force, against Jerusalem, and encampeth against it, and buildeth against it a fortification round about.

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it, and they built siege works against it round about.

2 A nd the city entereth into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah,

The city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

3 o n the ninth of the month -- when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath not been bread for the people of the land,

On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was complete in the city; there was no food for the people of the land.

4 t hen the city is broken up, and all the men of war by night the way of the gate, between the two walls that by the garden of the king, and the Chaldeans against the city round about, and goeth the way of the plain.

Then the city was broken through; the king and all the warriors fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls by the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were round about the city. went by the way toward the Arabah (the plain).

5 A nd the force of the Chaldeans pursue after the king, and overtake him in the plains of Jericho, and all his force have been scattered from him;

The Chaldean army pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his army was scattered from him.

6 a nd they seize the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon, to Riblah, and they speak with him -- judgment.

So they captured Zedekiah and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and sentence was passed on him.

7 A nd the sons of Zedekiah they have slaughtered before his eyes, and the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and bindeth him with brazen fetters, and they bring him to Babylon.

And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in double fetters and carried him to Babylon.

8 A nd in the fifth month, on the seventh of the month (it the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), hath Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners, servant of the king of Babylon, come to Jerusalem,

On the seventh day of the fifth month of the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, captain of the Babylonian king’s guard, came to Jerusalem.

9 a nd he burneth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem, yea, every great house he hath burned with fire;

He burned the house of the Lord, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.

10 a nd the walls of Jerusalem round about have all the forces of the Chaldeans, who with the chief of the executioners, broken down.

All the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

11 A nd the rest of the people, those left in the city, and those falling who have fallen to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude, hath Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners removed;

Now the rest of the people left in the city and the deserters who fell away to the king of Babylon, along with the rest of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile.

12 a nd of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

But the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and soil tillers.

13 A nd the pillars of brass that in the house of Jehovah, and the bases, and the sea of brass, that in the house of Jehovah, have the Chaldeans broken in pieces, and bear away their brass to Babylon.

The bronze pillars in the Lord’s house and bases and the bronze Sea the Chaldeans smashed and carried the bronze to Babylon.

14 A nd the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they minister they have taken,

And they took away the pots, shovels, snuffers, dishes for incense, all the bronze vessels used in the temple service,

15 a nd the fire-pans, and the bowls that wholly of silver, hath the chief of the executioners taken.

The firepans, and bowls. Such things as were of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver as silver.

16 T he two pillars, the one sea, and the bases that Solomon made for the house of Jehovah, there was no weighing of the brass of all these vessels;

The two pillars, the one Sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, the bronze of all these articles was incalculable.

17 e ighteen cubits the height of the one pillar, and the chapiter on it of brass, and the height of the chapiter three cubits, and the net and the pomegranates on the chapiter round about -- the whole of brass; and like these hath the second pillar, with the net.

The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and upon it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits; a network and pomegranates round about the capital were all of bronze. And the second pillar had the same as these, with a network.

18 A nd the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold.

19 a nd out of the city he hath taken a certain eunuch who is appointed over the men of war, and five men of those seeing the king's face who have been found in the city, and the head scribe of the host, who mustereth the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who are found in the city,

And out of the city he took an officer who was in command of the men of war and five men of the king’s personal advisors, who were found in the city, and the scribe of the captain of the army who mustered the people of the land and sixty men of the people who were found in the city.

20 a nd Nebuzaradan chief of the executioners taketh them, and causeth them to go unto the king of Babylon, to Libnah,

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

21 a nd the king of Babylon smiteth them, and putteth them to death in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he removeth Judah from off its land.

The king of Babylon smote and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was taken into exile.

22 A nd the people that is left in the land of Judah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath left -- he appointeth over them Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan.

Over the people whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left in the land of Judah he appointed as governor Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan.

23 A nd all the heads of the forces hear -- they and the men -- that the king of Babylon hath appointed Gedaliah, and they come in unto Gedaliah, to Mizpah, even Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maachathite -- they and their men;

And when all the captains of the forces and their men heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah, namely, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite.

24 a nd Gedaliah sweareth to them, and to their men, and saith to them, `Be not afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans, dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it is good for you.'

And Gedaliah swore to them and their men, saying, Do not be afraid of the Chaldean officials. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

25 A nd it cometh to pass, in the seventh month, come hath Ishmael son of Nathaniah, son of Elishama of the seed of the kingdom, and ten men with him, and they smite Gedaliah, and he dieth, and the Jews and the Chaldeans who have been with him in Mizpah.

But in the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the royal family, came with ten men and smote and killed Gedaliah and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

26 A nd all the people rise, from small even unto great, and the heads of the forces, and come in to Egypt, for they have been afraid of the presence of the Chaldeans.

Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

27 A nd it cometh to pass, in the thirty and seventh year of the removal of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty and seventh of the month hath Evil-Merodach king of Babylon lifted up, in the year of his reigning, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, out of the house of restraint,

And in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison;

28 a nd speaketh with him good things and putteth his throne above the throne of the kings who with him in Babylon,

He spoke kindly to him and ranked him above the kings with him in Babylon.

29 a nd hath changed the garments of his restraint, and he hath eaten bread continually before him all days of his life,

Jehoiachin put off his prison garments, and he dined regularly at the king’s table the remainder of his life.

30 a nd his allowance -- a continual allowance -- hath been given to him from the king, the matter of a day in its day, all days of his life.

And his allowance, a continual one, was given him by the king, every day a portion, for the rest of his life.