2 Kings 25:21

Captives Carried to Babylon · 2 Kings 25:18–21
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Translations

Modern
There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.
Traditional
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
Literal
And the king of Babylon struck them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. And he removed Judah from its own land.
Latin
Percussitque eos rex Babylonis, et interfecit eos in Reblatha in terra Emath: et translatus est Juda de terra sua.

Original

Hebrew
English
There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

Notes

The people of Judah were exiled from their land. Like the northern kingdom before them, Judah was exiled as punishment for breaking their covenant. A small group later returned to the promised land in 538 BC (2 Chronicles 36:22–23; Ezra 1:1–2:20; see also 2 Chronicles 36:15–21; Jeremiah 25:11; 29:10; Daniel 9:2).

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).

Parallels

Jeremiah 52:24–30

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel Hamath: A major city and kingdom in Syria, often mentioned in the Bible Riblah: Babylonian headquarters during the conquest of Judah

Glossary

Babylon, Babylonia Book of Jeremiah Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora Ezekiel, Book of Gedaliah Kings, Books of First and Second Priests and Levites Riblah

Topics

Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar King of Took Zedekiah Captive to Babylon Hamath by the Chaldeans Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Taken and Burned by Nebuchadnezzar Nebuzaradan : Commands the Assyrian Army Which Besieged Jerusalem and Carried the Inhabitants to Babylon Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Captivity of the Southern Kingdom (Judah) Riblah: Headquarters of Nebuchadnezzar During the Siege of Jerusalem Seraiah: Chief Priest at the Time of Collapse of Jerusalem: Killed by Nebuchadnezzar the Tribe of Judah: The Last Tribe Carried Into Captivity Zephaniah: A Priest in the Reign of Zedekiah, King of Judah: Taken to Riblah and Killed