2 Kings 24:2

Translations

Modern

And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.

Traditional

And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servants the prophets.

Literal

And YHWH sent against him bands of Chaldeans, and bands of Aram, and bands of Moabites, and bands of the sons of Ammon. And He sent them against Judah to destroy it according to the word of YHWH, which He had spoken by His servants the prophets.

Latin

Immisitque ei Dominus latrunculos Chaldæorum, et latrunculos Syriæ, et latrunculos Moab, et latrunculos filiorum Ammon: et immisit eos in Judam ut disperderent eum, juxta verbum Domini quod locutus fuerat per servos suos prophetas.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.

Notes

2 Kings 24:2

Nebuchadnezzar waited from 601 to 598 BC while strengthening his control over the west. He sent raiders to attack Judah.

2 Kings 24:1–25:21

Nebuchadnezzar II attacked Judah at least three times, in 605 BC, 597 BC, and 586 BC.

He took treasures from Jerusalem and captured people to bring to Babylon (see 2 Kings 24:1, 10–17; 25:1–21).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Nebuchadnezzar II Making Sense of the Exile The Collapse of Culture The Dangers of Sin

Events

Reign of Jehoiakimc. 609 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 35:11
So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”
2 Kings 23:27
For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”
2 Kings 21:12–14
…this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.
Jeremiah 25:9
…behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.
Jeremiah 32:28
Therefore this is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it.
2 Kings 6:23
So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
Ezekiel 19:8
Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.
2 Kings 20:17
The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD.
2 Chronicles 33:11
So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
Isaiah 13:5
They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.
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.
Deuteronomy 28:49–50
The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel Chaldea: Ancient Mesopotamian empire; known for astrology and wisdom Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan Syria: Ancient region north of Israel, often in conflict

Glossary

Babylon, Babylonia Jehoiakim Jeremiah (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Moab, Moabites Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Temple Zechariah, Book of

Topics

Armies: Called The: Bands Babylon: Empire of Judah Jehoiakim: Wicked Reign and Final Overthrow of Moabites: Israelites had War With Moabites: Joined Babylon Against Judah Prophecies Concerning Israel: Jehoiakim is Elevated to the Throne Syria: Confederates with Nebuchadnezzar The Ammonites: Aided the Chaldeans Against Judah

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