Verse 24

2 Kings 25:24

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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24 And Godolias swore to them and to their men, saying : Be not afraid to serve the Chaldees: stay in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּשָּׁבַ֨ע לָ/הֶ֤ם גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ וּ/לְ/אַנְשֵׁי/הֶ֔ם וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לָ/הֶ֔ם אַל תִּֽירְא֖וּ מֵ/עַבְדֵ֣י הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים שְׁב֣וּ בָ/אָ֗רֶץ וְ/עִבְד֛וּ אֶת מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְ/יִטַ֥ב לָ/כֶֽם

English Translation

And Gedaliah swore to them and to his men, and he said to them, "Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans; dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you."

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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... Focus ↗

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...

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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