Verse 4

2 Kings 25:4

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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4 And a breach was made into the city: and all the men of war fled in the night between the two walls by the king's garden, (now the Chaldees besieged the city round about,) and Sedecias fled by the way that leadeth to the plains of the wilderness.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/תִּבָּקַ֣ע הָ/עִ֗יר וְ/כָל אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֤ה הַ/לַּ֨יְלָה֙ דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֣עַר בֵּ֣ין הַ/חֹמֹתַ֗יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל גַּ֣ן הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ וְ/כַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל הָ/עִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַ/יֵּ֖לֶךְ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָ/עֲרָבָֽה

English Translation

And the city was broken through, and all the men of war that night went the way of the gate between the two walls which was by the king's garden, and the Chaldeans were against the city all around, and they went the way of the wilderness.

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Chapter 25 Context

1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month,... Focus ↗

2 And the city was shut up and besieged till the eleventh year of king Sedecias, Focus ↗

3 The ninth day of the month: and a famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the peopl... Focus ↗

4 And a breach was made into the city: and all the men of war fled in the night between the two walls...

5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and... Focus ↗

6 So they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, and he gave judgment upon... Focus ↗

7 And he slew the sons of Sedecias before his face, and he put out his eyes, and bound him with chains... Focus ↗

8 In the fifth month, the seventh day of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of the king of Babylo... Focus ↗

9 And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and the houses of Jerusalem, and every hou... Focus ↗

10 And all the army of the Chaldees, which was with the commander of the troops, broke down the walls o... Focus ↗

11 And Nabuzardan the commander of the army, carried away the rest of the people that remained in the c... Focus ↗

12 But of the poor of the land he left some dressers of vines and husbandmen. Focus ↗

13 And the pillars of brass that were in the temple of the Lord, and the bases, and the sea of brass wh... Focus ↗

14 They took away also the pots of brass, and the mazers, and the forks, and the cups, and the mortars,... Focus ↗

15 Moreover also the censers, and the bowls, such as were of gold in gold, and such as were of silver i... Focus ↗

16 That is, two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made in the temple of the Lord: the b... Focus ↗

17 One pillar was eighteen cubits high, and the chapiter of brass which was upon it was three cubits hi... Focus ↗

18 And the general of the army took Seraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and thre... Focus ↗

19 And out of the city one eunuch, who was captain over the men of war: and five men of them that had s... Focus ↗

20 These Nabuzardan the general of the army took away, and carried them to the king of Babylon to Rebla... Focus ↗

21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Reblatha in the land of Emath: so Juda was carr... Focus ↗

22 But over the people that remained in the land of Juda, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had left... Focus ↗

23 And when all the captains of the soldiers had heard this, they and the men that were with them, to w... Focus ↗

24 And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying : Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees: stay in t... Focus ↗

25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ismael the son of Nathanias, the son of Elisama of th... Focus ↗

26 And all the people both little and great, and the captains of the soldiers, rising up went to Egypt,... Focus ↗

27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin king of Juda, in the... Focus ↗

28 And he spoke kindly to him: and he set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him i... Focus ↗

29 And he changed his garments which he had in prison, and he ate bread always before him, all the days... Focus ↗

30 And he appointed him a continual allowance, which was also given him by the king day by day, all the... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 25 (30 verses)
Version: Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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